“”Smoking and use of any tobacco product including e-cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco or other nicotine containing product cause or worsen numerous diseases and conditions. Smoking is the number one cause of preventable disease and death worldwide. Smoking-related illness in the U.S. costs more than $600 billion a year, including over $241 billion in direct medical care for adults and $184 billion in lost productivity.”

American Lung Association (https://www.lung.org/quit-smoking/smoking-facts/health-effects)