Butt Out, Kentucky!

According to a disturbing story by the Lexington Herald Leader, Kentuckians need to wake up and butt out.

This area of the country seems to have a love affair with smoking.  I can’t explain why, but it seems like you see more people (especially women) smoking in Kentucky than anywhere else.   The problem is, it’s a habit that’s deadly.  The cycle needs to be snuffed out before it continues to pass from one generation to the next… to the next… to the next….

Take a look at the statistics. 

States with the highest rates of cancer of the larynx in men

1.Louisiana

2. Arkansas

3. Kentucky

4. Delaware

5. Tennessee

States with the highest rates of lung cancer in women

1.Kentucky

2. Nevada

3. Maine

4. West Virginia

5. Massachusetts

States with the highest rates of lung cancer in men

1. Kentucky

2.West Virginia

3. Tennessee

4. Louisiana

5. Alabama

States with the highest rates of smoking in 2006

1. Kentucky (28.6%)

2. West Virginia (25.7%)

3. Oklahoma (25.1%)

4. Mississippi (25.1%)

5. Alaska (24.2%)

States with the highest rates of cancer of the larynx in women

1.  Kentucky

2.  Alabama

3.  Nevada

4.  Louisiana

5.  Arkansas

Be sure to read the full story on Kentucky.com.

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