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Among other things, it causes cancer of the mouth, tongue, throat, esophagus and lungs. It has also been implicated in a variety of other ailments, including liver disorders. Finally, many of the ingredients are known to be poisonous.

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13y ago

Well , talking about harms to your respiratory system ;

Tar is carcinogen that increases the risk of lung cancer ( cells starts to divide out of control ) .

It lines the air passages , increasing mucus production and paralysing and damaging cilia , causing Bronchitis .

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it coats your lungs all over with sticky stuff

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12y ago

this sticky substance coats the inside of your lungs

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13y ago

paralyzes the cilia in the lungs also turns your teeth and nails yellow and also let you cough more

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Tar sticks to the cilia in the lungs. These cilia brush dirt and dust up from the lungs and protect them

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12y ago

it blackens the lungs and makes them not really healthy anymore. also it eventually fills your lungs with fluid.

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