facts about smoking
•Tobacco has an ingredient called nicotine that is extremely addictive.
•3 million teenagers are smokers.
•75 per cent of teenage smokers were still smoking 7 to 9 years after they started, despite stating that they would stop after five years.
•90 per cent of adult smokers started when they were teenagers.
•3,000 non-smoking adults die each year due to illnesses caused by secondhand smoke.
•Non-smokers exposed to second-hand smoke are 25 per cent more likely to suffer from heart disease
•300,000 cases of bronchitis and pneumonia in babies under 18 months old are related to second-hand smoke.
•Tobacco contains over 4,800 chemicals, of which 69 are known to cause cancer.
•20 per cent of 15 year-old smokers will be killed before the age of 70 due to smoking related illnesses.
•Teenage girls who smoke and take birth control pills are at an increased chance of having blood clots and strokes.
•400,000 people die each year from illnesses related to smoking
•Smoking not only increases your risk of lung cancer but other cancers, too.
•Teens who smoke are three times as likely to drink alcohol, eight times as likely to smoke marijuana, and are 22 times more likely to use cocaine.
•Smoking affects your breath and body doors. People who quit usually smell better right away.