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Statement by CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., on the First Anniversary of the Tobacco Control Act

June 22, 2010

Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of death, killing 443,000 Americans every year and costing $193 billion in annual direct medical costs and lost productivity.

Original Source: https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=132608&c=308823