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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Tobacco sales were booming at first, then people started to realize the effects on health, so there were government bans on the selling and use of tobacco.
"Highlights: Tobacco Timeline." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 09 Aug. 2000. Web. 16 Sept. 2014. -
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Cigarette smoking has many effects on the body, especially the cardiovascular system which may also have long term effects on the body. Ambrose, John A. "The Pathophysiology of Cigarette Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease." Content.onlinejacc.org. American College of Cardiology, May 2004. Web. 16 Sept. 2014. -
Environmental Health Perspectives
Ireland started the ban of smoking which caused a ripple effect to nationally spred the ban of smoking to help protect the health of citizens in the countries affected. Schmidt, Charles W. "The Ripple Effect." National Center for Biotechnology Information. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 26 Jan. 0006. Web. 16 Sept. 2014. -
It is obvious to most people that smoking causes various types of cancer, but what most people don't know about cigarettes is that they cause many other fatal diseases to the body: especially the lungs.
"Smoking Causes Emphysema." Quitnow -. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2014. -
WebMD
E-Cigarettes are a battery-powered tube that allows people to have the same effect as smoking without the harmful effects of cigarettes, but researchers say they have not been on the market long enough to prove they are less harmful.
Watson, Stephanie. "E-Cigarettes: What the Research Shows." WebMD. WebMD, n.d. -
Science Daily
Researchers have found that some electronic cigarettes include toxins that may be more harmful to the body than regular cigarettes. RTI International. "Electronic cigarettes may cause, worsen respiratory diseases, among youth." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 29 April 2014.