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For smokers moving from full-flavour cigarettes and looking to reduce nicotine intake without giving up the Canadian Classics profile, Lights is the natural step down
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Potential risks for babies of smokers include: Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) [3] Apnea (breathing lapses) Long-term physical and intellectual deficits, especially if parents continue to smoke around them Being hospitalized more often in their first year of life Lowered immune system Respiratory diseases Ear infections Colic Tuberculosis Food allergies Asthma Short stature Obesity Problems in school, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Abnormal aggressive behavior as toddlers, and behavioral and psychological problems as young adults For girls, gestational diabetes if they become pregnant later in life Being smokers themselves The dangers of secondhand smoke during pregnancy Even if you don't light up yourself but your partner or others around you do your baby's body is going to pick up nearly as much contamination as it would if you did
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