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In 1964, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry, MD, called for corrective action in light of a report on the relationship of smoking and health. The first U.S. public smoking ban was proposed in 1971.

As smokers, we don't think about the chemicals in cigarettes. We think about how cigarettes help us cope with the stress of daily life, how they calm us down when we're angry, help us relax at the end of a long day, comfort us when we're sad or lonely. Harmful chemicals in cigarettes? No, we don't think much about that. The truth of the matter is that smoking does the opposite of just about everything we give it credit for. When the chemicals in cigarettes are inhaled, they put our bodies into a state of physical stress by sending literally thousands of poisons, toxic metals and carcinogens coursing through our bloodstream with every puff we take. And those chemicals affect everything from blood pressure and pulse rate to the health of our organs and immune system. Harmful Chemicals in Cigarettes: Tar in Cigarettes Secondhand Smoke Facts How Smoking Harms Us: Head to Toe Image © Stockxpert The Chemicals in Cigarettes originally appeared on About.com Smoking Cessation on Sunday

ScienceDaily (Oct. 27, 2009) -- Even one cigarette has serious adverse effects on young adults, according to research presented by Dr. Stella Daskalopoulou at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Her study found that smoking one cigarette increases the stiffness of the arteries in 18 to 30 year olds by a whopping 25 per cent. Just One Cigarette Has Harmful effect on Arteries of Young Healthy Adults -- ScienceDaily Related: Smoking Facts for Teens and Parents A Talk With Your Kids About Smoking -- a DVD Review Photo © Stockxpert Just One Cigarette Can Harm Arteries of Young Healthy Adults originally appeared on About.com Smoking Cessation on Sunday, November 1st, 2009 at 21:52:19.Permalink | Comment | Email this

Most of us think about the positive health effects we'll benefit from when we quit smoking. Better breathing; less risk of heart attack, stroke and cancer; improved circulation. The list of physical benefits is long, but there is an equally important list of psychological gains we'll enjoy as well...things like improved self-esteem and less tension in our lives. What Do You Like Best About Not Smoking? - Readers Respond Related: The Benefits at 3 Months Smoke-Free - From Marah Freedom from Nicotine Addiction - What it Means to Us Image: Stockxpert The Benefits! originally appeared on About.com Smoking Cessation on Sunday, November 1st, 2009 at 21:21:08.Permalink | Comment | Email this

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Lighted cigarettes are a thing of the past at Pirone Park in Ayer. It was a recent trip to the park that finally did it.

The nationwide smoking ban has triggered the biggest fall in smoking ever seen in England, a report says today.

Mason Tvert is executive director of SAFER. (Photo courtesy of Lori Nagle) Editor's note: This is the first installment of "Sunday Sitdown," a new, periodic feature where we sit down with newsmakers t...

The tournament, which has been sponsored by Swiss luxury brand Davidoff since 1994 and starts on Monday, is one of the last in the world to be sponsored by a tobacco company – and health campaigners...