Save Your Life and Your Money!
Serious Smoking Related Problems
- Stroke
- Heart Disease
- Lung cancer
- Stomach ulcers
- Bladder cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Cervical cancer
- Infertility
- Mouth and throat cancer
- Emphysema and Bronchitis
- Reduced vision/Macular Degeneration/Cataracts
- Peripheral Vascular Disease, Gangrene, and the
amputation of limbs
Other Smoking-Related Problems
- Gum disease and bad breath
- Coughing and shortness of breath
- Colds and flus
- Mouth ulcers
- High blood pressure
- Asthma attacks
Facts
- Smoking causes 450,000 deaths a year in the U. S.
- Smokers in their 30’s and 40’s have five times the number of heart attacks as non-
smokers their age.
- Nicotine patches have to be worn for weeks, have potentially dangerous side effects, and
are only 20% successful.
- The prescribed stop smoking drug, Chantix, has been linked to depression, agitation, and
suicidal behavior.
- Smoking is expensive – to the tune of $1,500 to $4,500 a year.
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