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A single cigarette sold on a street comer may not cost a lot; however, the total costs of smoking are huge.
____. The World Health Organization says about 10 people die of a tobacco-linked disease every minute. That rate adds up to almost six million people dying from such diseases every year. Most of these preventable deaths happen in low-income and middle-income countries. The World Bank says each of these countries has a total national income of less than $ 12,746.____. The number is expected to rise to 8 million by 2030 unless immediate action is taken.
____. For most people, stopping smoking is hard. Many began smoking as teenagers. They are used to it. Also, tobacco contains the powerful drug nicotine. Studies show people who want to stop smoking can do so with different treatments. Some get help from electronic cigarettes or medicine that reduce one's desire for the drug. Dr. Nancy Rigotti works at Massachusetts General Hospital in the United States. She says she finds that medicine and services together work best of all.
____. It can influence the health of an entire country. The World Health Organization says low-income countries depend heavily on taxes from cigarettes. They use the money, in part, to pay the costs of health care for tobacco-related diseases.
The World Health Organization is pushing United Nations member states to sign an agreement to end the illegal trade in tobacco products.____. But the agreement of 32 other countries is needed for it to become international law.
A. Stopping smoking
B. It isn't necessary to take action
C. Consider the cost of human life
D. Other countries also sign the agreement
E. Eight countries have agreed with the agreement
F. But smoking costs more than the life of a person
G. The World Health Organization says tobacco kills 6 million people yearly
