Tobacco smoke contains over 70 known carcinogens, including acetaldehyde, arsenic, benzene, cadmium, formaldehyde, lead, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs), and radioactive elements like polonium-210
With the slow decline of smoking, tobacco companies have been diversifying into alternative products, including electronic cigarettes and tobacco pouches
Many of these health hazards are also caused by exposure to secondhand smoke and the use of tobacco products other than cigarettesincluding cigars, pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco products (e.g., chewing tobacco and snuff), and water pipes
Nationally, the rate was 8.8%.2,3 Other tobacco product use: Georgia E-cigarette and smokeless tobacco use in Georgia In 2017, 4.4% of adults used e-cigarettes and 4.5% used smokeless tobacco.4 In 2017, 12.7% of high school students in Georgia used e-cigarettes on at least one day in the past 30 days.2 In 2017, 7.9% of high school students in Georgia used chewing tobacco, snuff or dip on at least one day in the past 30 days.2 In 2017, 14.2% of high school students in Georgia smoked cigars, cigarillos or little cigars on at least one day in the past 30 days.2 Economics of tobacco use and tobacco control Economics of tobacco use in Georgia Georgia received $393.3 million (estimated) in revenue from tobacco settlement payments and taxes in fiscal year 2019.5 Of this, the state allocated $750,000 in state funds to tobacco prevention in fiscal year 2019, just 0.7% of the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions annual spending target.5 Smoking-related health care costs: $3.18 billion per year.5 Smoking-related losses in productivity: $3.99 billion per year.6 Georgia tobacco laws Cigarette tax in Georgia Tobacco taxes Georgia is ranked 49th in the U.S
Pipe smoking has been associated with cancer, particularly of the lip and tongue
