As science evolves and regulatory changes emerge, accurate data is more important than ever. That’s why Legacy offers an online database with hundreds of tobacco-related facts from the scientific literature with their respective citation source.
In the United States, 47,000 people die each year from secondhand smoke related ischemic heart disease.
Of current smokers in the U.S., 2,633,000 have chronic bronchitis from smoking
Of current smokers in the U.S., 1,273,000 have emphysema from smoking
Of current smokers in the U.S., 358,000 have a cancer other than lung cancer from smoking
Of current smokers in the U.S., 384,000 have had a stroke from smoking
Of former smokers in the U.S., 1,872,000 have chronic bronchitis form smoking
Of former smokers in the U.S., 1,743,000 have emphysema from smoking
Of former smokers in the U.S., 1,755,000 have had a heart attack from smoking
Of former smokers in the U.S., 1,154,000 have a cancer other than lung cancer from smoking
Of former smokers in the U.S., 138,000 have lung cancer from smoking