| Statistics show that nearly half a million of Americans | | | | Smokers have to constantly chew gum and mints just |
| die every year due to the effects of smoking | | | | to mask the odor. Smoking can also lead to tooth |
| cigarettes. | | | | decay, stained teeth which looks terrible and gum |
| Smokers have a 2:1 risk of getting heart disease or | | | | disease. A smoker can realize long term tooth |
| heart attack and are 4 times more likely to get cardiac | | | | damage, even only having smoked for a short period |
| arrest. But smokers should realize that when they give | | | | of time. |
| up the smoking habit, it will rapidly reduce the risk of | | | | Another great reason to give up the smoking habit is |
| heart disease in the future. The main key is to stop as | | | | because it can also hurt those around you. |
| soon as possible so your body can start repairing itself. | | | | Secondhand smoking is a major growing problem |
| Over numerous years on being smoke free, your body | | | | among Americans. Many bars and restaurants now |
| repairs itself and the risk of heart disease diminishes to | | | | prohibit smoking due to community regulations aimed at |
| the same level of that of people who has never | | | | protecting non-smokers from secondhand smoke. |
| smoked before. | | | | Second hand smoking or ETS is a proven health |
| Did you know that there are over 700 different | | | | hazard by supplying twice the amount of nicotine and |
| chemicals found in cigarettes? Many are considered | | | | 5 times the amount of carbon monoxide. Shocking isn't |
| toxic and not allowed in the food we consume. When | | | | it? It is also a proven cause of cancer in people. The |
| a cigarette is lit, it reaches 2000 degrees which helps | | | | chance of developing cancer by living with a smoker is |
| to release over 1000 toxic chemical compounds such | | | | also 30% higher than living with a non-smoker. Up to |
| as carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide into your | | | | 6000 deaths per year are caused by second-hand |
| body. In addition to this, nicotine is released. Nicotine is a | | | | smoke. |
| natural product found in tobacco that hooks a smoker | | | | If you are pregnant and smoke, you are affecting both |
| in the long term and the main culprit that makes it so | | | | yourself and your unborn child. Smoking while pregnant |
| hard to give up the smoking habit. | | | | increases the chances of infant baby crib deaths. |
| When you give up the smoking habit, it will also help | | | | The number one way to give up the smoking habit is |
| you save money by eliminating the need to buy | | | | to never start in the first place, but sadly, for many |
| cigarettes every day. In addition there are also medical | | | | smokers out there this is no longer an option. The best |
| costs associated, whether present or in the future | | | | thing to do now it to concentrate on the goal of |
| which are associated with smoking. What about bad | | | | wanting to give up smoking. Luckily there are a few |
| breath? Smoking has a large impact on that as well. | | | | good programs out there for this purpose. |