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International studies of millions of people by government, industry, universities,

and private research institutions have determined that smoking can cause:

1. Stained teeth, fingers, and hair

2. Increased frequency of colds, particularly chest colds and bronchitis

3. Asthma

4. Neuralgia

5. Gastrointestinal difficulties, constipation, diarrhea, and colitis

6. Headaches

7. Nausea

8. Convulsions

9. Leukoflakia (smoker's patch)

10. Insomnia

11. Heart murmur

12. Buerger's disease (inflammation of blood vessel linings)

13. Shortness of breath

14. Arthritis

15. Smoker's hack

16. Nervousness

17. Wrinkles and premature aging

18. Tension

19. Gastric, duodenal, and peptic ulcers

20. Lung cancer

21. Cancer of the lip, tongue, pharynx, larynx, and bladder

22.Emphysema

23.High blood pressure

24. Heart disease

25. Artherosclerosis & arteriosclerosis (thickening and loss of elasticity of the blood vessels with lessened blood flow)

26. Inflammation of the sinus passages

27. Tobacco angina (nicotine angina pectoris)

28. Pneumonia

29. Influenza

30. Pulmonary tuberculosis

31. Tobacco amblyopia

32. impared hearing

33. Decreased sexual activity

34. Mental depression

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