9 Obnoxious Statistics

1. The average age that a child first tries tobacco is 11.
2. Almost 90 percent of adult smokers began at or before the age of 18.
3. In grades 9-12, 18% of boys and 14% of girls are frequent smokers in New York.
4. In New York, 32% of high school students smoke.
5. 87,000 kids under 18 become daily smokers each year.
6. Recent research has revealed that smoking tobacco as a teenager does greater damage to the lungs because they are still developing.
7. On average, 6.6 billion dollars are spent on health care for tobacco use per year.
8. 30,700 teenagers die each year in New York from smoking.
9. Smoking kills more than AIDS, alcohol, car crashes, illegal drugs, murders, and suicides combined.