Smoking is an important behavior problem due
to its harmful health consequences. The US Surgeon
General in 2004 reported on the many morbid conditions
known to be causally related to smoking, most
of which resulted in premature mortality and/or disability(
1). It has been estimated that globally in 2000,
there were about 4.83 million premature deaths attributable
to smoking, due mainly to cardiovascular disease
(CVD), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),
and lung cancer