Cancer Sticks Kill
By: Julia Lanser and Victoria Shandel
Premature Aging
Cigarette Smoking Statistics:
- Smoking cigarettes causes more then 480,000 death each year in the U.S.
- Smoking causes more death then these combined:
- HIV
- Illegal drug use
- Alcohol use
- Motor Vehicle injuries
- Firearm-related incidents
- About 80% of all death from COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) are caused by smoking
WAYS TO QUIT!
- Nicotine gum
- Nicotine patch
- Nicotine nasal spray
- Nicotine inhaler
- Quit cold turkey
- Behavioral Therapy
- Medicine
- NEVER use nicotine replacement if you're still smoking