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What are the statistics of teenage smokers?

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Courtesy of www.lungusa.org Every day approximately 3,600 children between 12 and 17 years of age smoke their first cigarette, and an estimated 1,100 of them will become regular smokers. Half of them will ultimately die from their habit.

90% adults stared smoking when they were in High school

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