Did
You Know? 
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 number 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.
Tobacco needs to recruit
1,200 new smokers every day to replace those who have died.
Smoking can hurt 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.
