Nicotine
By Brad Hicks
One of the worst killers in the U.S.
- Tobacco kills more than 430,000 Americans each year – more than alcohol, cocaine, heroin, homicide, suicide, car accidents, fire and AIDS combined!
Second hand smoke
- Smoking doesn't just kill smokers. In fact, about 50,000 non-smoking Americans die every year as a result of breathing other people’s cigarette smoke (second hand smoke).
Consequences for smoking
Throat damage
Lung Damage
Heart Damage
Damage soon leads to Death
The deadly side of smoking
- Cigarette smoke contains thousands of lethal chemicals such as arsenic, and others found in DDT, varnish, and insecticide.
- Smoking is the most preventable cause of cancer in the U.S.