Chapter 1
What happens inside the body
Chapter 2
The history of tobacco and marketing
Chapter 3
The hidden environmental and social toll
Chapter 4
The science of addiction and recovery
YOUR GOAL
Master of The true cost of smoking
Ch 3 · The hidden environmental and social toll
haloo43 Billions of discarded cigarette butts pollute global waterways and leach toxic chemicals into soil.
haloo43 Thirdhand smoke leaves a persistent layer of toxic chemicals on household surfaces for months.
BETA
haloo43 Swipe away toxic smoke clouds to discover how smoking pollutes our planet's ecosystems.
Fun Fact
Ocean plastic: Cigarette butts are the single most collected trash item during global beach cleanups every year.
Glossary
deforestation (noun)
The action of clearing a wide area of trees. Tobacco farming destroys roughly 600 million trees annually to cure crops and clear agricultural land.
The action of clearing a wide area of trees. Tobacco farming destroys roughly 600 million trees annually to cure crops and clear agricultural land.
Quiz
Approximately how many premature deaths are caused by secondhand smoke worldwide each year?
Quiz
What is the estimated annual global economic cost of smoking, including healthcare and lost productivity?
Quiz
Why is secondhand smoke particularly dangerous compared to directly inhaled smoke?