2. Alcohol Facts 65 people each day die on our highways due to alcohol. Long-term, heavy alcohol use is the leading cause of illness and death from liver disease in the U.S. 95% of alcoholics die from their disease and die approximately 26 years earlier than their normal life expectancy. http://www.alcohol-information.com/Alcohol_Statistics.html
3. Tobacco Facts In the United States, approximately 38,000 deaths each year are caused by exposure to second hand smoke. In 2007, approximately 19.8 percent of U.S. adults were cigarette smokers. In the United States, an estimated 8 percent of high school students are current smokeless tobacco users. An estimated 3 percent of middle school students in this country are current smokeless tobacco users. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/tobacco/statisticssnapshot
