2. There are several products in cigarettes that are
extremely harmful for the body. They are:
Tar (a substance that causes cancer)
Nicotine (Highly addictive and increases
cholesterol)
Carbon monoxide (reduces oxygen in the body
3. Cardiovascular disease
Cancer (of the lungs, mouth, bladder,
esophagus, kidneys, pancreas, cervix)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
(COPD) such as emphysema and chronic
bronchitis
4. The five largest cigarette makers spend over
$35 million every day on advertising
Tobacco companies are not largely regulated
by the FDA
74.6% of advertising expenditures are spent
paying cigarette retailers to discount cigarettes
Tobacco companies deduct the cost of
advertising and promotions from their taxes,
which saves them $1 billion each year
5. Cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals
There are about 600 ingredients included in
American cigarettes
Surprising ingredients in cigarettes? Fungicides
and pesticides, Cadmium ( linked to lung and
prostate cancer), Benzene (linked to Leukemia),
Formaldehyde (linked to lung cancer), and
Nickel
6. 20 minutes after last cigarette, blood pressure and
pulse decrease
48 hours, nerve endings begin regrowing, smell and
taste increase
2 weeks to 3 months – phlegm production decreases,
improvement in lung function
1 year – risk of heart disease and cancer reduce by half
5-15 years – risk of stroke returns to that of a non-
smoker
In 15 years, risk of tobacco related death reduces to
nearly zero
