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  • In the U.S., about 50,000 people die each year from secondhand smoke-related diseases.
  • Cigarette smoke contains about 4800 chemicals.
  • 2-Naphthylamine, 4-Aminobiphenyl, Benzene, Vinyl Chloride, Ethylene Oxide, Arsenic, Beryllium, Nickel, Chromium (only hexavalent), Cadmium, and Polonium-210 are human carcinogens (or cancer causing agents) found in tobacco smoke.
  • Cigarette smoking is the number one cause of preventable death in the U.S.
  • In the U.S., tobacco kills more Americans than AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, murders, suicides, drugs, and fires combined.

 

from thetruth.com/facts/

 

Join with us in the fight against addiction and Big Tobacco Companies.

Visit respirautah.wordpress.com for more information.

The RESPIRAUTAH network promotes the Spanish Utah Tobacco Quit line, tobacco prevention and cessation, and works to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke.  RESPIRAUTAH addresses tobacco related health disparities among Hispanics living in Utah.  We bring together community based organizations, advocates,  public health experts, and invested community members to promote tobacco prevention and cessation, and reduce exposure to secondhand smoke through education and outreach.


 

The TRUTH: A campaign promoting anti-tobacco messages.  Check them out at:
thetruth.com 

Other Current Partners:

Utah County Health Dept.

Utah Valley University Outreach

Utah Pediatricians Against Secondhand Smoke (PASS)  

American Heart Association

Bear River Health Dept.

United Way of Utah County

Weber Morgan Health Dept.

 

 

If you would like to quit, or help a friend quit, call the Utah Tobacco Quit Line completely FREE at:

English: 1.888.567.TRUTH (8788)

Español:  1.877.629.1585

 

 

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