| tart --> | | | | smoking might kill them. |
| Both Wales and Ireland have forbidden smoking in | | | | So just how dangerous is smoking? Although we |
| public places, such as restaurants and pubs, reminding | | | | know about the risks, many people seem to believe |
| us again of the dangers of smoking to our own health | | | | that cancer is something which will happen to other |
| and the health of those around us. But will this new | | | | people. This is especially true amongst younger people, |
| move bring about a change in attitude? And more, | | | | but the problem is that the younger you start smoking, |
| importantly, will it bring about a change in behaviour? | | | | the less likely you are to give up later. As a result, you |
| Despite the fact that we have known for years that | | | | could be condemning yourself to a long and protracted |
| smoking is the main cause of lung cancer and many | | | | terminal illness and you could knock as much as |
| other diseases, the number of people who die from | | | | twenty years off your life. |
| smoking related illnesses is huge - you might be | | | | The reality is that cigarettes, as well as being addictive |
| surprised to realize that as many as half a million | | | | and expensive, contain thousands of toxic chemicals |
| people die due to diseases directly related to smoking | | | | and cause horrific illnesses, including several types of |
| each year. And that's in the US alone. And smoking is | | | | cancer, emphysema, stroke and heart disease. With |
| on the increase amongst young people, partly as a | | | | so many dangers smoking doesn't sound quite as cool |
| result of peer pressure, the idea that it's cool and of | | | | as it once did. |
| course, the fact that kids just don't imagine that | | | | |