Get the Facts About Tobacco
Quick Tobacco Facts
Smoking is the most preventable cause of death in our society. Tobacco use is responsible for one of every five deaths. Cigarettes kill more Americans than AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, fires illegal drugs, murders, and suicides combined! Cigarettes contain over 4,000 chemicals, over 400 of which are known poisons, and 43 of which are known carcinogens. Cyanide, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, ammonia, and arsenic are just a few of the harmful chemicals in cigarettes.
How Smoking Effects your Body
- Cancer of the lungs, esophagus, uterus, cervix, oral, larynx, pancreas, and bladder
- Increased heart rate and blood pressure
- Decreases oxygen intake and lung function
- Skin temperature reduced
- Decreased life expectancy
- Yellow skin and premature aging
- Sinus problems
- Nerve damage
- Impotence
- Chronic bronchitis
- Asthma
- Heart disease
- Emphysema
- Stroke
How Smoking Effects Those Around You
Over 3,000 nonsmokers die of lung cancer each year as a result of breathing someone else's cigarette smoke. Second hand smoking also causes heart disease, aggravates asthmatic conditions, and impairs blood circulation. The children of smokers are sick more often than those of nonsmokers. Children of smokers have an increased risk of developing certain illnesses such as colds, coughs, bronchitis, pneumonia, and ear infections.