More than 400,000 people die of
tobacco-related illnesses in
the U.S. every year -- more than from AIDS, car crashes,
alcohol, suicides, homicides, fire, and illegal drugs combined...(more)
Cigarettes contain over 4,000
chemicals including carbon
monoxide, formaldehyde, arsenic, lead, and hydrogen
cyanide (same gas used in the gas chamber). Almost four
dozen of these chemicals are known to cause cancer....(more)
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