Wis. smoking deaths in 2000 at 7,300

Wisconsin lost 7,300 lives in 2000 due to diseases caused by smoking-related illnesses, according to a report put out by a coalition of groups, including the American Cancer Society and Wisconsin Tobacco Control Board. 

 

 

 

The study, \The Burden of Tobacco in Wisconsin,"" was developed using the same software used to conduct a similar national study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

 

 

 

""The single most effective way to ease the burden of tobacco is to reduce the number of people who smoke,"" said Dan Duquette, chair of the American Cancer Society Midwest Division Board of Directors.