Tuesday, March 17, 2009

5 facts on smoking

Every time you smoke you inhale more than 4000 chemicals and at least 400 toxic substances.

When you inhale, a cigarette burns at 700°C at the tip and around 60°C in the core. This heat breaks down the tobacco to produce various toxins.

Smoking is known to cause at least 14 different types of cancer.

Smokers are three times more likely to get cancer than non-smokers.

Over 40'000 die from smoking every year

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