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Tim Church
Department of Health
PO Box 47848
Olympia, WA 98504
(360) 236-4077
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Tobacco Facts
- Tobacco-related diseases kill about 8,000 Washington residents every
year.
- Tobacco use causes 90 percent of lung cancer deaths, 45 percent of
heart disease deaths in people younger than 65, 33 percent of all cancer
deaths, 18 percent of stroke deaths, and 10 percent of newborn deaths.
- Tobacco-related medical costs in Washington exceed $1.5 billion
annually.
- The tobacco industry spends more than $160 million annually in
Washington promoting its products and generating new smokers
- Number of Washington smokers:
- Youth – 73,000
- Adults – 745,000
- Percent of youth smoking by grade:
- Grade 6 – 2 percent
- Grade 8 – 6 percent
- Grade 10 – 15 percent
- Grade 12 – 20 percent
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Secondhand smoke exposure is associated with 150,000-300,000 cases of
bronchitis and pneumonia in children under 18 months.
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