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            Each year in the United States, smoking related illnesses kill 440,000

people.  140,000 of these people die from lung cancer alone.  If these statistics

remain constant over the next 20 years, how many people will die from smoking? 

Use a piece ofscratch paper to find the answer or print this page and write the

answer in the space provided.



Lung Cancer-                                                             140,000 X 20 =  2,800,000


Smoking related illnesses-                                          440,000 X 20 =  8,800,000


Smoking related symptoms other than lung cancer-     300,000 X 20 =  6,000,000



            Cigarettes cost approximately $3.10 per pack.  If a person smokes two packs

a day, how much will they spend on cigarettes in a year?  Use this number to figure

out how much they will spend over the course of a lifetime.  When figuring out

lifetime cost, assume the smoker smokes for 50 years. 




Yearly cost of smoking-       $3.10 x 2 x 365 = $2,263.00


Lifetime cost of smoking-     $2,263.00 x 50 = $113,150.00



        Nicotine, alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, and ecstasy are the most readily available

drugs throughout the country as well in Iowa.  Each one of them negatively effects

the nervous system.  Go to the following web site and write down at least one of the

consequences using the above mentioned drugs.


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