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mothballs

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naphthalene

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rat poison

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arsenic

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thermometer

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mercury

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car exhaust

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carbon monoxide

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household cleaner

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ammonia

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disinfectant

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nitrous oxide phenol

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gasoline

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nitrobwnzene

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batteries

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cadmium

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candle wax

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stearic acid

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cigarette lighter fuel

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butane

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PVC pipe

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vinyl chloride

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vinegar

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acetic acid

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nail polish remover

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acetone

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barbecue lighter fluid

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hexamine

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rocket fuel

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methanol

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In the good old days, cigarettes would go out if they were not periodically puffed. Now, tobacco companies treat cigarette papers with special chemicals so that they continue to burn if not puffed.

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fact 1

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Approximately 8% of the weight of tobacco in a cigarette are flavor additives, some of which are likely carcinogens or co-carcinogens.

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fact 2

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At the factory, tobacco leaves ate mixed with stems and scraps, pulverized into a mash, where artificial flavorings are included, they are then dried and puffed with Freon to look like real tobacco shreds.

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fact 3

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In the fields, tobacco is drenched with insecticides and fertilizers.

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fact 4

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After harvest, tobacco is dried in barns and is treated for protection against tobacco beetles.

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fact 5

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Cigarette smoke contains more than 4,000 different chemicals including at least 43 proven carcinogens (cancer causing agents).

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fact 6

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Within seven seconds of the first inhalation, a dose of nicotine spikes the brain providing almost instant satisfaction of nicotine and mood altering effects.

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fact 7

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The cigarette is one of the most efficient delivery systems every devised.

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fact 8

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Reduced speed, reduced endurance, and increased susceptibility to injury.

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Athletic ability can be affected by tobacco use. Smokers often experience...

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atherosclerosis

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Nicotine can increase cholesterol in the blood and lead to the buildup of plaque on blood vessel walls. This condition is called:

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the lungs airways become inflamed

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Asthma is a condition in which:

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gingivits

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The name of a common gum disease that can cause gums to swell and bleed easily is:

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lung cancer

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Smoking causes over 80% of all cases of:

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leukoplakia

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Tobacco use can lead to pre-cancerous white patches in the mouth called:

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completely expel air from their lung

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Cigarette smoking can cause emphysema. People with emphysema cannot:

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stroke

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Smoking increases the risk of side effects of some medications. For example, women who smoke and take birth control pills greatly increase their risk of:

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birth defects, miscarriage, and learning disorders.

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When a woman who is pregnant smokes, the carbon monoxide in a cigarette smoke prevents her baby from getting enough oxygen. The can result in:

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cardiovacular disease, lung cancer, and COPD

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Secondhand smoke can cause

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rheumatoid arthritis

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Smokers may be twice as likely to develop a condition in which the body's immune system attacks joints and organs, causing chronic and painful swelling. This condition is called:

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hair loss, premature gray hair, and excessive facial wrinkles

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Smoking can affect a person's physical appearance. Smokers are more likely than nonsmokers to have

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brain

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Smoking increases the risk of stroke. A stroke occurs when an artery either becomes clogged or bursts in the:

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young people

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To replace smokers who quit or die from tobacco-related diseases, cigarette companies rigorously recruit:

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4 million deaths every year

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Worldwide, smoking causes an estimated:

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False

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A smoker's risk of dying from a heart attack is slightly higher than that of an nonsmoker, and a smoker's risk of dying from a stroke is doubled.

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True

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Nicotine increases overall blood cholesterol level.

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True

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Smokers are more likely to experience hearing loss than nonsmokers.

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True

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Cataracts are more common in smoker than in nonsmokers.

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True

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Children who live with smokers are more likely to develop asthma.

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False

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A smoker's risk of developing bladder cancer is around five percent higher than that of a nonsmoker.

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True

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A smoker is up to ten times more likely to die of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than a nonsmoker.

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False

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A woman who is pregnant may safely smoke one or two cigarettes a week without fear endangering her baby.

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True

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Smoking can lead to the buildup of plaque in the arteries. This can cause impotence.

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True

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Smoking can reduce the density and speed of a man's sperm and can damage a women's Fallopian tubes.

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True

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Women who smoke are more likely to experience early menopause than women who don't smoke.

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False

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Leukoplakia is the clinical term for cancer of the voice box.

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True

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Smoking causes more than eighty percent of all lung cancers.

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True

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Around ninety percent of all oral cancer is related to the use of tobacco products.

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True

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Medical costs resulting from treatment of tobacco-related illnesses total more than $50 billion annually.

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True

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Smoking contributes to facial wrinkles by damaging the skin's blood vessels and connective tissues.

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False

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Secondhand smoke contains approximately fifty percent of the tar and nicotine as the smoke that is inhaled by a smoker.

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False

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Exposure to secondhand smoke, fortunately does not cause cancer.

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True

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Smokers are more likely to experience hearing loss than nonsmokers.

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False

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Because smokers' immune systems are stronger than those of nonsmokers, smokers get sick less often.

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a plant that contains nicotine.

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Define Tobacco

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dried and shredded tobaco in paper

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Cigarette

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dired an drolled tobacco leaves

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Cigar

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tobacco that is shredded and smoked in a pipe.

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Pipe

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tobacco that chewed or snorted.

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Smokeless tobacco

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powered tobacco that is either snorted or placed between the cheeks and gums.

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Snuff

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a stimulant

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Nicotine is...

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there are 250 types of e-cigarettes

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E-cigarettes...

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are not regulated by the food and drug administration

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E-cigarettes...

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e-cig smokers in the USA

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2.5 million

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1,78 million US teens tried e-cigs. 160,000 of those kids were non smokers

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In 2012...

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Odorless, tasteless gas formed when tobacco burns. It interferes with the ability of blood to carry oxygen. Includes cancer of the lungs, throat, pancreas, esophagus, mouth, and bladder.

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Carbon monoxide

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Inflammation and swelling of the lining of the airways

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Chronic bronchitis

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a condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathlessness.

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emphysema

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smoke that enters the air froom a burning cigarette

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Sidestream

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smoke that has been exhaled from the mouth.

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Mainstream

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Cardiovascular disease, cancer, accidents (house and car), and other health problems.

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Smoking causes...

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increases a person's resting heart rate an average of 20 beats per minute

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Smoking...

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speeds up the development of fat in the retioes = BLOOD CLOTS

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Smoking....

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chemicals that go into the lungs when smoking

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There are 4,000

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smoking

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Leading cause of fires

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Americans die each year necuase they smoked

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434,000

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the most avoidable death in the US

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Smoking is...

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non-smokers die from beathing in smoke form the air

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50,000

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alcohol and crack, etc.

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Smoking kills more people than...

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goes into tobacco ads

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$6.2 billion

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chose Marlboro

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85% of people

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3 cigs

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1 cigar (30 times more carbon monoxide than a cig) =

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