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dangers of smoking

tobacco reduction coalition - dangers of smoking

Everyone Needs to Know the Facts about Smoking
The dangers are clear
• Many studies have proven that smoking is dangerous to smokers' health.
• They've also shown that health risks exist for nonsmokers who are regularly exposed to others' smoke.
More and more people and choosing not to smoke
• At one time, the majority of adults in the U.S. smoked -- now less than 30% smoke.
• Most smokers want to quit.
Smoking is a leading cause of early death!
Smoking Affects the Body in Many Ways
Cigarette smoke contains cancer-causing substances
Many of the nearly 4,000 chemicals in cigarette smoke are harmful to people. Some are known to cause cancer.
Harmful substances include:
• Carbon Monoxide
• Nicotine
• Tar
Cigarette smoke causes sever damage to the body
Cigarette smoke causes irration and damage to:
• Throat
• Cilia (tiny hair-like structures that filte...

Posted by: Garrick Christian

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