1. Number of high school students who smoke.
   1. 18.1% (59,900)
2. Number of male high school students who use smokeless tobacco or spit.
   1. 17.8%
3. Number of children (younger than 18) who become new daily smokers each year.
   1. 7,100
4. Number of children (younger than 18) who are exposed to second hand smoke at home.
   1. 352,000
5. Number of cigarettes packs bought or smoked by children (younger than 18) each year.
   1. 15.1 million
6. Number of adults in MO that smoke
   1. 25.0% (1,149,600)
7. Death statistics in MO from smoking.
   1. Nearly 10,000 Missourians die every year
   2. More than 1,100 additional deaths are caused by exposure to secondhand smoke every year.
8. The cost to MO related to smoking.
   1. Annual health care costs in Missouri directly caused by smoking $2.13 billion
   2. Portion covered by the state Medicaid program $532 million
   3. Residents' state & federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures $584 per household
   4. Smoking-caused productivity losses in Missouri $2.51 billion
9. References
   1. http://health.mo.gov/living/wellness/tobacco/smokingandtobacco/
   2. http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/facts_issues/toll_us/missouri
   3. http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/tobaccocancer/womenandsmoking/women-and-smoking-health-effects
10. How smoking affects your health.
    1. Children and adolescents who smoke are less physically fit and have more respiratory illnesses
    2. Smoking during childhood is related to impaired lung growth, chronic coughing and wheezing.
    3. It also speeds up the decline of lung function during late adolescence and early adulthood.
    4. Tobacco use accounts for nearly 1 in 3 cancer deaths
    5. Women who smoke greatly increase their risk of heart disease and stroke.
    6. Smoking can cause or worsen poor blood flow in the arms and legs
    7. Tobacco use can damage a woman’s reproductive health