Nicotine from an inhaled cigarette reaches the brain fast, in about 8 seconds.

Research has found that nicotine is at least as addictive as heroin or cocaine

The majority of today's adult smoker began smoking after the age of 16

Most smokers do not wish to quit smoking and most have never tried to quit.

An injection of one drop of nicotine will make an average sized woman or man sick within a few minutes.

The more education a person has, the less likely it is that she or he will smoke.

Fires due to cigarettes are the second-leading cause of all fatal home fires.

Nicotine gives a smoker wrinkles and cold hands.

The tobacco industry spends about $1 million per day on advertising.

Chewing tobacco is less harmful than smoking.