- One cigarette knocks 11
minutes off a smoker's life.
- Every day 330 people die in the UK from smoking - the equivalent to a jumbo
jet crashing and killing all its passengers.
- Half of all regular smokers will be killed by their habit.
- Smoking causes premature wrinkling, yellowing teeth and bad breath.
- More than 17,000 children under five are admitted to hospital every year
because of the effects of passive smoking.
- Smokers have a higher risk of developing the chronic skin condition
psoriasis.
- Tobacco smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals.
- Smoking leads to increased risk of miscarriage and cot death.
- Smoking leads to 2,000 amputations a year with some smokers losing one or
both legs.
- Smoking has made 120,000 young men impotent in Britain.
THINK ABOUT
IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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