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- The National Survey on Drug Use and Health estimates that each day more than 4, 000 people under the age of 18 light up their first cigarette.
- 90% of all smokers began tobacco use before age 20.
- Tobacco addiction is the cause of 440,000 deaths in the United States each year, making it the leading preventable cause of death.
- 8.6 million Americans live with serious smoking-related illness.
- Of the 46 million current smokers, 70 percent say that they would like to quit.
- Without assistance, less than five percent are able to stop smoking.
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- Nicotine is a stimulant that speeds up the flow of chemical signals in the brain. It is highly addictive.
- Nicotine also acts on the heart, raising blood pressure and heart rate.
- Cigarettes contain over 4, 000 chemicals including 60 known to cause cancer.
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| Did you know.. smokers have.. |
- 2 times the risk of heart disease
- 6 times the risk of emphysema
- 10 times the risk of lung cancer
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| If you smoke you are more likely to get: |
- bladder cancer
- Cancer of the esophagus
- Cancer of the throat
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| Some benefits you will enjoy when you quit: |
- You will live longer AND healthier
- Your risks for cancer, stroke and heart disease will be greatly lowered
- Your sense of smell improves and food tastes better
- Wrinkling and skin aging will be reduced
- You will save a great deal of money
- You will be free from an addiction
- All of the people that are around you, especially children, will be healthier
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Remember that the urge to smoke is only temporary,
But the benefits from stopping are permanent!!!. |
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