The Food and Drug Administration revealed new health warning labels June 21, 2011 that must be posted by September 2012 on half of the front and back of every cigarette pack sold in the United States. Each label also will include the toll free number for those who want to quit (1-800-QUIT-NOW).
Look at the nine "graphic and startling" health warning labels.
Tobacco accounts for 30 percent of the nation's cancer deaths and tobacco use is responsible for 443,000 deaths and about $100 billion in health care costs annually, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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