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. Fires started by cigarettes cause 25,000 deaths each year in this country 8.
Smoking is dangerous for nonsmokers who breathe the smoke from smokers' cigarettes.
During the 12 minutes a cigarette burns, smoke from the cigarette fills the room with poisonous gases. These patches can turn into cancer. Even for a beginning smoker, cigarettes can cause harm, including lung problems, smoker's cough and the likelihood of addiction. Even if you smoke only one cigarette a day, it can be harmful. Smokeless tobacco increases the risks of mouth cancer and other diseases of the mouth like tooth decay and gum recession.