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“Smoking kills. If you're killed,
you've lost a very important part of your life.”
Brooke Shields
Resources
"Each year, a staggering 440,000 people die in the
US from tobacco use. Nearly 1 of every 5 deaths is
related to smoking. Cigarettes kill more Americans than
alcohol, car accidents, suicide, AIDS, homicide, and
illegal drugs combined."
Source:
American Cancer Society
HHS - Office of the Surgeon
General This Web site serves as an
interactive component of the 2004 Surgeon General's Report:
The Health Consequences of Smoking. The database includes
abstracts ...
It's My Life-Smoking PBS Kids Even if you don't smoke, just
being around people who are smoking can cause health problems.
"Secondhand smoke" (also called "sidestream smoke") from ...
MedlinePlus: Smoking Statistics; Adult Cigarette
Smoking in the United States: Current Estimates
(National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion)
Resources on Smoking and Big
Tobacco Articles on the tobacco
industry, state and national elected officials,
regulators, the media, and conservative groups.
Smoking Cessation:
Information from WebMD Smoking Cessation Health
Center. Smoking is one of the most addictive habits, yet
nearly half of Americans who once smoked eventually quit. ...
Smoking - health risks
You can eat five portions of
fruit and veg a day and exercise regularly, but healthy
behaviour means little if you continue to smoke.
Teens Health-Smoking Article for teens on smoking
and its promotion by the tobacco industry.
American Cancer Society:
Harmful Effects of Tobacco Smoking causes one in five deaths and
millions of illnesses
every year in the ... Learn how smoking affects
fertility and causes problems during pregnancy. ...
DirectGov-Smoking Find out about smoking and how
it affects your health and the health of those around you.
Discover too how to give
up and where you can get help.
The Effects of Smoking Smokers who have heart
failure and quit smoking may
find that their symptoms improve. These tips will help
you quit smoking.
The Health Consequences of
Smoking The 2004 Report of the Surgeon
General: The Health Consequences of Smoking, details the risks
not only to smokers, but to nonsmokers, unborn children, ...
Health effects of tobacco
smoking - Wikipedia Smokers report a variety
of physical and psychological effects from smoking
tobacco. Those new to smoking will experience nausea,
dizziness, and rapid heart ...
Harmful Effects Of Smoking
Cigarettes The harmful effects of
smoking cigarettes and tobacco are staggering. Do you
really know what chemicals you are smoking and the
effect it is having on you?
Statistics
"If
current tobacco use patterns persist, an estimated 6.4
million children will die prematurely from a
smoking-related disease."
Source:
American Lung Association
Smoking Statistics: Illness and Death
Smoking statistics:. Illness
and death. Action on Smoking
and Health – September 2006. Illness caused by smoking.
Smoking harms nearly every organ of the ..
Effects
Statistics