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Wanna Quit Smoking

 

SMOKE ...

  • Tobacco smoke contains over 4,000 chemical compounds, at least 43 of them are known to cause cancer.

  • Every eight seconds a person dies of a tobacco-related disease.

  • Every cigarette a person smokes takes about 12 minutes off his or her life.

  • More than eight of every 10 cases of lung cancer is caused by smoking, and nine out of 10 lung cancer victims die within five years.

  • 90% of all oral cancers are due to tobacco chewing.

  • Smoking is also a cause for cancers of larynx, esophagus ,urinary bladder, kidney & Pancreas.

  • It is a major cause for Chronic Respiratory diseases like bronchitis, Obstructive lung diseases & Emphysema.

  • Smokers have 4 times higher risk of heart attacks.

  • It is an imp cause for Brain Stroke & peripheral vascular disease.

  • Women smokers have increased menstrual problems, abortions & higher risk of cancer of uterine cervix.

| I prefer to continue ,what can happen to me |

 

QUIT ...

In one Hour

  • Blood pressure & pulse drop to normal
In one Day
  • Risk of Sudden heart attack decreases
In one Year
  • symptoms associated with chronic use decrease such as coughing, nasal congestion, fatigue, and shortness of breath cease
  • excess risk of heart disease is half that of a tobacco user
In one Decade ( 10 yrs)
  • lung-cancer death rate becomes similar to that of a non tobacco user
  • risk of stroke is typically lowered, possibly to that of a non tobacco user
  • risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases
| Stub your cigarette Today |

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