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Cigarette smoke contains approximately 4000 chemical compounds, 200 known poisons, and 60 carcinogens. Heart disease is the number one cause of death among smokers. Lung cancer and emphysema follow close behind. It is a well-established fact that smoking kills over 440,000 people each year in the US alone.
