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Some kids exposed to secondhand smoke have more body fat and slower learning skills.

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"Second-hand Smoke Increases Fatness, Hinders Cognition in Children." Medical Xpress. 28 Jan. 2016.

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Second-hand smoke is more harmful for the environment than driving some cars. The air pollution from cigarettes is 10 times more than diesel cars.

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Invernizzi, G. "Particulate Matter from Tobacco versus Diesel Car Exhaust: An Educational Perspective." Tobacco Control 13.3 (2004): 219-21.

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The DoD spends more than $1.6 billion each year on tobacco-related medical care, increased hospitalization, and lost days of work.

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Pentagon aims to curb tobacco use by military: memo; Reuters; April 26, 2016. Combating Tobacco Use in Military and Veteran Populations Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Smoking Cessation in Military and Veteran Populations; Editors: Stuart Bondurant and Roberta Wedge; Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2009

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Nicotine increases your heart rate, tenses your muscles, and decreases the oxygen to your brain, despite a reputation for 'relieving stress.'

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TeenVogue.com, Tobacco Companies Target People Struggling With Mental Health, Helaina Hovitz. Jan 27, 2017

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Studies show that people seeking treatment for nicotine dependence alongside substance abuse are more likely to be successful.

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Baca & Yahne, 2008; Prochaska et al., Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004.

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There is no level or amount of exposure to secondhand smoke that is “risk-free.”

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“Smokefree Policies Improve Health.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 Dec. 2016,

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Health Risks, Smoke-Free Places

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Even brief contact with secondhand smoke can cause harm.

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A Report of the Surgeon General: How Tobacco Smoke
Causes Disease: What It Means to You. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on
Smoking and Health, 2010.

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Health Risks, Smoke-Free Places

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Secondhand smoke contains 7,000 chemicals, many of which are toxic and can cause cancer.

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Guide to the 50th Anniversary Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health, July 2015.

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Of current smokers in the U.S., 1,273,000 have emphysema from smoking.

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"Cigarette Smoking Attributable Morbidity - United States, 2000." CDC. 04 Sept. 2003; 52(35) 842-844. Table.

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Fact Some kids exposed to secondhand smoke have more body fat and slower learning skills.

Fact Second-hand smoke is more harmful for the environment than driving some cars. The air pollution from cigarettes is 10 times more than diesel cars.

Fact The DoD spends more than $1.6 billion each year on tobacco-related medical care, increased hospitalization, and lost days of work.

Fact Nicotine increases your heart rate, tenses your muscles, and decreases the oxygen to your brain, despite a reputation for 'relieving stress.'

Fact Studies show that people seeking treatment for nicotine dependence alongside substance abuse are more likely to be successful.

Fact There is no level or amount of exposure to secondhand smoke that is “risk-free.”

Fact Even brief contact with secondhand smoke can cause harm.

Fact Secondhand smoke contains 7,000 chemicals, many of which are toxic and can cause cancer.

Fact Of current smokers in the U.S., 1,273,000 have emphysema from smoking.

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Some kids exposed to secondhand smoke have more body fat and slower learning skills.

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Second-hand smoke is more harmful for the environment than driving some cars. The air pollution from cigarettes is 10 times more than diesel cars.

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The DoD spends more than $1.6 billion each year on tobacco-related medical care, increased hospitalization, and lost days of work.

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Nicotine increases your heart rate, tenses your muscles, and decreases the oxygen to your brain, despite a reputation for 'relieving stress.'

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Studies show that people seeking treatment for nicotine dependence alongside substance abuse are more likely to be successful.

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There is no level or amount of exposure to secondhand smoke that is “risk-free.”

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Even brief contact with secondhand smoke can cause harm.

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Secondhand smoke contains 7,000 chemicals, many of which are toxic and can cause cancer.

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Of current smokers in the U.S., 1,273,000 have emphysema from smoking.