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•Cigarettes contain nicotine, a very addictive chemical.
•Cigarettes also contain more than 60 chemicals that are linked to causing cancer.
•Smoking can cause or make worse: high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, asthma, lung cancer and other cancers.
Second-hand Smoke

•Second-hand smoke (also called environmental tobacco smoke) is made of two parts- the smoke the smoker breathes out and the smoke from the burning end of the cigarette.
•Second-hand smoke brings all of the same dangerous chemicals to the non-smoker. Second-hand smoke can lead to ear infections, colds, lung cancer, increased asthma attacks, and SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) in non-smokers.
•Second-hand smoke is especially dangerous for young children and pregnant women (the developing baby breathes the dangerous second-hand smoke too)
Quitting Smoking

•The best thing you can do for your health and the health of your family is to quit smoking.
•On average, it takes a smoker 5-7 full attempts at quitting before they succeed.
•There are many resources available to help you quit smoking successfully.

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