1.About 8.6 million people in the US have at least one serious illness that's caused by smoking. 2.Smoking is the cause of 1 in 5 deaths in the annually.And tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death. 3.The CDC estimates that Adult male smokers lose a average of 13.2 years of life and Female smokers lose 14.5 years of life because of smoking.And given the diseases that smoking can cause,it can steal your quality of life long before you die. 4.Every year,there are approximately 46,000 deaths from heart disease in people who are current non-smokers.