Follow your goals all the way to where you would like to be. . Come Join us or share your ideas. More than eight of every 10 cases of lung cancer are caused by smoking. There is no cure for lung cancer, and nine out of 10 lung cancer victims die within five years. Tobacco contains substances that increase your risk of developing cancer.
Tobacco contains a poison called nicotine.
This amount will not kill you, but will make your heart beat faster and can make your hands shake. Regular use of tobacco products leads to addiction. Most people would like to quit smoking and chewing, but cannot because they are addicted to nicotine. It is estimated that every cigarette a person smokes takes about 12 minutes off his or her life. Smoking increases your risk of getting many serious diseases including cancer, heart disease, emphysema, COPD and bronchitis.