Passion outlet: smoking in the us

Did you know “Smoking costs the United States over $167 billion each year in health-care costs including $92 billion in mortality-related productivity loses and $75.5 billion in excess medical expenditures”? There are many such things about smoking in US, which we are hardly aware of. This article lists down 101 such surprising facts about smoking in US. Read on!!!

Lungs are damaged the most with continuous smoking and it is common knowledge that Americans are under threat due to heavy smoking in US. But a survey report shows rays of hope as the rate falls. “The drop was a result, they said, of factors that include the sharply higher cost of cigarettes, restrictions on cigarette advertising and a shift in public perceptions as the dangers of smoking are more aggressively and widely publicized.”

The rate of smoking in US is dwindling due to mass awareness and lack of individual restraint at the same time. However, the preventive programs to shield the users from the harmful effects of smoking are on. This webpage is one such web-effort to bring back good sense on the smokers so that they can safeguard their health.

It will be unjust to deny the public response to anti-smoking campaigns in US. The change in mindset and the increase in discipline is taking time but definitely happening. “For the first time in the nation's history, more than half of Americans live in a city or state with laws mandating that workplaces, restaurants or bars be smoke-free, according to Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights.” Read this article to know more about it.

Public smoking in US is being banned to avoid harm to passive smokers and restrict active smokers. But, commoners often don’t know where to smoke and where not to. This ignorance may lead to unwanted legal hassles to. To avoid this, Wikipedia provides a list of smoking bans in US in this featured article.