END SMOKING IN THIS GENERATION
Dr. Derek Yach, Founder, President, and Board Member of The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW), joined me on ideaXme (http://radioideaxme.com/) to discuss his group’s work in the core areas of Agriculture and Livelihoods, Industry Transformation, and Health, Science, and Technology (Disclosure — FSFW is funded ~$US1 Billion by Philip Morris International, but take a listen to full story…) — #Ideaxme #Smoking #Vaping #Tobacco #Cessation #AlternativeUses #HarmReduction #WHO #CDC #Health #Wellness #Longevity #Biotechnology #LifeExtension #Aging #IraPastor #Bioquark #Regenerage World Health Organization (WHO) CDC CDC Global United Nations Philip Morris International.
Ira Pastor is the ideaXme ambassador for life sciences and the founder of Bioquark. He interviews Dr. Derek Yach. Yach is a passionate advocate for disease prevention and health promotion. Dr Yach wants to stop smoking among this generation. We looked into how this could be done.
Disclosure: Philip Morris International has pledged to fund the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World with $80 million USD per year for 12 years starting in 2018. The Foundation is a US 501c3 nonprofit organization and must operate independently of PMI. It cannot engage in any activities that support PMI’s interests. PMI cannot be involved in the work of this organization.
Ira Pastor Comments
WHO estimates that there are currently over 1.1 billion smokers in the world, and that tobacco kills 8 million people every year. Over 7 million deaths result from direct tobacco use, while 1.2 millions are caused by second-hand smoke.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, cigarette smoking causes more than 488,000 deaths in the United States each year. This includes more than 411,000 deaths caused by secondhand smoke. About one out of five deaths occurs annually or 1,300 per day.
Smoking causes disease and disablement and damages nearly every organ in the body. Smoking is responsible for more than 16 million Americans suffering from diseases such as cancer, heart disease and stroke. It also causes lung diseases and diabetes.
The total economic cost of smoking is over $300 billion per year in the U.S., which includes nearly $170 billion for direct medical care and lost productivity from premature deaths and second-hand smoke exposure.
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