Health Effects

Fact Sheets

• Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking
• Tobacco-Related Mortality

Highlights from Surgeon General's Reports

• 2010
  • How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease
    • Overview of Key Findings from the 2010 Report
    • En español (PDF—40.38 KB)
  • Cancer
    • Overview of Findings Regarding Cancer (PDF—170 KB)
    • Scientific Review of Findings Regarding Cancer (PDF—555 KB)
  • Cardiovascular Disease
    • Overview of Findings Regarding Cardiovascular Disease (PDF—542 KB)
    • Scientific Review of Findings Regarding Cardiovascular Disease (PDF—576 KB)
  • Reproductive Health
    • Overview of Findings Regarding Reproductive Health (PDF—542 KB)
    • Scientific Review of Findings Regarding Reproductive Health (PDF—540 KB)
  • Respiratory Diseases
    • Overview of Findings Regarding Respiratory Diseases (PDF—542 KB)
    • Scientific Review of Findings Regarding Respiratory Diseases (PDF—554 KB)
• 2006
  • 6 Major Conclusions of the Surgeon General's Report
  • There Is No Risk-Free Level of Exposure
  • What Is Secondhand Smoke?
  • Secondhand Smoke Is Toxic and Poisonous
  • Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the Home
  • Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the Workplace
  • Children Are Hurt by Secondhand Smoke
  • How to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones From Secondhand Smoke
  • 29 Surgeon General's Reports on Smoking and Health, 1964–2006 (PDF—90 KB)
• 2004
  • Four Major Conclusions of the 2004 SGR Report
  • How Do We Conclude That Smoking Is a Cause of Disease?
  • How Smoking Harms People of All Ages
  • Impact on Unborn Babies, Infants, Children, and Adolescents
  • Smoking Among Adults in the United States: Cancer
  • Smoking Among Adults in the United States: Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke
  • Smoking Among Adults in the United States: Reproductive Health
  • Smoking Among Adults in the United States: Respiratory Health
  • Smoking Among Adults in the United States: Other Health Effects
  • Smoking Among Seniors in the United States
• 2001
  • Tobacco Use and Reproductive Outcomes
  • Health Consequences of Tobacco Use Among Women

Tables and Graphs

• Annual Deaths Attributable to Cigarette Smoking—United States, 2000–2004
• State-Specific Smoking-Attributable Mortality and Years of Potential Life Lost—United States, 2000–2004

Estimating Application

• Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Morbidity, and Economic Costs (SAMMEC) (log-in required)

Related MMWRs (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports)



• State-Specific Trends in Lung Cancer Incidence and Smoking—United States, 1999–2008
  September 16, 2011 / Vol. 60 / No. 36
  
  • Intro |
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• Racial/Ethnic Disparities and Geographic Differences in Lung Cancer Incidence—38 States and the District of Columbia, 1998–2006
  November 12, 2010 / Vol. 59 / No. 44
  
  • Intro |
  • Highlights |
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• Vital Signs: Nonsmokers' Exposure to Secondhand Smoke—United States, 1999–2008
  September 7, 2010 / Vol. 59 / No. 35
  
  • Intro |
  • Highlights |
  • Full text
• State-Specific Smoking-Attributable Mortality and Years of Potential Life Lost—United States, 2000–2004
  January 23, 2009 / Vol. 58 / No. 2
  
  • Intro |
  • Highlights |
  • Full text
• Reduced Hospitalizations for Acute Myocardial Infarction After Implementation of a Smoke-Free Ordinance—City of Pueblo, Colorado, 2002–2006
  January 2, 2009 / Vol. 57 / No. 51
  
  • Intro |
  • Highlights |
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• Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Productivity Losses—United States, 2000–2004
  November 14, 2008 / Vol. 57 / No. 45
  
  • Intro |
  • Highlights |
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• Surveillance for Cancers Associated with Tobacco Use—United States, 1999–2004
  September 5, 2008 / Vol. 57 / No. SS08
  
  • Intro |
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• Annual Smoking Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Productivity Losses—United States, 1997–2001
  July 1, 2005 / Vol. 54 / No. 25
  
  • Intro |
  • Highlights |
  • Full text
• Smoking During Pregnancy—United States, 1990–2002
  October 7, 2004 / Vol. 53 / No. 39
  
  • Full text

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