Category Archives: effects of smoking

What Poisons Do You Find In Cigarettes?

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Stan

Cigarettes today are made up of more than just tobacco. Additional chemicals are usually mixed in to make the cigarette more addictive. As a matter of fact, there are over 599 additives to cigarettes, however, because the substance is burned … Continue reading →

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Why Are Cigarettes So Harmful?

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Stan

Many people understand that cigarettes cause untold harm to the lungs and can connect cigarettes with lung cancer somewhat easily. But is this the only major disease caused by cigarette smoking? Far from it. The poisons we’ve just mentioned in … Continue reading →

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Scary Numbers Related To Smoking

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Stan

Smoking-related diseases claim an estimated 438,000 American lives each year, including those affected indirectly, such as babies born prematurely due to prenatal maternal smoking and victims of “secondhand” exposure to tobacco’s carcinogens. That means that almost half a million Americans … Continue reading →

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