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Resources for use in researching and preparing reports and presentations on tobacco prevention and control efforts in Washington state

Tobacco Facts

• Tobacco-related diseases kill about 7,600 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 $1.6 billion annually.

• The tobacco industry spends more than $146 million annually in Washington promoting its products and generating new smokers

• Number of Washington smokers:

  • Youth – 70,000

  • Adults – 750,000

• Percent of youth smoking by grade:

  • Grade 6 – 2 percent

  • Grade 8 – 6 percent

  • Grade 10 – 13 percent

  • Grade 12 – 20 percent

• Secondhand smoke exposure is associated with 150,000-300,000 cases of bronchitis and pneumonia in children under 18 months.
   

Information on the Master Settlement Agreement with tobacco companies

• The Tobacco Prevention and Control Program was created with funds received as a result of a lawsuit settlement with the major tobacco companies.  Read more about the Master Settlement Agreement.
   

Web sites

• SmokeFreeWashington.com -- Information about the dangers of secondhand smoke

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, A comprehensive federal tobacco control and prevention site
   

Tobacco use information

• Current tobacco use rates in Washington State

• Tobacco use by county
   

Fact sheets

• Tobacco Prevention & Control Program

• Funding History

• Stopping the Sale of Tobacco to Minors

• Community and Tribal Programs

• Helping People Quit

• Secondhand Smoke

• Public Awareness and Media Campaign

• Reducing Tobacco Use Among High-Risk Populations

• Assessment and Evaluation
   

 * Links to external resources are provided as a public service for educational purposes only. External links do not imply endorsement by the Washington State Department of Health of any political, commercial, promotional or other proprietary content that may be included in linked Web sites.

Linked external Web pages are routinely monitored by the Department for materials that advocate for political outcomes. If you find any materials on a directly linked Web page that advocates for, or against, any political candidates, ballot measures, or referendums, please contact us immediately so that the link may be promptly removed.

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