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The Effects category focuses on tobacco-related effects on the human body. Sites appropriate for this category include consumer information, professional information, organizations, services, and personal experiences. The primary method of organizing this information is by the type of tobacco-related effect. The types of effects include, but are not limited to:

Cancer,
Effects on the respiratory system,
Effects on the cardiovascular system,
Effects on the brain and nervous system,
Effects on the mouth and throat, and
Effects on reproduction and pregnancy.

Some sites focus on all effects resulting from a specific type of exposure. These are organized under "By Source of Exposure" and include:

Cigarette smoking,
Cigar and pipe smoking,
Smokeless tobacco, and
Secondhand smoke.

Sites not listed in this category:

Topics focused on addiction are listed in Health: Addictions: Substance Abuse: Tobacco.
Topics focused on public policy issues are listed in Society: Issues: Health: Tobacco.

Categories

Brain and Nervous System
No sub-categories 10 Sites By Source of Exposure
Cigarette Smoking, Cigar and Pipe Smoking, ... 85 Sites Cancer
Breast, Lung, Mouth and Throat 12 Sites Cardiovascular System
Secondhand Smoke 25 Sites

Mouth and Throat
No sub-categories 3 Sites Reproduction and Pregnancy
No sub-categories 2 Sites Respiratory System
Personal Stories 4 Sites

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Cigarette Anyone? - Firsthand accounts of what it is like to live with the diseases caused by cigarettes. Premature Skin Wrinkling And Cigarette Smoking - Recent research on how tobacco products cause face wrinkles in young people. He Wanted You to Know - Article from the St. Petersburg Times, Florida. Bryan Curtis started smoking at 13, never thinking that 20 years later cigarettes would kill him and leave his wife and children alone. Half of all tobacco deaths are people aged 35 to 69; this is one person's story. Tobacco Facts - The facts on tobacco products and cancer of the larynx, lung, and mouth, emphysema, epidemology, and how to quit; information and graphic pictures from a Kentucky physician. BBC News: Grim toll of smoking - More than 122,000 British smokers will die prematurely in the year 2000 from a smoking-related disease; article explains. Tobacco BBS Health Information Page - Annotated collection of links on health effects of firsthand and secondhand smoking, spit tobacco, quitting. Fire Injuries, Disasters, and Costs from Cigarettes and Cigarette Lights fires - Scientific paper estimates the injuries, deaths, and costs from smoking-attributable files. Smoking Increases Anxiety - Smoking is supposed to calm the nerves, but researchers have found evidence that it might have the opposite effect. BBS News article on recent research. Worldwide Trends in Tobacco Consumption and Mortality - WHO report outlines effects of tobacco globally, identifies trends. The Whole Truth About Smoking - New research find that the tobacco industry does a good job in deceiving the public about the full health risks of smoking; a rundown of 6 myths about smoking and the facts. Mortality from Smoking in Developed Countries 1950-2000 - Latest edition of massive tome; content in PDF format. Cigarette Smoking-Attributable Morbidity --- United States, 2000 - Most reports focus on how many people are killed by tobacco products; this report estimates how much disease cigarettes cause: tobacco products give more than 8.6 million Americans serious diseases every year. Smoking Deaths Not Overstated, Re-Analysis Shows - Refuting claims by the tobacco industry that death estimates from smoking are inflated, the American Medical Association re-analyzes the data. Smoking Cessation Health Center - Discussion, graphics, and analysis of tobacco use, disease, and death. Smoking Caused Disability - Smoking not only shortens life, it increases number of years of disability. This research analysis estimates how much increased disability is caused by smoking. Diagnose-Me: Conditions: Cigarette Smoke Damage - Lists diseases caused by tobacco propducts, and provides a brief description of each.

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