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TOBACCO DAMAGES YOUR VITAL ORGANS.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2014.

TOBACCO DAMAGES YOUR VITAL ORGANS.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2014.

SMOKING CAN LEAD TO ESOPHAGEAL CANCER LEAVING YOU WITH A HOLE IN YOUR THROAT.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2014 [2020 January 27].

SMOKING CAN LEAD TO ESOPHAGEAL CANCER LEAVING YOU WITH A HOLE IN YOUR THROAT.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2014 [2020 January 27].

Nicotine can have long-lasting effects in teens, like lower impulse control and mood disorders.

SOURCE: https://e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/documents/2016_SGR_Fact_Sheet_508.pdf  [accessed 2020 May 9].

Nicotine can have long-lasting effects in teens, like lower impulse control and mood disorders.

SOURCE: https://e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/documents/2016_SGR_Fact_Sheet_508.pdf  [accessed 2020 May 9].

Chemicals in some e-cig aerosols can lead to respiratory damage.

SOURCE: Barrington-Trimis, JL, Samet, JM, & McConnell, R, “Flavorings in Electronic Cigarettes: An Unrecognized Respiratory Health Hazard?” The Journal of the American Medical Association, doi:10.1001/jama.2014.14830, published online November 10, 2014.

Chemicals in some e-cig aerosols can lead to respiratory damage.

SOURCE: Barrington-Trimis, JL, Samet, JM, & McConnell, R, “Flavorings in Electronic Cigarettes: An Unrecognized Respiratory Health Hazard?” The Journal of the American Medical Association, doi:10.1001/jama.2014.14830, published online November 10, 2014.

Smoking increases stress instead of relieving it

SOURCE: “Does Cigarette Smoking Cause Stress?” Andy C. Parrott, Ph.D., University of East London, American Psychologist, Vol. 54, No. 10. Oct. 1999. [accessed 2017 July 7].

Smoking increases stress instead of relieving it

SOURCE: “Does Cigarette Smoking Cause Stress?” Andy C. Parrott, Ph.D., University of East London, American Psychologist, Vol. 54, No. 10. Oct. 1999. [accessed 2017 July 7].

Some evidence shows Vaping can make asthma attacks worse.

SOURCE: http://nationalacademies.org/ecighealtheffects [accessed 2020 May 9].

Some evidence shows Vaping can make asthma attacks worse.

SOURCE: http://nationalacademies.org/ecighealtheffects [accessed 2020 May 9].

Smoking affects your physical performance.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2012. [accessed 2017 July 7].

Smoking affects your physical performance.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2012. [accessed 2017 July 7].

What are the long-lasting effects of exposing your brain to nicotine?

SOURCE: https://e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/getthefacts.html

16 million
Americans are currently living with tobacco-related diseases.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2014 [accessed 2014 Apr 24].

16 million
Americans are currently living with tobacco-related diseases.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2014 [accessed 2014 Apr 24].

Cigarettes can cause at least 12 types of cancers.

SOURCE: Henley SJ, Thomas CC, Sharapova SR, et al. Vital Signs: Disparities in Tobacco-Related Cancer Incidence and Mortality — United States, 2004–2013. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65:1212–1218. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6544a3

Cigarettes can cause at least 12 types of cancers.

SOURCE: Henley SJ, Thomas CC, Sharapova SR, et al. Vital Signs: Disparities in Tobacco-Related Cancer Incidence and Mortality — United States, 2004–2013. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65:1212–1218. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6544a3

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Cigarettes affect the planet too. 1.69 billion pounds of cigarettes are littered worldwide each year.

SOURCE: Novotny, Thomas E. et al. “Cigarettes Butts and the Case for an Environmental Policy on Hazardous Cigarette Waste.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 6.5 (2009): 1691–1705. PMC. [accessed 2017 July 7].

EVERY CIGARETTE YOU SMOKE REDUCES YOUR LIFE EXPECTANCY BY HOW LONG?

SOURCE: Shaw, Mary, Richard Mitchell, and Danny Dorling. "Time for a Smoke? One Cigarette Reduces Your Life by 11 Minutes." BMJ : British Medical Journal. British Medical Journal, 2000. Web. 30 June 2016.

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