- Most adult smokers had
their first puff before they were 18.
- Many young people who say
they are 'just experimenting' end up addicted to
cigarettes.
- Tobacco is the only legal
product that, when used as intended, causes death.
- Nicotine is addictive in
ways similar to heroin, cocaine and alcohol.
- In the U.K., exposure to second-hand
smoke (passive
smoking) causes over 3,000 deaths annually from lung
cancer, heart disease and stroke combined.
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