If
you are looking for by using statistical smoking guns in their arsenal
against nicotine , then you will need to print this article and take it
with you .
In this article , I present a number of statistics less commonly known that smoking really make you think . Finally , you should have a good list of statistics about smoking to help stop smoking.
One of the most powerful tools in the fight against smoking is statistics. They
are used to persuade smokers to quit, to persuade non-smokers to join
the fight against smoking and they even have the power to convince
municipalities and governments to adopt new laws and regulations
governing smoking.
Statistics are never 100 % accurate , because there are too many variables :
Who are the people who collect statistical information ?
What exactly are they trying to say ?
What are the methods used to collect statistical information ?
What society groups do not get the information of statistics ?
What methods are used to calculate the statistics ?
Many people say that statistics are not a good way to judge something because of these variables. This may be true for some people, but when it comes to smoking I totally disagree .
Although statistics on smoking are not always accurate , they still present a detailed overview of the landscape of smoking. There
have been many studies conducted around the world on the subject of
snuff consumption , each comes with its own set of data and statistics.
While some results may differ there are still common themes : addiction , disease and death.
Here is a selection of statistics commonly found in many statistical studies :
Cigarettes contain over 4,000 chemicals and toxins
More than 1 billion people smoke worldwide
Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death
Smoking kills one in 10 adults
Smoking is responsible for over 5 million deaths per year , is approximately 13,500 per day
Every 8 seconds someone dies from a disease related to snuff
Each cigarette takes about 5 minutes of your life
Half the people who smoke for a long time dying from diseases related to snuff
Smoking is the leading cause of approximately 90 % of all lung cancers. Other
parts of the body where cancer smoking causes generally include the
mouth, nasal cavity and sinuses , gastrointestinal tract , pancreas ,
liver , stomach and kidneys.
Smoking is responsible for approximately 30 % of all cancer deaths
Secondhand smoke (smoke that is breathed in nonsmokers ) caused thousands of deaths worldwide every year.
The
most common reasons that people start smoking include peer pressure ,
social acceptance , stress, life problems , family history of smoking,
low income , wanting to feel mature and independent.
80 % of smokers begin smoking before 21
Approximately 100,000 children worldwide start smoking every day
Most developed countries smokers really want to quit, but feel they can not because of addiction to nicotine
The above statistics can be found in a number of studies , even taking into account the different variables. That's why I think you can rely on statistics about smoking , but can not be 100 % .
If
you are a smoker , please do not be part of the statistics mentioned
above, part of a statistic that I have not mentioned yet. Become one of the 5 % of smokers successfully quit each year.
