| Have you smoked a cigarette today? Thinking of | | | | - There is enough nicotine in just 4 - 5 cigarettes to kill |
| quitting smoking? Here are 9 facts about smoking that | | | | a healthy adult if it were consumed whole. Much of the |
| you need to know. I warn you now, some of these | | | | nicotine is burned away |
| are gross. Then again, if you want to quit smoking, you | | | | - 1/4 of all the youths alive today in East Asia will die |
| need to see this. It's easy to feel insulated from the | | | | from cigarette smoking if current trends continue |
| facts. As if the effects "don't matter" since it may take | | | | - 3,000 kids each day in the U.S. pick up smoking each |
| a long time before you see the negative effects. | | | | day. That number swells to 80,000%2B worldwide |
| Others like to tell themselves that they can "quit | | | | every day |
| anytime." Unfortunately, for most of us, this simply is | | | | - China consumes approximately 1.7 trillion cigarettes |
| not true. Take a look at these facts and even print | | | | every single year |
| them out to be placed someplace visible. Maybe some | | | | - It is estimated that trillions of filters containing tobacco |
| of these will help you to take that next important step | | | | and dangerous chemicals are laying on the ground, |
| to quitting smoking. | | | | polluting our environment every year. Together, these |
| - Second hand smoke contains 50 cancer causing | | | | cigarette filters weigh in the billions of pounds and are |
| chemicals. Of those, at least 11 are labeled as | | | | dangerous to the environment. |
| "Group 1 Carcinogens" - which are the most deadly | | | | So 9 facts that you most likely did not know about |
| - Radioactive lead is present in cigarette smoke | | | | smoking. Hopefully, at least a few of these will make a |
| - Hydrogen cyanide is found in small amounts in | | | | difference for you. Again, I recommend printing this |
| cigarette smoke. This chemical was used as genocidal | | | | page and placing it somewhere visible to help you on |
| agent in World War II | | | | your way. Quitting smoking is definitely a worthwhile |
| - Ambergris (Otherwise known as whale vomit) is | | | | goal - But it's not easy. Take a look at some of the |
| added to cigarettes by many manufacturers | | | | resources available to you below. |