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One out of seven deaths in the
United States is due to smoking?
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Smoking accounts for one-third
of all heart disease deaths?
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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.
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The risk of developing cancer is
10 times greater for smokers than for nonsmokers. That's what you call
a bad risk!
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Smoking causes 85 percent of all
lung cancer deaths, and lung cancer is the No. 1 killer in women?
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People who smoke one pack of
cigarettes a day decrease their life expectancy by about six years?
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Tobacco companies spend over $3
billion every year on advertisements that glamorize smoking?
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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.
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Tobacco companies need to
recruit 1,200 new smokers every day to replace those who have died.
