Health Effects
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Fact Sheets
Highlights from Surgeon General’s Reports
- 2010
- How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease
- Cancer
- Overview of Findings Regarding Cancerpdf icon [PDF—170 KB]
- Scientific Review of Findings Regarding Cancerpdf icon [PDF—555 KB]
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Reproductive Health
- Respiratory Diseases
- 2006
- 6 Major Conclusions of the Surgeon General’s Reportexternal icon
- There Is No Risk-Free Level of Exposureexternal icon
- What Is Secondhand Smoke?external icon
- Secondhand Smoke Is Toxic and Poisonousexternal icon
- Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the Homeexternal icon
- Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the Workplaceexternal icon
- Children Are Hurt by Secondhand Smokeexternal icon
- How to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones From Secondhand Smokeexternal icon
- 29 Surgeon General’s Reports on Smoking and Health, 1964–2006pdf iconexternal icon [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
Smoking Attributable Expenditures
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