He would, he says, never cheat on his wife. But each time he smokes a Camel Light, it feels like an infidelity. He promised to quit before they married. He stubbed out his cigarette, washed his face with scented soap and for two months he abstained. He said his wedding vows, toasted her with champagne and honeymooned at a resort, all without a cigarette. Back in … [Read more...] about The Secret Smoker
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Dangers of Secondhand Smoke Around Children
Myth: Children aren't affected by secondhand smoke. It's okay to smoke in the presence of your kids so long as you don't blow the smoke in their face and open a window. The same goes for smoking around your pregnant partner, or a pregnant friend. Have you ever heard this rationalization for smoking around expecting mothers, infants, and small children? If you have … [Read more...] about Dangers of Secondhand Smoke Around Children
What Does Smoking Cigarettes Have to Do With Radioactive Radon Gas?
Tobacco research has discovered thousands of risks from the tar and chemicals in cigarettes. Many people are not aware of just how many dangers there are from smoking tobacco, and this is one of those facts that is not widely known. For over 40 years, tobacco researchers and tobacco corporations have known that cigarettes contain radionuclides. The contamination is … [Read more...] about What Does Smoking Cigarettes Have to Do With Radioactive Radon Gas?
Smoking Cigarettes Effects on Lung Health
Every time you inhale smoke from a cigarette, you kill some of the alveoli, or the air sacks in your lungs. These air sacks are where the oxygen that you breathe in is transferred into your blood. The alveoli will not grow back. So if you destroy them, you permanently have destroyed part of your lungs. Smoking paralyzes the cilia that line your lungs. Cilia are … [Read more...] about Smoking Cigarettes Effects on Lung Health
Four Million People Die Each Year From Smoking – Equal to 27 747’s Crashing Every Day
"Four million people die from tobacco related diseases yearly. This is equivalent to twenty-seven 747 airplanes full of passengers crashing every day." "Every eight seconds someone in the world dies from a tobacco-related disease." "The number of tobacco related deaths are estimated to increase to 10 million in 2030; 7 million deaths will occur in developing countries, … [Read more...] about Four Million People Die Each Year From Smoking – Equal to 27 747’s Crashing Every Day
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