Lupus arthritis causes pain, stiffness, swelling, tenderness and warmth in your joints. The joints most often affected are the ones farthest from the middle of the body, such as fingers, wrists, elbows, knees, ankles and toes.
How Many Smokers Are There in the USA? In 2012, an estimated 58.5 million of U.S. adults were current smokers; of these, 41.6 million smoked every day. In the U.S., an estimated 58.5 million people are smokers. That number breaks down to 31.6 million men and 26.9 million women. Not to sound like the Surgeon General, but from a health standpoint, over 424,000 smoke-related deaths occur each year and over $172 billion healthcare dollars are spent.
Globally, about 5.5 trillion cigarettes are produced each year â more than two cigarettes per person per day. China is the largest producer of cigarettes â in 2004, China produced 1.79 trillion cigarettes. The United States, by contrast, produced about 499 billion that year. About 1.3 billion people worldwide smoke. 2  About 15 billion cigarettes are sold daily â that's about 10 million per minute. 3  More men than women smoke â worldwide, about 1/3 of the adult male population smokes. 4  Tobacco kills about one in 10 adults each year â about 5 million people.