Because it�s cool.

Because I like the taste.

Because I enjoy it.

Because it relaxes me.

 Smoking is the greatest
single self-imposed risk to
health of all.

 Tobacco related diseases

not only lead to many
premature deaths but also
to years of disease and
disability
 Do you want your lung to look like this?
When a smoker inhales, about 70% of the tar
settles in the lungs
 Arsenic - a deadly poison, used
in insecticides.

 Ammonia � used in strong

cleaning fluids.

 Acetone - used in nail polish

remover.

 Benzene - used in fuel

manufacturing.

 Cadmium - highly poisonous

metal, used in batteries.
 Formaldehyde - used to preserve dead bodies.

 Hydrogen Cyanide - a lethal gas.

 lAll of these, and thousands more, combine to
 lmake the tar that forms when tobacco burns in a cigarette.
 Half of regular smokers will be killed by
cigarettes.

 Stop smoking now and you will avoid almost all

the increased risk that would have otherwise
occurred.
 Just one or two cigarettes a
day are more than enough
to cause lung cancer.

 The earlier children

become regular smokers
and persist in the habit as
adults, the greater the risk
of dying prematurely.
 In Great Britain about 450
children start smoking
every day.

 Smoking during the teenage

years causes permanent
genetic changes in the lungs
and forever increases the
risk of lung cancer, even if
the smoker subsequently
stops.
 Skin damaged by smoke has a
grayish, wasted appearance. 

 Smokers in their 40s often

have as many facial wrinkles
as non-smokers in their 60s.

 Smoking stains your teeth and

cause mouth cancer.
 Food will start to taste better.

 Breathing will become easier.

 Your risk of heart disease is halved within a year of giving

up.

 Your skin and teeth will look better.

 Nicotine stays in your body for about 48 hours
once you've stopped smoking.

 After the first two or three days the craving will

gradually fade.

 Nicotine replacement therapy can more than

double your chances of staying stopped.