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Who’s smoking now, and why it matters

  • Written by Kenneth E. Warner, Professor Emeritus of Public Health, University of Michigan
A man at a recovery center in Youngstown, Ohio, smokes a cigarette, June 15, 2017.David Dermer/AP Photo

Suppose you were told that there is something responsible for nearly 1 of every 5 deaths of Americans, and that it is completely avoidable. Would you believe – today – that “something” is cigarette smoking?

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