Tobacco use causes approximately 443,000
premature deaths annually in the United States (US) and 5.4 million worldwide
with annual economic losses to the US society estimated at $193 billion with$96 billion in direct medical costs.
It remains the leading preventable cause
of premature death worldwide, and is expected to remain as such in both
developed and developing countries in 2020 . Tobacco use in the Middle East is
reported to be the highest worldwide with smoking rates usually ranging from 40-60%
for cigarettes and reaching rates of 77% for men and 35% in women, in some Arab
countries. These rates continue to rise. Consequently, smoking habits have
been cited as one of the major reasons for a 181% expected increase in cancer
mortality by the year 2020, compared to a 26% increase in developed countries. Read more>>>>>>>>>
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