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80 per cent of smokers who have been identified and advised to stop smoking report that they want to stop smoking Ten years after quiting smoking, a person's risk of lung cancer and heart disease returns to that of a non-smoker. Every eight seconds, someone in the world dies due to tobacco. Tobacco kills more Americans than AIDS, drugs, homicides, fires, and auto accidents combined. Cigarettes are the number one cause of fire-related deaths. DON'T GET SUCKED IN TO THE BLACK HOLE OF CIGARETTES. IT ONLY GOES DOWN FROM THE FIRST PUFF.
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"QUIT TODAY! No if's, and's or butts."
Every cigarette smoked cuts at least five minutes of life on average, which is roughly the time it takes to smoke one cigarette. Nearly 70% of people who smoke say they wish they could quit. Smoking a pack of cigarettes each day costs about $1,500 per year -- enough money to buy a new computer or Xbox. One-third of all new smokers will eventually die from a smoking-related disease. Smoking hurts the people around you: More than 53,000 people die each year from secondhand smoke. Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of premature death, disease and disability.
Increases wrinkles, especially if you are a woman Can make your complexion red or orange Can produce pale or yellowish skin in places Causes puffiness Don't forget the stains that create those yellow fingers Brings about premature aging of your skin Causes gray hair Results in thinning hair, more pronounced in men but also seen in women Slows wound healing Increases your risk of squamous cell cancer.
