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The Great American Smokeout starts on Thursday, November 15.
There are many good reasons to stop smoking:
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Health Benefits for You
Health Benefits for others
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Acetic Acid
(Corrosive to the respiratory tract) |
Hydrogen Cyanide
(Poison) |
Acetone
(Used in nail polish remover) |
Lead
(Toxic metal) |
Ammonia
(Used in floor and toilet cleaners) |
Mercury
(Highly toxic metal) |
Arsenic
(A poison) |
Methane
(Swam gas) |
Benzene
(A solvent in fuel production) |
Naphthalene
(Used in moth balls) |
Butane
(Used in cigarette lighters) |
Nicotine
(Insecticide and poison) |
Cadmium
(Highly poisonous metal found in batteries) |
Phenols
(Used in disinfectants) |
Carbon Monoxide
(Odorless gas that blocks oxygen in the blood) |
Polonium-210
(A radioactive isotope)
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DDT/Dieldron
(Insecticides) |
Stearic Acid
(Used in candle wax) |
Flumetralin/Trifluran
(Insecticides-endocrine system disrupters) |
Toluene
(Industrial solvent) |
Formaldehyde
(Used to preserve dead bodies) |
Urethane
(Found in glues & plastics) |
Hexamine
(Used in explosive compounds) |
Vinyl Chloride
(Used in PVC) |
These are all chemicals are found in cigarette smoke that are toxic and /or cancer causing.
There are more than 4,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke.
More than 60 of these are known or suspected to cause cancer.
The week before Thanksgiving, do yourself a favor and quit, COLD TURKEY!! |
