SmokingKILLS

　　Everyyearhundredsofthousandsofpeoplearoundtheworlddiefromdiseasescausedbysmoking.

　　Oneintwolifetimesmokerswilldiefromtheirhabit.Halfofthesedeathswilloccurinmiddleage.

　　Tobaccosmokealsocontributestoanumberofcancers.

　　Themixtureofnicotineandcarbonmonoxideineachcigaretteyousmoketemporarilyincreasesyourheartrateandbloodpressure,strainingyourheartandbloodvessels.

　　Thiscancauseheartattacksandstroke.Itslowsyourbloodflow,cuttingoffoxygentoyourfeetandhands.Somesmokersenduphavingtheirlimbs

　　amputated.

　　Tarcoatsyourlungslikesootinachimneyandcausescancer.A20-a-daysmokerbreathesinuptoafullcup(210g)oftarinayear.

　　Changingtolow-tarcigarettesdoesnothelpbecausesmokersusuallytakedeeperpuffsandholdthesmokeinforlonger,draggingthetardeeperintotheirlungs.

　　Carbonmonoxiderobsyourmuscles,brainandbodytissueofoxygen,makingyourwholebodyandespeciallyyourheartworkharder.Overtime,yourairwaysswellupandletlessairintoyourlungs.

　　Smokingcausesdiseaseandisaslowwaytodie.Thestrainputonyourbodybysmokingoftencausesyearsofsuffering.Emphysemaisanillnessthatslowlyrotsyourlungs.Peoplewithemphysemaoftengetbronchitisagainandagain,andsufferlungandheartfailure.

　　Lungcancerfromsmokingiscausedbythetarintobaccosmoke.Menwhosmokearetentimesmorelikelytodiefromlungcancerthannon-smokers.

　　Heartdiseaseandstrokesarealsomorecommonamongsmokersthannon-smokers.

　　Smokingcausesfatdepositstonarrowandblockbloodvesselswhichleadstoheartattack.

　　Smokingcausesaroundoneinfivedeathsfromheartdisease.

　　Inyoungerpeople,threeoutoffourdeathsfromheartdiseaseareduetosmoking

　　Pleasequipsmokingforthesakeofyourhealth!