Smoking is declining in many countries, but the Cancer Society of Finland has a terrifying vision of the future for people who still light up. Within a few years, the organization claims, smokers will resemble fat, sexless, acne-covered zombies. Okay, perhaps not quite. But a new site launched by the nonprofit group offers an interactive look at the impact of smoking on nearly every part of the body.
The site covers tobacco’s effects on everything from stress to sex, allowing users to move a slider to see the smoker’s transformation. Here, for example, is the face: “The smoker’s skin looks unhealthy, because the chemicals in cigarette smoke makes the skin’s elastic fibers snap more easily.” The “weight gain”: “The smoker is often obese. She specifically invites abdominal obesity.” And there’s a male smoker, as well:
