SMOKING IS DANGEROUS!!!

• Cigarette smokers have more than twice the risk of heart attack?
• Cigarette smokers have two to four times the chance of cardiac arrest?.
• Giving up smoking rapidly reduces the risk of heart disease. After a number of years, the risk of heart disease diminishes to the same level as a person who has never smoked?
• A pregnant woman who smokes increases her baby's chances of infant crib death?
• Besides containing addictive nicotine, cigarette smoke contains chemicals which:
  • Damage the Lungs and other parts of the respiratory system
  • Cause cancer
    • There are at least 60 chemicals in cigarette smoke that are carcinogenic. .
  • Raise Blood Pressure.
  • Decrease Circulation of Oxygen to the brain and body
  • Cigarette smoking also is a significant risk factor for various other disorders, including:

  In fact, individuals who smoke have a 50-50 chance of dying an early death as a result of their habit.  As compared to those who have never smoked (or have quit decades ago), the average smoker is:

• Fourteen times as likely to die of lung cancer
• Fourteen times as likely to die of mouth or throat cancer
• Four times as likely to die of cancer of the esophagus
• Twice as likely to die of a heart attack
• Twice as like to die of bladder cancer

Overall, smokers live 12 years less than nonsmokers

The problems simply can't be exhausted. But let's prevent them. Prevention is better than cure
For that matter, my dearest, the beloved, If you smoke, quit. And if you don't smoke, don't start. And remember, avoid long-term exposure to smoke and protect children from it.

I remain truly your friend and human rights advocate,
Semakula Saidi