The trend coincides with America’s opinion about the harmful effects of smoking and secondhand smoke. More Americans acknowledge tobacco’s deadly consequences: 91 percent believe smoking causes lung cancer, 81 percent believe smoking causes heart disease, and 59 percent view secondhand smoke as very harmful. Fifty years ago, fewer than half of Americans believed smoking could cause these health problems.
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