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In a file from 1978, Big Tobacco described cancer as "an essential ingredient of life." Wait, they're talking about cancer, right?

"A Public Relations Strategy for the Tobacco Advisory Council Appraisal & Proposals Prepared by Campbell-Johnson Ltd." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 20 Nov. 1978. Report.

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Ammonia is in tobacco smoke. It's also used to clean toilets.

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Benzene is in tobacco smoke. Benzene causes cancer.

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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. Bethesda, MD. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine. 19 Nov. 2001: 176.
Hoffman, Diertrich, Ilse Hoffman, and Karen El-Bayoumy. "The Less Harmful Cigarette: A Controversial Issue. A Tribute to Ernst L. Wynder." Chemical Research in Toxicology. The American Chemical Society. 14 (7). 28 June 2001: 5. Web.

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Those glowing amber charcoals used on hookahs? They release high levels of dangerous toxic agents like carbon monoxide, metals and cancer-causing chemicals.

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Cobb, Caroline, et al."Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking: An Emerging Health Crisis in the United States." American Journal of Health Behavior. 34(3). May-June 2010: 275–285. Web.

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Arsenic is in tobacco smoke.

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

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

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Cigarettes aren’t biodegradable — which means they don’t fully break down over time.

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"The Environment vs Cigarettes." Quit Smoking Community. 27 Nov. 2013.

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Most cigarette filters are made of plastic, not cotton (like your shirt)

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Fundamental Research Centre,Luke, JA. Degradability of Filter Materials and Plastics Packaging. 1991 September 20. British American Tobacco.

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4.5 trillion cigarette butts are littered worldwide each year. Yuck!

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Novotny TE, Zhao F. “Consumption and production waste: another externality of tobacco use.” Tobacco Control. 1999: 75-80.

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Fact In a file from 1978, Big Tobacco described cancer as "an essential ingredient of life." Wait, they're talking about cancer, right?

Fact Ammonia is in tobacco smoke. It's also used to clean toilets.

Fact Benzene is in tobacco smoke. Benzene causes cancer.

Fact Those glowing amber charcoals used on hookahs? They release high levels of dangerous toxic agents like carbon monoxide, metals and cancer-causing chemicals.

Fact Arsenic is in tobacco smoke.

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

Fact Cigarettes aren’t biodegradable — which means they don’t fully break down over time.

Fact Most cigarette filters are made of plastic, not cotton (like your shirt)

Fact 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are littered worldwide each year. Yuck!

Fact

In a file from 1978, Big Tobacco described cancer as "an essential ingredient of life." Wait, they're talking about cancer, right?

Fact

Ammonia is in tobacco smoke. It's also used to clean toilets.

Fact

Benzene is in tobacco smoke. Benzene causes cancer.

Fact

Those glowing amber charcoals used on hookahs? They release high levels of dangerous toxic agents like carbon monoxide, metals and cancer-causing chemicals.

Fact

Arsenic is in tobacco smoke.

Fact

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

Fact

Cigarettes aren’t biodegradable — which means they don’t fully break down over time.

Fact

Most cigarette filters are made of plastic, not cotton (like your shirt)

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4.5 trillion cigarette butts are littered worldwide each year. Yuck!