CNN Erin Burnett OutFront January 18, 2014 00:24:00
Kills 430 million people a year. plus, cigarettes are now linked to diseases like diabetes, arthritis, even erectile dysfunction. new york city has some of the toughest smoking laws in the country. we're joined by the city's health commissioner, dr. thomas farly. doctor, thank you. what's behind the rise in this, the deaths? is it because smoking, i don't know, has for some reason become lethal or just because of new research? >> first of all, we're now 50 years from the initial surgeon's general report that says smoking causes lung cancer. since that time the number of people has gone up not ...
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