Smoking causes a five time increase in the risk of dying from chronic bronchitis and emphysema, and a two time increase in deaths from diseases of the heart and coronary arteries. Smoking also increases the risk of stroke by 40-50% in men and 60% in women. Researchers have also proven that mothers who smoke while pregnant or before they got pregnant usually give birth to babies with birth defects, who are premature or are underweight. This is probably because of a decrease in blood flow to the placenta.

· Effects Of Caffeine: Once the body is free of nicotine, it absorbs about twice as much caffeine. It is best to avoid increasing coffee, tea and cola intake.

Tobacco companies claim that the advertising is only for the adult smokers, however these ads also reach children. Eighty six percent of underage smokers prefer one of the more advertised brands such as Marlboro, Newport or Camel. Adults who buy a variety of brands including unadvertised discount brands are much less likely to have children that smoke these 3 brands. Ninety-eight percent of teens surveyed by “USA Today” reported that they are familiar with the Joe Camel cartoon character. One of the advertising campaigns that is most seen and is blatantly aimed at young people is the Joe Camel campaign. After RJ Reynolds introduced this ad, Camel’s market share among underage smokers jumped from 3 percent to 13.3 percent in three years. One of the most effective and one of the easiest ways tobacco companies reach kids is by giving things away, such as T-shirts, posters, baseball caps and other “trinkets and trash” as it is referred to in the business.

Approximately 22 million adult women and at least 1.5 million adolescent girls smoke cigarettes. The use of tobacco in this population has been shown to increase the risk of cancer, heart and respiratory disease, and reproductive disorders. More than 140,000 women die each year from smoking related diseases. *THE MOST PREVENTABLE CAUSE OF PREMATURE DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES*

Tobacco use in women increases the risk of:

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