TOBACCO COMPANY

It is important to Cherokee Tobacco to educate consumers on the dangers associated with smoking. Many of the compounds found in cigarettes are known to have adverse health effects. Long term smoking may lead to lung cancer, heart disease, stroke, emphysema and other serious diseases. Smokers are far more likely to develop diseases such as lung cancer than those who do not smoke.

 

Women should not smoke during pregnancy as cigarettes may result in fetal injury, premature birth and low birth weight. Women who quit smoking before or during pregnancy reduce the risk of adverse reproductive outcomes.

 

Extensive studies and scientific evidence suggest cigarette smoking can be highly addictive. Please be aware it can be very difficult to quit smoking once you start. There are no safe cigarettes.

 

Here are some resources for health information:

 

www.fda.gov

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www.tobacco.org

 

www.quitnet.com