Smoking: Do you really know the risks?

There are so many people who smoke, but they don't really know what can cause it to their lives.

Almost one third of deaths from coronary heart disease are attributable to smoking and secondhand smoke.

Smoking is the most preventable cause of death.

Smoking is linked to about 90% of lung cancer cases.

About 20% of adult men and about 16% percent of adult women smoke.

On average, smokers die more than 10 years earlier than nonsmokers.

There are more than five thousand chemical components found in cigarette smoke and hundreds of them are harmful to human health.

Smokers aren't the only ones affected by tobacco smoke. Secondhand smoke is a serious health hazard for nonsmokers, especially children. Nonsmokers who have high blood pressure or high blood cholesterol have an even greater risk of developing heart diseases when they're exposed to secondhand smoke.

Secondhand tobacco smoke contributes to about thirty four thousand premature heart disease deaths and seven thousand three hundred lung cancer deaths. Studies show that the risk of developing heart disease is about 25-30% higher among people exposed to environmental tobaccos smoke at home or work. Secondhand smoke promotes illness, too.

These are just a few of the dangerous chemicals found in cigarettes; there are many more. But you do not have to spend the rest of your life giving in to your addiction! Thousands of people kick the habit every year, and you can be one of them. It may not be easy, BUT YOU CAN DO IT!!

Remember SMOKING IS BAD TO YOUR HEALTH! so don't ever try to smoke or you'll die early.