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Dangers of smoking
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The following are well known facts:
- Every time you smoke a cigarette, you are inhaling poisons.
- Cigarettes smoke contains more than 4,000 chemicals -- and more than 40 of those chemicals are carcinogenic (cancer causing)
toxic substances!
- Approximately half of all long-term smokers will die early from tobacco
related illness.
- Every cigarette smoked cuts around five minutes of life on average.
- Smoking is the single largest preventable c ause of disease and premature death. It is a prime factor in heart disease, stroke and chronic lung disease. It can c ause cancer of the lungs, larynx, oesophagus, mouth, and bladder, and contributes to cancer of the cervix, pancreas, and kidneys.
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Main poisons cigarettes contain:
- Ammonia - used in floor cleaner
- Arsenic - used in rat poison
- Butane - substance of lighter fluid
- Cadmium - used in batteries
- Carbon Monoxide - car exhaust
- Formaldehyde - used to preserve body tissue
- Hydrogen Cyanide - poison used in gas chambers
- Methane - used in rocket fuel
- Nicotine - used in rat poison
Most smokers think, "I'll quit tomorrow.” Unfortunately tomorrow
never comes for many people or if it does it is already too late.
Studies show that smoking cuts the average persons life short by 7-8 years!
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Tobacco effects:
Smoking is a slow and for many a painful way to die.
- Emphysema slowly rots your lungs leading to constant bronchitis and difficulty with breathing.
- Lung cancer is c aused by the tar and poisons found in tobacco smoke. Nine out of ten lung cancers are caused by smoking. Most people who get lung cancer die. Lung cancer is a very unpleasant way to die.
- Heart disease and strokes are much more common among smokers than non-smokers.
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Overview of health problems include:
- Reduced sense of smell
- Reduced sense of taste
- Staining of teeth
- Plaque on teeth
- Gum disease
- Increased cavities
- Ashtray breath
- Ugly staining of fingers
- Premature aging and increased wrinkles
- Anxiety about health problems caused by smoking
- Eyes sting and water more
- Blindness and cataracts
- Itchy eyes
- Cancers of the lips
- Cancer of the mouth
- Cancer of the throat
- Cancer of the larynx
- Lung cancer
- Cancer of the esophageus
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- Liver cancer
- Stomach cancer
- Cancer of the pancreas
- Colon cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Bladder cancer
- Cancer of cervix
- Sore throat
- Cough and increased phlegm
- Shortness of breath
- Decreased lung capacity
- Reduced fitness
- Increased colds and flu
- Pneumonia
- Asthma
- Inflammation of airways
- Poor circulation
- Chronic bronchitis
- Emphysema
- Blocks and weakens arteries of the heart
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- Heart attack
- Strokes
- Raises blood pressure causing hypertension
- Stomach ulcers
- Increased osteoporosis risk
- Sperm deformity
- Reduced number of sperm
- Infertility in males
- Impotence, erectile dysfunction
- Increased period pains
- Early menop ause
- Infertility in females
- Leukemia
- Gangrene
- Weakened immune system
- Increased stress
- Dependence and addiction to a highly poisonous substance
- And finally death
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Children who are regularly exposed to cigarette smoke are more likely to get bronchitis and pneumonia in their first year of life. They are also at increased risk of suffering severe asthma attacks. Children whose parents smoke are more likely to become smokers.
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