| Here is a large list of reasons to quit
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| | over.
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| smoking. The earlier you quit, the less
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| | Statistics show that about 5,000 adults
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| of a risk you have of dying. I hope this
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| | die of lung cancer each year as a result
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| list will help to convince smokers to
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| | of second hand smoke. Second hand smoke
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| kick the habit as soon as possible.
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| | has been scientifically proven to cause
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| 1) If you smoke more than 25 cigarettes a
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| | nasal cancer, cervix cancer, breast
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| day, you are 25 times more likely to die
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| | cancer and even cancer of the bladder.
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| from cancer and heart disease.
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| | Second hand smoke is also responsible for
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| 2) Each cigarette takes about 11 minutes
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| | increasing everyones risk of heart
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| away from your life.
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| | disease.
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| 3) Fifty diseases are caused by smoking.
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| | It is a well known fact that second hand
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| Twenty of them are proven to be fatal.
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| | smoke is a major cause of children's
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| 4) Seven out of ten smokers express their
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| | illness. As children develop their lungs
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| willingness to give up.
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| | and increase breathing rates, their
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| 5) Nicotine stimulates the central
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| | environment could easily affect them in a
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| nervous system, andincreases your blood
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| | negative way. Their risk of negative
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| pressure..
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| | health effects from second hand smoking
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| 6)Smoking is the number one avoidable
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| | is at a higher risk than the average
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| cause of death in the United States.
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| | adult. Follow these tips to prevent
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| 7) If you continue smoking, there is a
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| | children from suffering the consequences
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| one in two chance you will die from it.
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| | of second hand smoke;
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| 8)Smoking related diseases cost the
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| | 1) If you must smoke, it is highly
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| United States health service over $1
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| | important to stay away from children
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| billion dollars yearly.
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| | while you do it.
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| 9) If you love facial wrinkles, then by
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| | 2) Do not ever smoke in your home. It is
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| all means, continue smoking.
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| | much better to smoke outside.
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| 10) You could have saved over $800 a
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| | 3) Do not ever smoke in your car when
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| month by quitting.
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| | your children are riding with you.
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| 11) Nicotine is considered to be an
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| | 4) Make sure that babysitters do not
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| insecticide used on plants to kill bugs.
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| | smoke inside or around the child.
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| 12) If you continue to smoke your lungs
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| | For teenagers under the age of 18, second
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| will shrink dramatically.
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| | hand smoke has been linked with
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| 13) Smoking from pipes is literally the
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| | pneumonia, lower respiratory infections,
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| same as smoking a cigarette.
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| | upper respiratory irritation, and
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| 14) Cigarettes contain tar which has been
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| | increased severity of asthma and
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| proven to form cancer.
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| | asthmatic symptoms. It has been
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| 15 As each year passes you will become
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| | associated with sudden infant death
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| more addicted and have extreme difficulty
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| | syndrome, middle ear infections, upper
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| quitting.
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| | respiratory tract infections also know as
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| 16) Children who are exposed to second
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| | colds and sore throats, cancer, and
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| hand smoking will likely develop
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| | leukemia. A study recently released in
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| pneumonia and asthma.
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| | Japan suggests that second hand smoke may
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| 17) The benefits will begin immediately
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| | affect childrens gums. 80% of the
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| when you quit.
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| | children exposed to second hand smoke,
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| 18) Stomach ulcers are formed by smoking.
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| | had developed a brownish and even black
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| 19) Even if you are 80 years old, you can
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| | pigmentation of their gums.
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| still benefit just by quitting.
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| | Just keep in mind that every time you
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| 20) Teenage smokers develop asthma and
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| | light a cigarette, you are affecting
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| lung cancer faster than an adult smoker.
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| | everyone around you, including loved
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| 21) Over 80% of smokers say they would
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| | ones.
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| not smoke if they started their lives
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