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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cigarette smoking results in an estimated 443,000 premature deaths each year, and costs the economy $193 billion in health care expenses and lost time from work

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When cigarettes burn, they release toxic substances, including tar and nicotine, which can cling to surfaces and permeate through porous materials

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And when you turned it off, you'd sit there in the dark watching that tiny white dot in the centre of the screen slowly fade into nothing while the glass crackled with static electricity