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Cigarettes have several effects on the body:

1. Carbon monoxide bonds to hemoglobin in the red blood cells and prevents the maximum amount of oxygen from reaching vital organs

2. Cancer causing agents cause damage to important genes that control the growth the cells, causing them to grow too quickly (tumors)

3. Carcinogen benzo(a)pyrene binds to airways and major organs

4. Makes immune system less effectve

5. Mutates DNA

6. Promotes atherscloreosis

7. Leads to chronic lung injury

8. Lowers level of antioxidants

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