Facts from the book “Tobacco and Health”
- The tar in cigarette smoke damages your cells in the airways of the lungs. Eventually this can produce cells that grow uncomfortably which can ultimately lead to lung cancer or cancer of the voice box.
- Children that grow up with parents that smoke are more likely to develop lung problems
- The risk of sudden death in children is increased when their parents smoker.
- Most smokers start out as teenagers.
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