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Are Light Cigarettes Better for You?
The notion that light cigarettes are less toxic and threatening than other cigarettes is one of Big Tobacco's sneakiest marketing tricks. It simply isn't true. So-called “light” cigarettes still contain scores of chemicals that poison your respiratory and blood stream. Inhaling these substances in smoke still speeds highly-addictive nicotine to your neurons, and wreaks havoc on your longs, no matter what name appears on the cigarette carton.
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CHAPTER 1Quitting is Hard, But You Can Do It!Successful quitters have support, motivation, and a clear vision of life without cigarettes.VIEW VIDEO |
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CHAPTER 4 (currently viewing)Are Light Cigarettes Better for You?Don't kid yourself! Light cigarettes carry heavy risks.VIEW VIDEO |
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CHAPTER 8Smoking & Your LungsYour respiratory system takes a direct hit from smoke and its toxins.VIEW VIDEO |
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CHAPTER 14Why Quitting Is HardNicotine addiction and behavioral cues keep smokers smoking.VIEW VIDEO |
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CHAPTER 17Smoking is DeadlyWhen you quit smoking, you begin to take control of your health and life.VIEW VIDEO |
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theVisualMD Wishes to Thank our Scientific Collaborators:
- Jeremy Geffen, MD
- Neal Benowitz, MD
- Jodi Prochaska, PhD, MPH
Behavioral Psychologist University of California San Francisco - Barry Make, MD
Pulmonologist, National Jewish Health University of Colorado Denver - Candace Pert, PhD
Neuroscientist and author - Steven Schroeder, M.D., Director of the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center
University of California San Francisco - Michael D. Stein, M.D., Chief Medical Director at The Visual MD.com
Professor of Medicine and Community Health Brown University
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