30 Burning Reasons to Quit! - 4 minutes read
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Think of those who care and love you very much
2. Tobacco and tobacco smoke are cancer's best
friends. Close friends with respiratory problems
and heart diseases
3. Smoking increases the risk of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease, also called chronic obstructive
lung disease.
4. There is growing evidence that smoking can lead
to AMD (age-related macular degeneration), a
degenerative condition occurring at the
back of the eye resulting in blindness
5. There is an increased risk of developing
cataracts.
6. Smokers may develop complications in diverticular
disease.
7. Smoking can suppress the body's immune function.
Smoking contributes to chronic sinusitis.
9. Smoked or chewed tobacco worsens gum disease.
10. Tobacco can cause hemorrhoids to flare up.
11. Chain smokers (over 20 cigarettes a day) are 13
times more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis
12. Women who smoke during early pregnancy can
increase a child's risk of developing autism.
13. Cigarettes, like alcohol, coffee and fizzy drinks
are known to have an adverse effect on the
secretion of the female hormone estrogen. Estrogen
is linked to healthy bone strength.
14. Nicotine is just as addictive as cocaine or
heroin.
15. Cigars, like cigarettes contain nicotine. Cigar
smoking is not safer than cigarettes. Cigars are a
major source of secondhand smoke which contains
over 4000 chemicals where 200 are poisons and 63
cause cancer.
16. It is foolish to think that smoking without
inhaling is safe, that is because smoke still
enters the body through the mouth, nose and skin.
17. Why take all these health risks? What is there to
gain?
18. Smoking can cause skin to age faster.
19. Smoking increases stomach acidity which can
20. While you enjoy puffing, you are actually forcing
those around you to breathe in what is harmful.
21. Children exposed to secondhand smoke are more
prone to have chronic ear infections.
22. A team of researchers from The Cancer Center of
the University of Minnesota detected cancer-causing
compounds in the urine of babies who were in
constant exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
(ETS). This finding supports the concept that
persistent exposure to ETS can contribute to the
development of cancer later in life.
23. A study conducted by the British Institute of
Psychiatry found that smoking later in life may
lead to mental decline. Researchers found that
smokers were 4 times more likely to experience a
significant intellectual decline than non-smokers.
The test that was used to assess intellectual power
was similar to those used to screen for dementia
and Alzheimer's disease.
24. Your sense of smell will be better.
25. Costly. Why not save the cigarette money? Surely
there must be other better ways to spend it.
26. If now is not the time to quit then when do you
prefer?
27. Think of your well-being too.
28. Quiting smoking is a precious and meaningful gift
to give yourself and to the people you care about.
29. Set a good example for kids.
30. Forget about the number of times you have failed,
don't be discouraged. It is that one success that
counts.