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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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WARNING: Tobacco smoke causes fatal lung disease in nonsmokers.

Nonsmokers who are exposed to secondhand smoke are inhaling many of the same cancer-causing substances and poisons as smokers. Nonsmokers who are exposed to secondhand smoke increase their risk of developing lung cancer by 20–30 percent.

 

WARNING: Tobacco smoke causes fatal lung disease in nonsmokers. Image: Woman very upset, crying holding hand her face. Cessation Resource: 1-800-QUIT-NOW On a pack of cigarettes. Copyright: U.S. HHS

Warning as it would appear on a cigarette package.

Text: WARNING: Tobacco smoke causes fatal lung disease in nonsmokers. Image: Woman very upset, crying and holding hand to side of her face. Cessation Resource: 1-800-QUIT-NOW Copyright: U.S. HHS
 
Tobacco smoke causes fatal lung disease in nonsmokers. #8A

 

 

Text: WARNING: Tobacco smoke causes fatal lung disease in nonsmokers. Image: Woman very upset, crying and holding hand to side of her face. Cessation Resource: 1-800-QUIT-NOW Copyright: U.S. HHS
 

 Tobacco smoke causes fatal lung disease in nonsmokers. #8B

 

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