Smoking Facts

v Smoking leads to more deaths due to heart attacks than from any other disease.
v The risk of heart attacks rise with the intensity of smoking. This risk is particularly higher in case of the smokers below the age of 50. The death rate of such person due to heart attacks is ten times greater than those of non smokers of the same age.
v You are more prone to a heart attack if you are a smoker in addition to other risks.
v Cigarette smokers switching over to pipes or cigars do not reduce the risk of heart attack.
v Carbon monoxide and nicotine are the two toxic substances which reduce the oxygen supply and also enhance blood clotting.
v Filter cigarettes are no less dangerous than non filter cigarettes.
v Passive smoking can be harmful to people with a known history of heart disease.Three million deaths occur due to smoking worldwide, annually