Smokers Vs Non Smokers

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Smokers versus Non-Smokers

In 2015, a study was done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) and it was concluded that fifteen out of every one-hundred people over the age of eighteen smoker cigarettes in the United States. That means that an average of about 36.5 million people smoke cigarettes and out of that 36.5 million, 16 million people have a smoking related disease. Since 1964, more than roughly 20 million Americans have died from smoking cigarettes. This has caused major concern for many non-smoking and smoking American across the country. Non-smokers are not only healthier but also live longer lives because smoking cigarettes has such a negative effect on the human body medically.

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