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How do cigarettes affect the body? - Krishna Sudhir

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Cigarettes aren’t good for us. That’s hardly news -- we’ve known about the dangers of smoking for decades. But how exactly do cigarettes harm us, and can our bodies recover if we stop? Krishna Sudhir details what happens when we smoke -- and when we quit.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Krishna Sudhir
Director
Franz Palomares
Narrator
Adrian Dannatt
Designer
Tara Sunil Thomas
Illustrator
Tara Sunil Thomas
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Associate Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott, Elizabeth Cox
Script Editor
Emma Bryce
Fact-Checker
Francisco Diez

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