The innocuously tiny cigarette kills about 440,000 people in America each year. To make it more horrifying, it is said that one-fifth of all American deaths are due to smoking. Cigarette smoking can cause various kinds of cancers, emphysema, cardiovascular disorders, and finally death. In fact, 30% of all cancer deaths are directly associated with cigarette smoking. Cigarette smoking also increases chances of heart attacks. A person who has already had a heart attack may have the second one faster if smoking continues.

Analysts have found cigarette smoke to contain at least 4,000 chemicals. The major addictive chemical in cigarettes is nicotine, which is found in the leaves of the tobacco plant. Nicotine is known to be highly addictive and it creates a stimulating effect on the nervous system. However, it also increases the heartbeat, raises the blood pressure and reduces appetite. Nicotine can be as addictive as cocaine or heroin. Sixty milligrams of pure nicotine placed on a person