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Information About Smoking

By: Melissa Landman

Smoke is no joke, don't do it.
Chemicals

  • rocket fuel
  • paint stipper
  • a toilet cleaner
  • chemical in mothballs
  • vanilla extract
  • almound bitter oil
  • acetic acid
  • berizoin
  • cocoa
  • pepper oil

    Statistics


    In the United States:
  • whites-25.2% men and 20.7% women smoke (2002)
  • blacks- 27% men and 18.5% women smoke (2002)
  • hispanics- 23.2% men and 12.5% women smoke (1999-2001)
  • asians- 21.3% men and 6.9% women smoke (1999-2001)
  • native americans- 32% men and 36.9% women smoke (1999-2001)
  • in U.S.- 25.2% men and 20.7 women smoke
    Harmful Effects


                                                                                                
    Harmful Effects: First Hand
  • can get heart disease
  • increased blood pressure
  • circulation problems
  • incresed risk of stroke
  • inflammation of the sinus cavities
  • inflammation of the masal passages
  • head pain
    		• Harmful Effects: Second Hand
  • head pain
  • reduced oxygen to heart, lungs, and brain
  • infants and children could develop lung problems
    (allergies, asthma, chronic bronchitis, heart problems
    • How many people smoke?


    1 in 7 teens smoke and 48 million American adults smoke
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    How much does smoking shorten a person's life?


    shortens life by 14 years or more if you smoke
    References

  • "Chemicals in Cigarettes and Smoke." Online. 11 October 2005.
             <http://ash.org/additives.html>
  • "Cigarette Smoking Statistics." Online. 11 October 2005.
             <http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4559>
  • "There are 994 chemicals in cigarettes!!!." Online. 11 October 2005.
             <http://www.blowingsmoke.arizona.edu/web%20articles/chemicals_cigs.htm>
  • "1 in 7 Young Teens Smoke But Many Want To Quit." Online. 16 October 2005.
             <http://www.jointogether.org/sa/news/summaries/reader/0,1857,553705,00.html>
  • "Smokers Do It More Often and Severely." Online. 16 October 2005.
             <http://headaches.about.com/library/weekly/aa-smoking.htm>
  • "Smoking." Online. 16 October 2005.
             <http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/tobacco/smoking.html>
  • "Smoking and Heart Disease." Online. 16 October 2005.
             <http://my.webmd.com/content/pages/9/1675_57857.htm>
  • "Smoking and Tobacco Abuse: Harmful Effects of Smoking." Online. 16 October 2005.
             <http://www.cnusd.k12.ca.us/community_day_school/substance/smoking/smoke_harmeffects.html#second>
  • "The Nerve Damage of Diabetes." Online. 16 October 2005.
             <http://www.personalmd.com/news/smokeout_111899.shtml>