Cigarette packet. View of a packet of cigarettes seen through a haze of smoke. Tar in the tobacco smoke will, over a period of time, stain the skin of

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Cigarette packet. View of a packet of cigarettes seen through a haze of smoke. Tar in the tobacco smoke will, over a period of time, stain the skin of a smoker's hand. It produces chronic irritation of the respiratory system and causes lung cancer. Tobacco smoking has also been linked with a greater risk of chronic bronchitis and coronary heart disease.

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