Duke invented crush-proof, cellophane wrapped boxes. He also promotes marketing with celebrities and sports heroes. Peak of cigarette consumption in America. This is the largest in the history of the industry. The General Facts About Smoking.
Smoking is the most preventable cause of death in our society.
430,000 people in the US die from smoking each year. 174,000 from heart disease 143,000 from cancer 83,000 from lung disease 26,000 from stroke 4,000 from other diseases an additional 53,000 non-smokers die from these smokers pollutants per year 3,000,000 people world wide die from smoking each year. Smokers lose an average of 20-25 years of life. Since 1987, more women have died from lung cancer than breast cancer 23,000 more than died from breast cancer each year. Smoking is a major cause of heart disease.