Facts About Smoking

Choosing whether to smoke is a life-or-death decision. Get the facts:

• The truth about smoking
• How smoking hurts your lungs
• What's in cigarettes
• How people get addicted
• Is there a safe tobacco?
• Teens & smoking
• Cigars & pipes
• Marijuana smoke
• Statistics on smoking
• The truth about smoking

1. Tobacco kills about 37,000 Canadians a year.
2. There are over 4,000 dangerous chemicals in cigarettes, cigars and pipes smoke. Many of these chemicals are cancer-causing (carcinogen).
3. Smokers are at very high risk for many diseases:

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• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis)
• Lung cancer
• Cancer of the mouth, lip, throat and voice box
• Cancer of the pancreas
• Breast cancer
• Cervical cancer
• Stomach cancer
• Liver cancer
• Kidney cancer
• Bladder cancer
• Leukemia
• Coronary heart disease (e.g., heart attacks)
• Circulatory problems
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol (LDL)
• Pneumonia
• Influenza (the "flu")
• The common cold
• Peptic ulcers
• Tooth decay (cavities)
• Gum disease
• Osteoporosis
• Sleep problems
• Cataracts

Second-hand smoke causes most of the serious health listed above, and more. Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada estimate that every year, second-hand smoke kills from 1100 - 7800 Canadians ( Reference - Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada fact sheet- PDF

Source: Lung.ca

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