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"Smoking and Tobacco Control." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine. 19 Nov. 2001: 179.

http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/tcrb/monographs/13/m13_complete.pdf

"13th Report on Carcinogens (RoC): Acetaldehyde." National Toxicology Program, Department of Health and Human Services. 02 Oct. 2014. Web.

https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/content/profiles/acetaldehyde.pdf

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After they were banned in 2009, Big Tobacco intentionally manipulated flavored cigarettes so that they could market them as “little cigars.” Real creative, Big Tobacco.

Source: "Flavored Tobacco Products Attract Kids." Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, 20 April 2017.

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1,685,068 pounds of toxic chemicals were released by tobacco product manufacturing facilities in the US in 2012. There goes the neighborhood!

Source: "TRI 312229: Other Tobacco Product Manufacturing Facilities (NAICS 312229)." A Center for Effective Government. Washington, DC. 2011. Web.

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E-cigarettes have had some quality-control issues. Plus, most e-cigs contain addictive nicotine, and carcinogens have been found in some e-cig vapor. How about we get some more research and regulation up in here?

Source: Cobb, Nathan K., et al. "Novel Nicotine Delivery Systems and Public Health: The Rise of the “E-Cigarette"." American Journal of Public Health. 100(12). Dec. 2010: 2340–2342. Web.

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Nicotine is as addictive as heroin, cocaine and alcohol.

Source: "International Symposium on Nicotine: The Effects of Nicotine on Biological Systems II." Google Books. Ed. Clarke, P.B.S., et al., 1994. Web.

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Benzene is in tobacco smoke. Benzene causes cancer.

Source: "Smoking and Tobacco Control." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine. 19 Nov. 2001: 176.

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An estimated 1.69 BILLION pounds of butts wind up as toxic trash each year.

Source: "Cigarette Butts Are Toxic Waste." California Department of Public Health. 2015. Web.

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An ingredient in mothballs- naphthalene- is also found in cigarette smoke.

Source: "Smoking and Tobacco Control." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine. Oct. 2001.

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Even brief contact with secondhand smoke can cause harm.

Source: 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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In 2006, a former Russian spy was allegedly murdered using Polonium -210. This radioactive chemical is also found in cigarette smoke, a fact at least one tobacco company was aware of in 1964.

Source: Proctor, R.N. "Puffing on Polonium." The New York Times. 01 Dec. 2006. Web.

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Sodium hydroxide is a caustic compound found in hair removal products. It was found in cigarettes in 1994.

Source: "Medical Management Guidelines for Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH)." Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. 21 Oct. 2014. Web.

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Cinnamaldehyde is found in cigarettes. Cinnamaldehyde is also found in pet repellant.

Source: "PM USA Cigarette Tobacco & Flavor Ingredients." Altria. 1. Web.

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Geraniol is found in cigarettes. Geraniol is also found in pesticides.

Source: "PM USA Cigarette Tobacco & Flavor Ingredients." Altria. 2. Web.

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Acetaldehyde is in tobacco smoke. Acetaldehyde is a hazardous air pollutant.

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After they were banned in 2009, Big Tobacco intentionally manipulated flavored cigarettes so that they could market them as “little cigars.” Real creative, Big Tobacco.

1,685,068 pounds of toxic chemicals were released by tobacco product manufacturing facilities in the US in 2012. There goes the neighborhood!

E-cigarettes have had some quality-control issues. Plus, most e-cigs contain addictive nicotine, and carcinogens have been found in some e-cig vapor. How about we get some more research and regulation up in here?

Nicotine is as addictive as heroin, cocaine and alcohol.

Benzene is in tobacco smoke. Benzene causes cancer.

An estimated 1.69 BILLION pounds of butts wind up as toxic trash each year.

An ingredient in mothballs- naphthalene- is also found in cigarette smoke.

Even brief contact with secondhand smoke can cause harm.

In 2006, a former Russian spy was allegedly murdered using Polonium -210. This radioactive chemical is also found in cigarette smoke, a fact at least one tobacco company was aware of in 1964.

Sodium hydroxide is a caustic compound found in hair removal products. It was found in cigarettes in 1994.

Cinnamaldehyde is found in cigarettes. Cinnamaldehyde is also found in pet repellant.

Geraniol is found in cigarettes. Geraniol is also found in pesticides.

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Acetaldehyde is in tobacco smoke. Acetaldehyde is a hazardous air pollutant.

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After they were banned in 2009, Big Tobacco intentionally manipulated flavored cigarettes so that they could market them as “little cigars.” Real creative, Big Tobacco.

1,685,068 pounds of toxic chemicals were released by tobacco product manufacturing facilities in the US in 2012. There goes the neighborhood!

E-cigarettes have had some quality-control issues. Plus, most e-cigs contain addictive nicotine, and carcinogens have been found in some e-cig vapor. How about we get some more research and regulation up in here?

Nicotine is as addictive as heroin, cocaine and alcohol.

Benzene is in tobacco smoke. Benzene causes cancer.

An estimated 1.69 BILLION pounds of butts wind up as toxic trash each year.

An ingredient in mothballs- naphthalene- is also found in cigarette smoke.

Even brief contact with secondhand smoke can cause harm.

In 2006, a former Russian spy was allegedly murdered using Polonium -210. This radioactive chemical is also found in cigarette smoke, a fact at least one tobacco company was aware of in 1964.

Sodium hydroxide is a caustic compound found in hair removal products. It was found in cigarettes in 1994.

Cinnamaldehyde is found in cigarettes. Cinnamaldehyde is also found in pet repellant.

Geraniol is found in cigarettes. Geraniol is also found in pesticides.

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