Nicotine abuse is nicotine abuse. There is always the chance of addiction and the chances of smoking 6 cigarettes a day would be astonishing. There are many studies that place nicotine abuse in a Schedule 1 drug class along with Heroine and Crack Cocaine due to it's addictive nature. You can find the full study here http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/06/030602023446.htm.
Most people that you speak to that are smokers say that they wish they never started smoking or want to quit. This should tell you something. Being a smoker myself, it is a real hassle to leave the house everyday knowing that you need so many cigarettes and again a lighter to make sure you have everything you need for the day.
See these statistics from the Food and Drug Administration.
Two-thirds of adults who smoke say they wish they could quit.
Seventeen million try to quit each year, but fewer than one out of ten succeed. For every smoker who quits, nine try and fail.
Three out of four adult smokers say that they are addicted. By some estimates, as many as 74 to 90 percent are addicted.
Eight out of ten smokers say they wish they had never started smoking.
I did find a study from Forces.org that indicates that passive smoking does not cause cancer, you can find that website here http://www.forces.org/articles/files/passive1.htm.
If you want another website that will really have your stomach crawling, check out the toxic substances that can be found in cigarette smoking and this may deter anyone that thinks that smoking a little cannot cause toxic exposures http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblActivities&id=23. Haz map is a great place to visit to obtain information on toxic exposures to any household items as well as cigarette smoking.
Any exposure to the things that are found on the Haz Map list can cause cancers: however, ammonia is a leading cause of lung cancer, COPD, emphysema and bronchitis. I work in the industry of toxic exposures and health effects thereof and I assure you, I see it daily. Ammonia is one of the main ingredients in cigarettes and exposure means risk.
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Nicotine abuse is nicotine abuse. There is always the chance of addiction and the chances of smoking 6 cigarettes a day would be astonishing. There are many studies that place nicotine abuse in a Schedule 1 drug class along with Heroine and Crack Cocaine due to it's addictive nature. You can find the full study here http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/06/030602023446.htm.
Most people that you speak to that are smokers say that they wish they never started smoking or want to quit. This should tell you something. Being a smoker myself, it is a real hassle to leave the house everyday knowing that you need so many cigarettes and again a lighter to make sure you have everything you need for the day.
See these statistics from the Food and Drug Administration.
Two-thirds of adults who smoke say they wish they could quit.
Seventeen million try to quit each year, but fewer than one out of ten succeed. For every smoker who quits, nine try and fail.
Three out of four adult smokers say that they are addicted. By some estimates, as many as 74 to 90 percent are addicted.
Eight out of ten smokers say they wish they had never started smoking.
I did find a study from Forces.org that indicates that passive smoking does not cause cancer, you can find that website here http://www.forces.org/articles/files/passive1.htm.
If you want another website that will really have your stomach crawling, check out the toxic substances that can be found in cigarette smoking and this may deter anyone that thinks that smoking a little cannot cause toxic exposures http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblActivities&id=23. Haz map is a great place to visit to obtain information on toxic exposures to any household items as well as cigarette smoking.
Any exposure to the things that are found on the Haz Map list can cause cancers: however, ammonia is a leading cause of lung cancer, COPD, emphysema and bronchitis. I work in the industry of toxic exposures and health effects thereof and I assure you, I see it daily. Ammonia is one of the main ingredients in cigarettes and exposure means risk.
I hope this helps with your question.
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