Sure, You Can Quit!
It’s never too late to quit and there’s never an easy time to do it. Use this to help and see Quit Smoking also.
Take the quiz and see how you do. It’s a good place to start!
What’s in Tobacco?
There are more than 4,000 chemicals found in cigaretes (250 are toxic poisons, 50 cause cancer) Some chemicals found in tobacco include: Ammonia (found in toilet bowl cleaner); Aresenic (ingredient in rat poison); Polonium 210 (nuclear waste); Carbon Monoxide (car exhaust); Acetone (used in finger nail polish remover)
Nicotine remains in the body for 8 to 12 hours after a single use of tobacco. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Reasons Not to Smoke (You know them)
Cancer Risk!!! – Lung cancer kills more women than breast cancer every year in the U.S.
MONEY! It’s expensive (over $1000 a year for a pack a day, an estimation, it can be more)
Bad breath — others do smell it
Stained teeth and fingers
Cough/sore throat
Breathing problems
Fatigue
Wrinkles (more, sooner than people who don’t smoke)
Arguments with parents, friends who want you to stop smoking.
Heart disease risk, including heart attack, no you’re not too young.
Gum disease risk
It stinks up your clothes, hair, skin, car, pets, it goes on and on…
Cigarette burns on your clothes or in the house, car, wherever
Risk of second hand smoke to people around you (and your pets too)
Nonsmokers don’t like kissing smokers. There is nothing sexy or cool about smoking.
Check out: Quit Smoking for Good: Steps to Stopping By: Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin, Ph.D.
Help from the Great American Smokeout, November 2002… Tips for Quitting…
Smoking can even interfere with your SLEEP! Find out more…
Stress Skills – for stress management help, and Stress Management …
Smoking Marijuana?
Source: The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Some Resources on The Web:
There’s Help Here! You Don’t Have to Do it Alone.