Facts

•  Smoking is the most common method of consuming tobacco.
•  The active substances trigger chemical reactions in nerve endings which hightened heart rate, alertness, and reaction time.
• Foods taste much better to non-smokers. Many subtle flavors and aromas will be savored if your nasal and oral senses are freed of the effects of harsh chemicals, coal tars, and other combustion products.
• Smokers get into more auto accidents due to being less alert, having slower reflexes, and also due to fussing around while driving (lighting up, etc.). In Czechoslovakia it's illegal to smoke while driving. Accident-proneness has been related to smoking
• Dopamine and endorphins are released, which are often associated with pleasure.

•  As of 2000, smoking is practiced by approximately 1.2 billion people.
•  In most communities men are more likely to smoke than women, even though the gender gap is less pronounced in lower age groups.
• A non-smoker would have to put on an additional 150 pounds in order to increase his mortality rate to that of an average smoker.
•  Smoking kills 300x more people than crime
• Each day, about 3,450 young people between 12 and 17 years of age smoke their first cigarette.   

•  110,000 people are killed each year caused by cance disease brought on by smoking
•  There are 4,000 chemical compounds and 600 additives in 1 cigarette.
•  Additives such as cocoa, are used to dialate the airways allowing the smoke easier and deeper access to the lungs.
• Blood flow to the extremities is decreased (cold hands and feet).One puff lowers the temperature in the fingertips 1ºF to 3ºF in 3 minutes.
• Each day, about 2,200 adults 18 years of age or older begin smoking on a daily basis.
• Every minute 10 million cigarettes are sold