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Sunday, January 15, 2012

How To Quit Smoking?

Smoking is the biggest single cause of cancer in the world.
This leaflet explains the dangers of smoking and offers many good reasons to quit whatever you rage. It also shows where you can find help to stub out the habit once and for all. Long time smokers are at high risk of developing lung cancer and other cancers. This leaflet outlines the signs and symptoms to look out for.

Smoking causes cancer, heart disease and stroke.It also causes chronic lung diseases such as bronchitis (infection of the lungs) and emphysema (lasting damage to the lungs). Half of all regular smokers will die from their habit – half of these in middle age. The more you smoke and the longer you smoke, the greater your risk of disease.

Harms of smoking
There are about 4000 different chemicals in tobacco smoke and many of these are toxic, cause cancer or damage cells. The three main ingredients found in smoking they are.

nicotine – a fast-acting, addictive drug that makes smokers crave cigarettes

carbon monoxide – a poisonous gas that quickly enters the blood stream, lowering the oxygen supply and causing breathing problems

tar – a sticky black residue made up of thousands of chemicals. It stays in the smoker’s lungs and causes cancer.


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