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Cigarettes, as most everyone knows, give you cancer. And yet, we are still smoking, even in states where laws prevent smoking at...

Graham Roberts
By Graham RobertsNov 20, 2008
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Cigarettes, as most everyone knows, give you cancer. And yet, we are still smoking, even in states where laws prevent smoking at work, in restaurants, and in bars. Here is a look at where the most Americans are still puffing away.

SOURCES American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation; Centers for Disease Control

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