But It’s Only A Butt

It won’t hurt anything. It’s very small. Drop it on the ground. Everybody else does. No one will pay it no nevermind.

Imagine how bad it would be if millions and millions of people had not given up smoking in the last 58 years...

Fella Disclaimer: Heck if I know if the above shocking picture is true but I did find it on the Internet. That fact might give you the confidence to believe it...Or might it not?

Would I kid u?

Smartfella

Lagniappe:  The bullets below are from a report issued in 2014 on the 50^th Anniversary of the 1964 Surgeon General’s Landmark Report on the Dangers of Smoking...

Ø Although smoking has decreased over the 50 years—from 52% to 25% of adult men, and from 35% to 19% of adult women—the decline has slowed over the last two decades.

Ø It is estimated that half a million Americans die from smoking every year, and this number has not changed in a decade.

Ø Smoking costs the U.S. economy about $100 billion per year, including direct medical costs and the indirect cost of lost productivity from employee sick time due to smoking-related illness.

Ø The Surgeon General cautions that current efforts to reduce smoking are not getting as much support as they need. 

Ø While many states have received substantial funds from settlements with tobacco companies which were intended for tobacco control programs, this funding is frequently been spent elsewhere. 

Ø In 2013, Alaska was the only state to fund their tobacco control programs at the level recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Why isn’t the Underlined Part above a crime?