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Those who smoke find it pleasurable, up to a point. That, after all, is why so many do it. If there were no gain, the practice would rapidly die out. But a lot of meaning is stuffed into that innocent phrase Although the short term benefits of smoking cigarettes is real, impairment] is every bit [...]

Scare tactics are futile, the Surgeon General and the World Health Organization would say. Warnings on cigarette packs and the WHO study that says tobacco makes 5.4 million kills per year are no match to nicotine addiction. Cigarette smoke carries tar, which contains more than 1,000 chemicals, including more than 60 compounds that are known [...]