This morning at a White House event, acting Surgeon General Boris Lushniak released the 32nd Surgeon GeneralŠ—'s report: The Health Consequences of Smoking Š—– 50 Years of Progress. The report is an important compilation of the more than 50 years of strong scientific data showing how the tobacco epidemic has caused an enormous avoidable public health tragedy.

8 million. ThatŠ—'s the number of lives saved due in large part to tobacco control efforts since the 1964 Surgeon GeneralŠ—'s Report on Smoking and Health, according to a study released in JAMA this week.