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To: T L Comiskey who wrote (240281)	12/21/2013 11:24:31 AM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541785

Vikings..Schmikings Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death. Worldwide, tobacco use causes more than 5 million deaths per year, and current trends show that tobacco use will cause more than 8 million deaths annually by 2030.4 Cigarette smoking is responsible for about one in five deaths annually (i.e., more than 440,000 deaths per year, and an estimated 49,000 of these smoking-related deaths are the result of secondhand smoke exposure).1,2 On average, smokers die 10 years earlier than nonsmokers.5

To: T L Comiskey who wrote (240281)	12/21/2013 12:16:23 PM
From: koan	Respond to of 541785

Good point. It is that old problem of comparing overt to covert. "No way...The Tobacco Industry/Lobby.....alone tops their resourcefulness towards..pain and suffering..(and body bags)