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The Hazards of Smoking
Smoking is the largest health problem in America today,
and quitting is the single best thing
you can do
to prevent the onset of deadly diseases,
improve your health, and
better the quality of your life.
Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in
the United States. Cigarette smoking causes an estimated
440,000 deaths, or about 1 of every 5 deaths each year.
This estimate includes 35,000 deaths from secondhand smoke
exposure. Based on current cigarette smoking patterns, an
estimated 25 million Americans who are alive today will
die prematurely from smoking-related illnesses, including
5 million people younger than 18.
Employees who smoke are at increased risk of heart disease,
cancer, and other smoking related illnesses that contribute
to these premature and preventable deaths. Nationwide, medical
care costs attributable to smoking (or smoking related disease)
have been estimated by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) to be more than $50 billion annually. In
addition, the CDC estimates the value of lost earnings and
loss of productivity to be at least another $47 billion
a year.
There's no longer any doubt
that cigarette smoking is very destructive to your
health and your social appeal. But did you realize just how destructive
smoking is?
Consider
the following facts:
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Between 1950 to 1990, 2.5
million people in America died from lung cancer, which is a very painful death. Since
87% of lung cancer is caused by cigarette smoking, that means 2,175,000 people
died prematurely.
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Nicotine -
which is a poison commonly used in pesticides - has been found to be as
addictive as heroin and cocaine. Yet the tobacco industry has been able to
prevent the government from passing laws that require cigarette labels to
state such a fact and reveal the nicotine content.
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The tobacco
industry has spent several billion dollars in manipulating the chemical makeup
of cigarettes to make them as addictive as possible. You're not just smoking
some weed wrapped in paper, you're smoking a sophisticated and proprietary
recipe of addictive chemicals.
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There are
more than 4,700 chemicals contained in cigarettes - more than 200 of which are
toxic and poisonous - that accumulate in your body when you smoke. So far the
tobacco companies have been able to avoid revealing their secret blend of
chemicals, even though consumers ingest these. Compare this to any other
products you ingest - like groceries - that are required to list their
ingredients. What are they trying to hide?
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Cigarette
smoke contains many poisonous fumes like carbon monoxide, cyanide, and
formaldehyde that aren't even allowed to emanate from landfills.
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Smoking
kills 435,000 people in America every year. That's more than
alcohol,
car accidents, suicide, AIDS, homicide, and illegal drugs combined.
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Smoking is the leading cause
of emphysema (92%; another painful way to go) and many types of cancer, accounting for over 30% of all cancer
deaths.
It more than doubles your chances of developing heart disease and having a
stroke.
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It is estimated that if there were no smokers in the U.S., health care costs
would be cut in half.
Smoking:
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Impairs your immune
system
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Increases the
frequency and severity of illnesses
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Raises your
blood pressure
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Promotes
arthrosclerosis (hardening/deteriorating of the arteries)
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Robs you of
vitality
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Leaches
vitamins and minerals from your body
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Shortens your
breath
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Dampens your
mental clarity and capabilities
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Wrinkles your
skin
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Ages you
prematurely
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Will very likely kill
you before your time.
Please,
don’t wait any longer.
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414-433-4931
Germantown:
262-437-7347
Lake Delton/Reedsburg:
608-332-6292
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