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That is a difficult question, because of the interrelated effects. Many smokers drink, and the majority of heavy drinkers smoke. We can safely say that, taken together, they constitute by far the biggest cause of avoidable death.

Among people who only smoke, and people who only drink alcoholically, drinking causes more deaths. But among the population at large, most people do not drink alcoholically. So, taken as a whole and considering the numbers of drinkers and smokers, cigarettes contribute to more overall deaths per capita than booze does.

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