Did You Know?
- One out of seven deaths in the United
States is due to smoking?
- Smoking accounts for one-third of all
heart disease deaths?
- The two most damaging chemicals found in
cigarettes are tar and nicotine? The major cancer-causing chemical
in tobacco smoke is tar, and nicotine is as addictive as heroin or
cocaine.
- The risk of developing cancer is 10 times
greater for smokers than for nonsmokers. That's what you call a bad
risk!
- Smoking causes 85 percent of all lung
cancer deaths, and lung cancer is the No. 1 killer in women?
- People who smoke one pack of cigarettes a
day decrease their life expectancy by about six years?
- Tobacco companies spend over $3 billion
every year on advertisements that glamorize smoking?
- Smoking hurts your lungs and can cause
respiratory conditions such as emphysema, bronchitis, chronic
coughs, and a sore throat. Smoking makes it hard for a person to
breathe.
- Tobacco companies need to recruit 1,200
new smokers every day to replace those who have died.
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