Surgeon General Luther Terry and Senator Robert Kennedy, who have compared the number of deaths annually from lung cancer with annual auto fatalities The two figures are just not comparable for several reasons, but the most important reason is that lung cancer is a cause of death chiefly of older aged people, while most auto accidents take young lives
At the same time cigarette smoking increased, though not significantly, among the 25-34 year olds
The report found the 10 places with the highest overall lifetime cost of smoking to be: New York: $5,426,633 District of Columbia: $5,373,636 Maryland: $5,348,819 Massachusetts: $5,140,914 Rhode Island: $5,091,866 Connecticut: $5,035,722 Minnesota: $4,738,053 Hawaii: $4,655,966 Alaska: $4,568,716 Washington: $4,542,913 The report found that New York was the state where the habit would cost a smoker the most over a lifetime
No, Atlanta Airport does not have a smoking area inside its premises