Why you should quit today (or never start in the first place) Quitting is easy—I’ve done it a thousand times. Mark Twain.

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Why you should quit today (or never start in the first place) Quitting is easy—I’ve done it a thousand times. Mark Twain

A cigarette contains about 4000 chemicals, many of which are poisonous

TRUE They include: Nicotine: a deadly poison Arsenic: used in rat poison Methane: a component of rocket fuel Ammonia: found in floor cleaner Cadmium: used in batteries Carbon Monoxide: part of car exhaust Formaldehyde: used to preserve body tissue Butane: lighter fluid Hydrogen Cyanide: the poison used in gas chambers

2 3 0 They actually get less

Your heart races slightly Some air sacks in the lungs are killed, and they don’t grow back Your blood pressure is elevated significantly You can breathe more clearly

Wrinkles Bad breath Teeth stain All of the above

About a month of daily smoking One cigarette You are never truly addicted. Most people can quit at any time At least one year of regular smoking

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10% 25% 75% 35%

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Smoke that is not exhaled deposits tar in the lungs The combination of chemicals in a cigarette are poisonous, leaving a tar residue That is actually a myth that has not been proven. Smoke paralyzes cilia, which usually wave back and forth to remove foreign material