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Harms include: -25% increased risk of any fracture and a 40% increase in the risk of hip fractures among men -healing after injury -Increased risk of back and neck pain, leading to a 79% increase in chronic back pain and a 114% increase in disabling lower back pain -Significant cause of rheumatoid arthritis and can reduce the impact of treatment Brain Current smokers are 53% more likely to develop cognitive impairment than non-smokers and 59% more likely to develop Alzheimers disease Teeth Smoking increases the likelihood of tooth loss and decay Eyes Smoking damages sight by increasing the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by 78%-358% and increasing the risk of age-related cataracts With New Years resolutions approaching and two thirds of smokers saying they want to quit, new adverts are being used to graphically illustrate the degeneration that smoking causes

Another campaign slogan is Kill your butts, not your neighbours. Campaign posters will be posted in bars, apartment buildings and at TTC stops throughout Parkdale to get the message out

Tobacco companies also continue to provide funding for public-policy think tanks, such as the IMANI Center for Policy & Education in Ghana, which has publicly opposed tobacco control and even the link between smoking and lung cancer 48