Smoking: Don't Let It Steer You Wrong: Facts for Teens
Information for teens about smoking from the American Academy of Family Physicians. Cigarettes contain disgusting things that you would never think about putting in your body. For example, cigarettes contain tar, carbon monoxide, chemicals like ... [... more]
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MedlinePlus Health Information from the National Library of Medicine Start here with 750 topics on conditions, diseases and wellness About your prescription and over-the-counter medicines, herbs and supplements A service for finding local ... [... more]
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Parents: Nicotine Is A Real Threat To Your Kids
Every year, teens continue to light up even though there is strong public awareness about the health hazards of smoking. When you're young, it's hard to think about the consequences of your actions. Kids don't project that smoking today can lead ... [... more]
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If Other People Smoke
If you have asthma, you probably know that smoking is risky because of how it affects the lungs. But did you know that secondhand smoke is also an asthma trigger? Read more about smoking and asthma here. You may have family photo albums full of ... [... more]
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Quitting Tobacco: Short-term and Long-term Health Benefits
The positive effects of quitting begin very soon after you stop using tobacco and continue long after you've quit. This fact sheet provides information about the positive effects of smoking cessation. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet ... [... more]
National Cancer Institute |
Images of Lungs
Below is a thumbnail of a healthy lung and two thumbnails of diseased lungs. To print the full-size images, just click on the image or the link next to it and use the print function of your browser. Healthy Lung(98 kb) Human Respiratory ... [... more]
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InfoFacts - Lessons from Prevention Research
The principles listed below are the result of long-term research studies on the origins of drug abuse behaviors and the common elements of effective prevention programs. These principles were developed to help prevention practitioners use the ... [... more]
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Information Sheets
Don't get trapped. Nicotine in cigarettes, cigars, and spit tobacco is addictive. Nicotine narrows your blood vessels and puts added strain on your heart. Smoking can wreck lungs and reduce oxygen available for muscles used during sports. Smokers ... [... more]
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Mind Over Matter - Nicotine
The Brain's Response to Nicotine How Does Nicotine Act in the Brain? Easy to Start, Hard to Quit America's Leading Preventable Killer Got A Match? The Search Continues Homework Help For centuries, people have chewed and smoked tobacco, which ... [... more]
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Home Page
Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health research. The ... [... more]
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On Exhibit at NLM
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. It collects materials in all major areas of the health sciences and to a lesser degree in such areas as chemistry, ... [... more]
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The Latest
News on current state tobacco laws and smoking policy, State Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues, everything you need to know about the state of tobacco control from the American Lung Association.Since 1904, the ALA has been working to ensure ... [... more]
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