There's no way around it. Smoking is bad for your health. Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body. Cigarette smoking causes 87 percent of lung cancer deaths. It is also responsible for many other cancers and health problems. These include lung disease, heart and blood vessel disease, stroke and cataracts. Women who smoke have a greater chance of certain pregnancy problems or having a baby die from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Your smoke is also bad for other people - they breathe in your smoke secondhand and can get many of the same problems as smokers do. Quitting smoking can reduce your risk of these problems. The earlier you quit, the greater the health benefit.
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Menthol May Boost Cigarettes' Addictive Properties: Study
TUESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- The mint flavoring in menthol cigarettes makes it easier for young people to start smoking and harder for smokers to quit, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. In a review of existing research, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that, although there's little evidence that menthol cigarettes are more or less dangerous than non-menthol cigarettes, findings suggest that "menthol use is likely associated with increased smoking initiation by youth and young adults." See More...
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