The Dark Truth About Smoking

Many smokers might never know about the dark truth behind cigarette smoking. Besides the fact that it is not good for the body, there are things which are not commonly discuss to the masses. In this article, we will be covering some of these dark truths, this may help a smoker decide to quit, and begin establishing a quit smoking timeline in order to help quitting successful.

• There are over 4000 harmful chemicals are contained in a single stick of cigarette, which include 60 carcinogens and 200 known poisons.
• Different types of cancers are caused by smoking such as cancer of the lungs, mouth, throat, kidney, pancreas, cervix, leukemia and stomach.
• The risks of lung diseases such as pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema are significantly increased due to smoking.
• The risk of smokers dying from a heart attack is doubled compare to non-smokers.
• For women over 35, using birth control pills while smoking can increase the risks of heart attack, blood clots of the leg, and stroke.
• Based on a study conducted by CDC, an adult male smoker's life is cut by around 13 years, while females lose around 14 years.
• Smoking can steal one's quality of life due to illnesses experience.
• In the U.S. alone, one of every 5 deaths is linked to smoking. The sad fact is that, these deaths are indeed preventable.
• More or less 3,000 non-smokers die of lung cancer annually because of exposure to secondhand smoke.
• More or less 35,000 non-smokers die from heart disease as a result of being exposed to secondhand smoke.
• Ranging from 200,000 and 1 million kids suffer from severe asthma annually as a result of secondhand exposure.
• Children exposed to secondhand are vulnerable to respiratory and ear infections.

As you can see, the risks of secondhand smoke alone is enormous. Think about the people around, your family at home, and the people around you at work, they are at risks when you smoke. Moreover, secondhand smoke also affect unborn children, specially if the mother smokes.