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Smoking is the biggest cause of preventable disease and premature death.
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Smoking? Smoking is the biggest cause of preventable disease and premature death .There are five times more people killied by smoking than by road accidents,suicide,murder,AIDS and illegal drugs put together.Smoking is a addictive drug this is because it contains Nicotine which is a powerful drug in tobacco which cause phyical and phychological addiction in smoking.Nicotine is so powerful that it increses the heart rate and the blood pressure. Cigarette's also contain a chemical called tar which is black and sticky and contains cancer- causing chemicals these are called carainogens.Tar is very danugous chemical this is because it clogs up the lungs and the chemicals are graduallt absorbed,causing irritation and damage. Another chemical that Cigarette's contain are Carbon Monoxide.This is a very deadly gas this is becauseit stops your blood from doing it's jobwhich is to carry oxygen to the brain and muscles. If you smoke for a short period of time then you have...
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