Some of the chemicals in tobacco smoke are Tar, Carbon Monoxide, Sulfuric Acid, Ammonia, Acetone, Lead, Arsenic, and Nicotine.

Tobacco smoke contains more than 4,000 identified chemical compounds, at least 43 of which are known to cause cancer.

Smoking causes cancer of the lungs, mouth, larynx, and esophagus.

Common side effects of smoking include coughing, shortness of breath, and increased susceptibility to cancer.

Long-term smoking can cause heart disease, stroke, emphysema, blindness, and impotence.

Smoking plays a key role in cancer of the bladder, pancreas, uterus, cervix, kidney and stomach.

Smoking during pregnancy is linked to lower birth weights and an increased risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

Smokers have more than twice the risk of a heart attack compared to non-smokers.

There are approximately 5 million deaths a year from tobacco world-wide.

Smoking kills more people in the U.S. than alcohol, AIDS, car crashes, illegal drugs, murders, and suicides combined.

Cigarette smoke will contribute to the deaths of more than 400,000 people in the USA this year.

Secondhand smoke kills between 38,000 and 67,500 Americans each year.

Teenage smokers suffer from shortness of breath almost three times more often than teens who don’t smoke.