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Commercial determinants of health, such as the marketing and lobbying tactics of the tobacco industry, significantly undermine cancer prevention and control efforts

Some of the chemicals found in tobacco smoke include: Ammonia Arsenic Benzene Carbon monoxide Formaldehyde Hydrogen cyanide Lead Nicotine Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) Radioactive elements, like polonium-210 Tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) Many of these dangerous chemicals can cause cancer

Over 80% of the worlds 1.3 billion tobacco users live in low- and middle-income countries

The bloodstream rapidly absorbs nicotines and quickly delivers messages to the brain so that nicotine levels peak within the first ten seconds of usage

Another downside of smoking is that its very expensive, as smoking a pack a day will cause you to fork over thousands of dollars per year