If you think that smoking is not addictive, that cigarettes are a good way to control your weight, and that cigarettes really aren't such a bad habit, we've got news for you. Women have become addicted to cigarettes over the years, and the tobacco industry has become addicted to women. The industry has spent billions of dollars to get women hooked on one of the most destructive substances in existence. Cigarette smoking claims the lives of 430,000 Americans each year. Approximately 152,000 are women.
Smoking increases a woman's risk of heart disease, stroke, and many forms of cancer.
Smoking reduces fertility, increases the risk of pregnancy complications like premature birth and low birth weight, and leads to an earlier menopause. Know what you really need to know about cigarette smoking and the tobacco industry. Click on the links to the right to hear what Christy Turlington has to say and to view the video. Buy the video and access the U.S. Surgeon General's 2001 report on Women and Smoking here . Listen to her now .