Why is smoking bad?
Tar the roads, not your lungs By: Perla Colli-Naal
Health Issues
- contains over 4,000 chemicals
- causes cancer
- contains Nicotine which is one of the most addictive substances known to man
- there is no safe level of tobacco use
- smoke condenses and 70% of the tar deposits in the lungs
Statistics
- smokers 13 to 14 years earlier than nonsmokers
- 20% more people suffer with at least one serious illness
- 5 million tobacco related deaths per year
Ways to quit
- keep hand busy with pencils, string, stress ball etc
- chew gum, sunflower seeds, hard candy etc.
- nicotine patches, gum, lozenges