| For many years, scientists have warned that smoking | | | | smoking. |
| tobacco is bad for your health. Yet people around the | | | | Most people who smoke have heard about the |
| world continue to smoke. | | | | harmful effects of cigarettes. Some of them decide to |
| Smoking tobacco is the leading cause of lung disease. | | | | smoke fewer cigarettes. However, most smokers find |
| Smoking also has been linked to heart disease, stroke | | | | that is difficult. |
| and many kinds of cancer. | | | | Other smokers believe that cigarettes with low tar |
| Smoking affects not only the smoker. Women who | | | | levels are safer. Tar is a substance produced when |
| smoke cigarettes during pregnancy are more likely to | | | | tobacco leaves are burned. It is known to cause |
| have babies with health problems. Pregnant women | | | | cancer. It found that people who smoke these |
| who smoke are at risk of having a baby who weighs | | | | cigarettes do not reduce their risk of getting |
| less than normal. Low birth weight babies have an | | | | smoking-related diseases. In fact, some people who |
| increased risk of early death and may suffer from a | | | | use low tar or low nicotine cigarettes often smoke |
| number of health disorders. | | | | more. |
| Experts say tobacco smoke also affects the health of | | | | It is best to stop smoking completely. Even one |
| people who do not smoke. Smokers may harm the | | | | cigarette can make you a smoker again. In the first |
| health of family members and people at work when | | | | week or two without cigarettes, you probably will feel |
| they breathe out smoke from cigarettes. This is called" | | | | terrible. You may be angry all the time or you may feel |
| second-hand smoke." Tobacco smoke causes an | | | | sad. You may have a headache or your stomach |
| estimated three-thousand non-smoking Americans to | | | | may feel sick. Do not lose hope. If you stay away |
| die of lung cancer each year. Tobacco smoke also | | | | from tobacco, those feelings will go away in a few |
| causes lung infections in as many as | | | | weeks. Tell yourself that you will be happier as a |
| three-hundred-thousand American children each year. | | | | non-smoker. Tell yourself that nicotine should not |
| There is no safe way to smoke. It says smoking | | | | control your life. |
| begins to cause damage immediately. All cigarettes | | | | Move around as much as possible. Go for a quick |
| can damage the body. Smoking even a small number | | | | walk or a run at least two times a day. Walking or |
| of cigarettes is dangerous. | | | | running will make you breathe deeply. This will help |
| Nicotine is the major substance in cigarettes that gives | | | | clear the nicotine from your body. Also, when you |
| pleasure to smokers. Nicotine is a poison. Nicotine can | | | | have the urge to smoke, you could chew gum or eat |
| kill a person when taken in large amounts. It does this | | | | a piece of fruit or vegetable instead. |
| by stopping the muscles used for breathing. | | | | For a long time, you will continue to have periods when |
| The body grows to depend on nicotine. When a | | | | you really want a cigarette. Yet these times will come |
| former smoker smokes a cigarette, the nicotine | | | | less often. One day, you will recognize that you have |
| reaction may start again, forcing the person to keep | | | | won the struggle against smoking. |