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10 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Smoke |
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by Crystal, Nov 18, 2007 |
Harmful effects that smoking causes to ourselves and others. |
- Cigarettes can be the cause of 25 different diseases and 11 types of cancer.
- There are over 4000 types of chemicals in cigarettes including gold and urine.
- Smoking puts you at a higher risk for heart attacks.
- For women smoking causes early menopause, fertility problems, miscarriage, and pregnancy problems.
- For men smoking causes an increased risk of penile cancer.
- Smoking thickens the blood putting smokers are more likely to get blood clots.
- It causes premature wrinkling of the skin.
- Pregnant women who smoke often give birth to underweight or malnourished infants.
- Cigarettes aren’t becoming any cheaper.
- 1 out of 5 deaths each year are related to cigarette smoking.
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