Smoking Cigarettes Is Growing Increasingly Hazardous to Your Health

It is common knowledge that smoking is bad for your health, leading to problems such as lung cancer, COPD and heart disease. However, the extent of the danger is even worse than previously thought. In this article, Tobacco Companies Are Making Cigarettes Deadlier Than Ever, Justine Hofherr of Boston.com reports on recent findings published by the Surgeon General.

This report documents the many ways that cigarettes have changed over the past 60 years, growing more and more toxic to those who smoke them.  In response to these findings, health organizations such as the American Heart Association and the American Lung Association, are calling for increased oversight by the FDA. Learn more about what these groups are asking of the government as well as the increased hazards of cigarettes by reading the article.

This is information you may want to share with your patients that are currently smokers.