There are over 4800 chemicals in a cigarette. 69 of these chemicals have the ability to trigger cancer. Only smoking cessation can make the situation better. Smoking lowers bone density making the bones more brittle and weaker. It can also impair bone healing after a fracture. Taking deeper and more frequent puffs of tobacco smoke increases the amount of nicotine the body absorbs. Tobacco kills one person every six seconds. Smoking lowers immunity and causes body inflammation. India has 12 crore tobacco users. This includes smokers and tobacco chewers. Cigarette smoking is fatal for both men and women. Every 1 out of 10 Indian uses tobacco. Among the 7,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, at least 250 have evidence of being harmful. These include hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, and ammonia. If one is exposed to secondhand smoke, it irritates the airways and has immediate harmful effects on their heart and blood vessels. It increases your vulnerability to heart disease by around 25 to 30%...