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Nicotine is as addictive as heroin, cocaine, and alcohol.

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341 votes

6 million teenagers alive today will eventually die from tobacco related illnesses.

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252 votes

1 out of 3 regular teenage smokers will die from smoking.

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163 votes

Nearly 398,000 (22%) New Jersey children are exposed to secondhand smoke at home.

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131 votes

Tobacco use in New Jersey causes up to 10,700 deaths a year.

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The EPA has classified secondhand smoke as a Class A carcinogen, along with asbestos and radon. Class A carcinogens are the most dangerous kind of cancer-causing agents.

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75% of young people who use tobacco daily report that they use it because "it's really hard to quit."

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52% of New Jersey middle school students and 70% of high school students are regularly exposed to secondhand smoke.

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Nicotine is as addictive as heroin, cocaine, and alcohol.

341 votes

6 million teenagers alive today will eventually die from tobacco related illnesses.

252 votes

1 out of 3 regular teenage smokers will die from smoking.

163 votes

Nearly 398,000 (22%) New Jersey children are exposed to secondhand smoke at home.

131 votes

Tobacco use in New Jersey causes up to 10,700 deaths a year.

123 votes