 It’s
never too late to quit and there's never an easy time
to do it. Use this to help and see Quit
Smoking also.
Take
the quiz and see how you do. It’s a good place to start!
What’s
in Tobacco?
There are more than 4,000 chemicals found in cigaretes (250
are toxic poisons, 50 cause cancer) Some chemicals found
in tobacco include: Ammonia (found in toilet bowl cleaner);
Aresenic (ingredient in rat poison); Polonium 210
(nuclear waste); Carbon Monoxide (car exhaust); Acetone
(used in finger nail polish remover)
Nicotine remains in the body for 8 to 12 hours after a single
use of tobacco. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
Reasons
Not to Smoke (You know them)
Cancer Risk!!! - Lung cancer kills more women than breast
cancer every year in the U.S.
MONEY! It’s expensive (over $1000 a year for a pack
a day, an estimation, it can be more)
Bad breath -- others do smell it
Stained teeth and fingers
Cough/sore throat
Breathing problems
Fatigue
Wrinkles (more, sooner than people who don't smoke)
Arguments with parents, friends who want you to stop smoking.
Heart disease risk, including heart attack, no you’re
not too young.
Gum disease risk
It stinks up your clothes, hair, skin, car, pets, it goes
on and on...
Cigarette burns on your clothes or in the house, car,
wherever
Risk of second hand smoke to people around you
(and your
pets too)
Nonsmokers don’t like kissing smokers. There is nothing
sexy or cool about smoking.
Check out: Quit
Smoking for Good: Steps to Stopping By: Sherri Sheinfeld
Gorin, Ph.D.
Help from the Great American Smokeout, November 2002... Tips
for Quitting...
Smoking can even interfere with your SLEEP!
Find
out more...
Stress
Skills - for stress management help, and Stress
Management...
Smoking Marijuana?
Source:
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Some
Resources on The Web:
Nicotine
Anonymous
American
Lung Association
There’s
Help Here! You
Don’t Have to Do it Alone.
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