| | | | | and Pneumonia. Tobacco smoke is responsible for |
| What gets a person to want to smoke? Life, stress, | | | | 307,000-522,000 cases of asthma in children under 15. |
| kids, and boredom could be the reason. Or is it | | | | Children with parents that smoke are twice likely to |
| because it is cool? Well trying to be cool can kill you | | | | develop asthma, children who already have asthma it |
| and anyone you smoke around. I do not really | | | | can get worse when exposed to smoking. 436,000 |
| understand the whole nicotine addiction, but I do | | | | smoke-related bronchitis cases has been reported in |
| understand the harmful effects it has on you and | | | | children under 5 and there have been 115,000-190,000 |
| others. Nicotine is the most serious form of drug used | | | | reports of pneumonia. When exposed to the smoke |
| in the U.S. In scientific measures, smokers show all the | | | | the children can develop bad Ear Infections, Sinus |
| physiological signs of an addict. | | | | Infections, Hearing Problems, Damaged Teeth, Stunted |
| | | | | Growth, Birth Defects, SIDS (Sudden Infant Death |
| Secondhand Smoke is a toxic health hazard. After 10 | | | | Syndrome.) do to damaged lungs in infants. Between |
| years of research EPA (Environmental Protection | | | | 284-360 children die from lung disease by secondhand |
| Agency) classified secondhand smoke as a "Group A | | | | smoke or fires. |
| Carcinogen", meaning it causes cancer in humans, and | | | | |
| ranks it among health hazards such as radon and | | | | Effects of Nicotine use: cloudy vision, cataracts, |
| asbestos. Secondhand smoke may be the cause of | | | | blindness, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, |
| 53,000 deaths of nonsmokers, using blood test 9 out | | | | heart attack, lung cancer, emphysema, respiratory |
| of 10 Americans are breathing in the smoke 2 times | | | | infections, colds lasting winter season, ulcers, |
| more than the amount predicted. Children are | | | | stomach,throat, and bladder cancers. Also heartburn, |
| especially affected by cigarette smoke because there | | | | urinary incontinence, lowered body temperature, more |
| is no way for them to escape the smoke's damaging | | | | painful menstruation, earlier menopause, fertility |
| effects. There may be 12 million American children 5 | | | | problems, miscarriages/ stillbirths, backaches, slower |
| and under who are smokers but have never picked up | | | | healing, insomnia, fatter belly and love handles. Smoking |
| a cigarette. Children who are exposed may cough, | | | | and cigarette smoke can cause serious damage to |
| wheeze and have a hard time recovering from colds. | | | | the body, If you smoke be careful who you smoke |
| | | | | around. If you have the willpower to quit and have |
| Secondhand smoke can cause Asthma, Allergies and | | | | family do it for them and most importantly do it for you. |
| other respiratory or Viral infections such as Bronchitis | | | | |