| adly it is almost inevitable that the greater proportion of | | | | often trapped on upper floors of their homes until thy |
| smokers will suffer from a smoking related illness at | | | | are overcome by smoke and fumes. It is of course |
| some time in their lives, with almost half of them dieing | | | | well recognised that children and young people will |
| as a result of their habit a large number of them in their | | | | imitate the behaviour and habits of those around them. |
| middle age. A large proportion of these people | | | | Is it any wonder then if parents smoke it is statistically |
| affected will contract lung diseases such as bronchitis, | | | | fare more likely that their children will also take up the |
| emphysema and COPD alongside heart disease, | | | | habit? |
| hardening of the arteries with all these conditions | | | | Just in Britain 100's of youngsters take up smoking on |
| ultimately leading to a long and drawn out illness with a | | | | a daily basis in an effort to emulate their parents and |
| very poor prognosis, usually culminating ending in a | | | | over three quarters of people who smoke will testify |
| drawn out and tragic loss of life, depriving children of | | | | that they started to smoke when they were in their |
| their parents and grandchildren of grandparents. | | | | teens. When surveyed it seems that people who have |
| Public Health Warnings in Britain which are displayed | | | | successfully stopped smoking took around 6 tries |
| prominently on all tobacco products sold have recently | | | | before they could claim to have finally managed to quit. |
| started to include a warning of male impotency linked | | | | Although a few people (around 20 in 100) claim to |
| with the prolonged use of tobacco products. It has | | | | have quit smoking at the first try. The British non |
| been estimated that over 100,000 men under the age | | | | smoking charity ASH have published figures that |
| of 40 may have become impotent as a direct result of | | | | reflect that almost 25% of all adults in the UK are |
| smoking, with many claiming to be unaware of the | | | | people how once smoked but have now quit. So with |
| risks. When a person chooses to smoke it is not just | | | | so many people managing to stop smoking forever |
| himself that is put at these risks, but it is those around | | | | there is no reason why you , the reader can not join |
| him as well. Close to 20,000 babies and infants have | | | | their ranks and finally proclaim yourself to be an |
| been hospitalised suffering from the effects of passive | | | | "ex-smoker" at last. Question ex-smoker you know, |
| smoking over the past year in the UK alone. Scientists | | | | ask them how they managed to stop the habit, it |
| state that infants who are placed in areas of risk from | | | | doesn't have to be as difficult as you may imagine, and |
| passive smoke have a greater chance of suffering | | | | often it's just a question of finding the right method or |
| cerebral palsy, cleft palate, glue ear, tonsillitis, bronchitis, | | | | treatment that suits you personally. Once you've quit |
| throat and chest infections, and asthma and allergy | | | | you'll never look back! |
| symptoms. Close to 50% of all domestic house fires in | | | | If you try to stop smoking but fail the message is |
| the UK are found to be linked to cigarette smoking | | | | "Don't Give Up" just try another way and keep trying |
| with children often proven to be the worst casualties | | | | until you finally quit for good. |