Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Current Trends Reasons for Tobacco Use and Symptoms of Nicotine Withdrawal Among Adolescent and Young Adult Tobacco Users -- United States, 1993 , MMWR, 43(41);745-750, October 21, 1994 Public Domain Table of Contents (TOC) Article: Current Trends Reasons for Tobacco Use and Symptoms of Nicotine Withdrawal Among Adolescent and Young Adult Tobacco Users -- United States, 1993 Editorial Note Tables References Cigarettes and other forms of tobacco are addictive because of the presence of nicotine )
I do mean it [sorry]
The Philippines is a signatory to the FCTC of the World Health Organization (WHO), which requires the implementation of large, rotating health warnings on all tobacco product packaging and labeling. According to WHO standards, graphic health warnings should be placed on 50% or more but not less than 30% of both front and back display areas of a cigarette pack
Smoking cigarettes increases the risk of many types of cancer (especially lung cancer, but also colorectal cancer, head and neck cancers, including esophagus, kidney, liver, lower urinary tract, myeloid leukemia, pancreas, stomach, and possibly breast and skin cancer), as well as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
