The Toll Of Tobacco On New Mexicans
Illness and Death Caused by Tobacco
2,100 adults die each year in NM from smoking
650 Bernalillo County residents die each year from tobacco-related disease
230 to 420 deaths occur from othersí smoking (secondhand smoke) ñ 53,000 in US
2,930 pregnancies and births in NM are adversely affected by smoking
Smoking in pregnancy accounts for 10% of all infant deaths
2,300 NM kids have lost one parent to smoking-related causes