The stats on smoking. Decades of scientific research back up every fact about the consequences of smoking cigarettes.
The stats on smoking. Decades of scientific research back up every fact about the consequences of smoking cigarettes.

Cigarettes: real facts

  • Real Facts (cigs): Little lungs in a great big world

  • Real Facts (cigs): 7.5 out of 10 lung cancer deaths

    Bold black and white text on a bright red, distressed background reads, "7.5 out of 10 lung cancer deaths in the U.S. can be attributed to smoking."

  • Real Facts (cigs): 1 in 5 deaths

    Anti-smoking graphic with a cigarette shaped like a candle emitting smoke against a black background. Large text reads, “Nearly 1 in 5 deaths in the U.S. are smoking related.”

  • Real Facts (cigs): 490,000 deaths

    Beige poster with a drooping red flower at the top and large red text reading "490,000", followed by black text: "People in the U.S. die due to smoking cigarettes."

  • Real Facts (cigs): 3 out or 4 teens cant quit

    Black-and-white image of a person in shadow with large overlaid text reading, "3 out of 4 teens who think they can stop smoking in a few years, can't quit." The phrase "3 out of 4" is highlighted in red.

  • Real Facts (cigs): 7000 chemicals

    Poster with a worn yellow background and black border reads, "7,000+ chemicals are in cigarette smoke. Many of the chemicals are toxic, including more than 80 that can cause cancer." A large black exclamation point appears at the bottom.

  • Real Facts (cigs): Ten years

    Black poster with large white and red text reading, "Smoking cigs reduces life expectancy by at least ten years compared to non-smokers." On the right, a pale hand lets sand pour through its fingers like an hourglass.