Traditional Cigarette Smoking: The Known Catastrophe Cigarette smoke contains: Over 7,000 chemicals At least 70 known carcinogens Carbon monoxide Tar Oxidative free radicals Proven Harms: COPD, Lung cancer,Cardiovascular disease, Stroke, PVD, ILD Cigarette smoking remains one of the leading preventable causes of death globally
However, many youth and adults do not recognize that e-cigarette use and vaping are the same
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Nicotine is the addictive substance in cigarettes
In fact, 85% of African Americans smoke menthol cigarettes and one reason is because menthol in cigarettes is thought to make harmful chemicals more easily inhaled and absorbed into the body
Aarons passion for improving patients lives comes from his background in health care