By Sara Middleton, staff writer
(NaturalHealth365) When it comes to smoking, there’s some good news, then bad news – and a bit more (really) bad news. First, the bad news: cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death, bar none.
According the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as many as 1 in 5 annual U.S. deaths are attributable to cigarettes. That’s nearly half a million people – every year – dying from a destructive habit.
The good news is that the rates of cigarette smoking is going down. In 2005, for example, over 20% of American adults smoked. This …read more
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