{"id":210,"date":"2020-06-23T15:40:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T20:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshallcohealthdepartment.com\/2020\/?page_id=210"},"modified":"2026-02-27T08:36:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:36:51","slug":"tobacco","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshallcohealthdepartment.com\/2020\/tobacco\/","title":{"rendered":"Tobacco"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"210\" class=\"elementor elementor-210\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ffd1be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ffd1be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2681554\" data-id=\"2681554\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6ffc71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6ffc71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tobacco Facts &amp; Information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-533c9b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"533c9b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab0de08\" data-id=\"ab0de08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e250a42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e250a42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><b>If you would like more Tobacco related information, please call us at 270-527-1496<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30518a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30518a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of disease, death, and disability in the United States.<\/p><p>Tobacco kills more than 490,000 people annually \u2013 more than alcohol, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders and suicides combined.<\/p><p>Cigarette smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, harmful reproductive health effects, and other diseases that may affect the immune system or other organs.<\/p><p>All forms of tobacco use are harmful, and there is no safe level of exposure to tobacco.<\/p><p>Among smokers who are aware of the dangers of tobacco, most want to quit. Counselling and medication can more than double a tobacco user\u2019s chance of successful quitting.<\/p><p>In 2018, cigarette smoking cost the United States more than an estimated $600 billion including more than $240 billion in health care spending.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20fddde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20fddde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For more information on the given statistics visit<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tobacco\/about\/index.html\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tobacco\/about\/index.html\u00a0<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tobaccofreekids.org\/problem\/toll-us\">https:\/\/www.tobaccofreekids.org\/problem\/toll-us\u00a0<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/tobacco\">https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/tobacco\u00a0<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tobacco\/php\/data-statistics\/economic-trends\/index.html\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tobacco\/php\/data-statistics\/economic-trends\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b777328 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b777328\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ef3891\" data-id=\"7ef3891\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6394b3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6394b3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you or a loved one is ready to quit tobacco or nicotine use, the following FREE resources may help you on your journey:<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Quit Now Kentucky: Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.quitnowkentucky.org\">www.quitnowkentucky.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li>Youth can use My Life, My Quit: Text &#8220;Start My Quit&#8221; to 36072 or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/ky.mylifemyquit.org\/en-us\/\">https:\/\/ky.mylifemyquit.org\/en-us\/<\/a><\/li><li>For other information or questions, call the Marshall County Health Department at 270-527-1496\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbeb1db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbeb1db\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68cf5d6\" data-id=\"68cf5d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c87ec5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c87ec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshallcohealthdepartment.com\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Tobacco2-768x527.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5691\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshallcohealthdepartment.com\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Tobacco2-768x527.png 768w, https:\/\/www.marshallcohealthdepartment.com\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Tobacco2-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/www.marshallcohealthdepartment.com\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Tobacco2.png 833w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ba455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73ba455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In 2022, adult cigarette smoking rates in Kentucky were 17.4%<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fb52c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fb52c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64fdfa3\" data-id=\"64fdfa3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5e37b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5e37b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Page Updated 2-27-2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tobacco Facts &amp; 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Tobacco kills more than 490,000 people annually \u2013 more than alcohol, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders and suicides combined. 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