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wat kinds of facts can u tell me to make me want to stop smoking? it not for me it for a school project that me and my friends have to do for health class. so watever facts u could give me that would b great. thanx

Answer 1

Here are some facts about smoking:

Half of all people who smoke will end up dying of a smoking-related problem. (National Institute on Aging)

Each day, over a thousand people in America die because of a smoke-related issue. (CDC)

Smokers die an average of 12 years younger than their nonsmoking neighbors. (NIA)

Each year in America, 100 billion dollars is spent treating people who are sick from a smoke-related problem. (WHO)

A spouse or roommate of a smoker is likely to develop problems from second-hand smoke, including stroke, lung cancer, and even breast cancer. (Vanderbilt University Study)

Small children who live with a smoker are more like to have asthma. (CDC)

70% of smokers suffer mental disorders caused by their addiction to nicotine. (National Institute of Alcohol Abuse)

Nocitine damages a smoker's home -- wallpaper, carpet, and curtains get discolored and have the smell of smoke.

The average price of a carton of cigarettes is 20-40 dollars. If you smoke a carton a week, that's about 100 dollars a month you're wasting.

According to a study by the Australian Medical Journal, smokers generally don't go on as many dates as nonsmokers. Smoking has been shown to stain your teeth, affect your complexion, and leave the smell of smoke on your breath.

And if that's not enough, consider this: some 80% of the nonsmoking world wants to ban smoking in public altogether, so in a few years smoking will be all but illegal anyway.
Cigarette smoking in public places causes pollution and poor air quality, which means people with asthma are made sick by their neighbors who smoke.

Smoking is not just a personal decision. It affects your neighbors, your spouse, your children, your pocketbook, your coworkers, and your customers.

Answer 2

How long does it take to get hooked? A September 2000 study showed that one quarter of 11 to 13 year olds who smoke as few as two or three cigarettes a day become addicted in just two weeks. And many of the rest got addicted shortly after that.

Once hooked, the average smoker is unable to stop for seventeen years! And every year, they will spend $1200 or more on tobacco products, to maintain their addiction.

What could you buy with the money you would save in two years? How about your first car! Over 10 years, you would save $12,000!
For most addicted smokers, the addition is about half-mental, half-physical. This varies with each individual.

The physical portion of the addiction is to nicotine. The psychological part of the addiction is to the relaxing, familiar sensation of handling the cigarette, watching its curling smoke, the deep and relaxing breathing associated with inhaling and exhaling, the taste, and so on.

When quitting, a smoker's conscious mind says, "I will stop smoking — no problem." But the unconscious mind has been conditioned that cigarettes give pleasure, and that's all it can focus on.

The addicted, unconscious mind says, 'Give me a cigarette — now!' It only recognizes what feels good, or what doesn't feel good. It demands a cigarette without regard to right or wrong, and rebels against the conscious mind's decision to not smoke.

During the process of quitting, however, a new habit of being a nonsmoker forms. The unconscious mind gradually gets used to not smoking, and the urges to smoke die away.

Once they get addicted, nearly all smokers try to stop a number of times. But most fail repeatedly at quitting, and many are never able to stop smoking.

Reality check: there is no product which works well. 85 out of every 100 quitters using the nicotine patch or gum go back to smoking within a year. Once you are hooked, there's just no easy way out.

For smokers who quit without being in a program, it's worse — 95 out of 100 of them fail, and return to the habit within a year.

The lesson is clear. With no program, statistically smokers have only a 5% chance of success. With a program, the average quitter's chances increase to 15%. So getting into a program increases your chances of quitting by three times.

The fact is, today almost four out of five people in the USA do not smoke. Think about this: nowadays, being a nonsmoker is the norm

In the US, smoking causes 1 of every 5 deaths. Cigarettes kill 1,200 Americans every day — a tragic death toll of 420,000 Americans each year.

Answer 3

You can get lung cancer. You can give others cancer by the used smoke. It is very costly. It can cause blemishes on your face. Smoking has killed many people. It can stain you fingers. the nicotine just isn't good for you. Hope this helps some.

Answer 4

How about the benefits of quitting?

20 minutes after giving up

Your blood pressure and your pulse rate return to normal.

What this means
Raised blood pressure and high pulse rate both put strain on your heart, increasing your risk of a heart attack. The minute you stop your risk is reduced.

8 hours after giving up

The carbon monoxide levels in your blood are halved.

What this means
Carbon monoxide from smoking can also produce distortions of time perception, psychomotor and visual impairment and negative effects on cognitive skill. Reducing the level of carbon monoxide in your blood will reduce these problems. Carbon monoxide reduces the uptake of oxygen from the lungs - the higher the levels of carbon monoxide, the lower the levels of oxygen.3 Oxygen is vital for the functioning of all energy systems in the body; so as soon as you cut carbon monoxide levels, you will experience enhanced energy levels.

24 hours after giving up

Carbon monoxide is eliminated from the body.

What this means
Look forward to better sports performance, with stronger endurance, lower levels of fatigue, improved recovery after exercise and a lower heart rate for each level of exercise.

48 hours after giving up

Nicotine is eliminated from the body.

What this means
As well as being highly addictive4, nicotine has a number of unpleasant side-effects on the body. It can act as an emetic (cause vomiting) and it can produce stomach upsets. It raises blood pressure, and increases the likelihood of hypothermia and seizures. Get rid of the nicotine and you will get rid of these symptoms.

2-21 weeks after giving up

Circulation improves.

What this means
Bad circulation causes numerous problems, ranging from persistently cold feet, slow skin healing, Raynaud's disease and 5 peripheral vascular disease (PVT) which can even lead to limb amputation. Giving up smoking will reduce your risk of most circulation problems.

After 1 year

Your risk of a heart attack falls to about half that of a smoker.

What this means
Each year, tobacco smoking accounts for around 26,000 deaths from coronary heart disease in the UK - approximately 17 percent of all heart disease deaths. The UK has one of the highest heart disease deaths in the world.6 Luckily, giving up will quickly start to reduce your risk.

After 10 years

Your risk of lung cancer falls to about half that of a smoker

What this means
In 1999, 22 percent of all cancer deaths were due to lung cancer, making it the most common form of cancer death. Over 80 percent of all lung cancer deaths are caused by smoking.7 Giving up is the most important thing you can do to reduce your risk.

After 15 years

Your risk of a heart attack is the same as someone who has never smoked.

What this means
A better chance of a long, healthy life!

Answer 5

Cigarettes burn holes in your clothes, apartment, and car. They make you smell bad. They make your teeth yellow. They make the whites of your eyes yellow. They cause lung cancer amongst many other cancers. They are expensive. They make your breath stink.

Answer 6

smoking causes lung, throat, mouth cancers. It also causes emphysema, yellowing of the teeth, bad odor, myocardial infarction(heart attack), poor blood circulation, death,etc..........

Answer 7

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