It hurts children. Some Inuit kids live in homes with as many as nine smokers. They are more likely to get ear infections, bronchitis and pneumonia. Infants in homes with smokers have higher rates of sudden infant death syndrome. It causes cancer.
Cancer is one of the top four causes of death in Nunavut.
Half of these cancer deaths are due to lung cancer. It kills you. Each cigarette you smoke shortens your life by an average of five minutes. Your breath will smell fresher. Your clothes and hair won't smell bad.