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21 Reasons to Quit Smoking

Topic: Addiction and RecoveryFeaturing Donald Mckenzie JrPublished September 8, 2007

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Here is a large list of reasons to quit smoking. The earlier you quit, the less of a risk you have of dying. I hope this list will help to convince smokers to kick the habit as soon as possible.nn1) If you smoke more than 25 cigarettes a day, you are 25 times more likely to die from cancer and heart disease.nn2) Each cigarette takes about 11 minutes away from your life. nn3) Fifty diseases are caused by smoking. Twenty of them are proven to be fatal. nn4) Seven out of ten smokers express their willingness to give up. nn5) Nicotine stimulates the central nervous system, and nincreases your blood pressure.. nn6)Smoking is the number one avoidable cause of death in the United States.nn7) If you continue smoking, there is a one in two chance you will die from it. nn8)Smoking related diseases cost the United States health service over $1 billion dollars yearly. nn9) If you love facial wrinkles, then by all means, continue smoking. nn10) You could have saved over $800 a month by quitting. nn11) Nicotine is considered to be an insecticide used on plants to kill bugs. nn12) If you continue to smoke your lungs will shrink dramatically.nn13) Smoking from pipes is literally the same as smoking a cigarette. nn14) Cigarettes contain tar which has been proven to form cancer. nn15 As each year passes you will become more addicted and have extreme difficulty quitting. nn16) Children who are exposed to second hand smoking will likely develop pneumonia and asthma. nn17) The benefits will begin immediately when you quit. nn18) Stomach ulcers are formed by smoking. nn19) Even if you are 80 years old, you can still benefit just by quitting. nn20) Teenage smokers develop asthma and lung cancer faster than an adult smoker.nn21) Over 80% of smokers say they would not smoke if they started their lives over.

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