Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease and death in Canada, killing 46,000 Canadians each year, including about 30% of all cancer deaths
These include: Tar - a mixture of dangerous chemicals Arsenic - used in wood preservatives/ rat poison Benzene - an industrial solvent, refined from crude oil Cadmium - used in batteries Ethanol - used in anti-freeze Formaldehyde - used in mortuaries to embalm dead bodies Polonium-210 - a highly radioactive element Chromium - used to manufacture dye, paints and alloys Acrolein - formerly used as a chemical weapon Hydrogen cyanide - used as an industrial pesticide Carbon Monoxide - contained in exhaust fumes Ammonia - used to make fertilisers and explosives Smoking damages nearly every organ of the body
Smoking causes many poor health conditions, from a persistent smokers cough to asthma, heart disease and cancer
Is nicotine an addictive drug
Zuiga describes his approach to painting in relation to Mexican music as follows: Its important to use the Corrido as a strategy to construct a narrative in painting
Among students aged 12-15 , 10.5 % reported having ever smoked in their lifetime, while 6.5 % indicated they had smoked in the past year
