To commit insurance from their smoking habits, let's look at some facts convincing;
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Smoking increases the mortality rate of 40 % in those who smoke less
than 10 cigarettes a day , 70% of those who smoke 10-19 a day , 90% of
those who smoke 20-39 a day, and 120 % of which two packs smoked per day or more .
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Research conducted by the Canadian Lung Association has concluded that
the snuff kills between 40.000 to 45.000 Canadian per year, more than
the total number of deaths caused by traffic accidents, AIDS , murders ,
fires, accidental poisonings and suicides.
- Half of all smokers will die from a disease caused by snuff
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The snuff -related diseases kill nearly 438,000 Americans per year or
1,200 per day, which is the leading cause of preventable death in the
United States
- According to the WHO, snuff kill a billion people this century.
- Those who have ever smoked snuff are likely to develop lung cancer tenfold. One in six men who continue to smoke snuff lung cancer .
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A risk of people to communicate with smoking-related diseases is
directly proportional to the duration and the amount of the person
continues to smoke . However, if a person successfully quit smoking your risk gradually decreases to repair the damage to your body .
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The benefits of quitting smoking are immediate : blood pressure , heart
rate and the return to normal conditions of temperature reduces the
risk of heart attack and improves circulation .
- Children under 40 are five times more likely to have a heart attack if they smoke .
Tooth loss occurs 2-3 times higher in smokers than in nonsmokers .
- Smoking kills sperm.
- The frequency of erectile dysfunction was 85 % higher in smokers than in nonsmokers .
- Studies have shown that smoking contributes to many miscarriages in pregnant smokers . Both first hand and second hand smoke contributes to an equal danger to the health of the fetus.
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There is a significant correlation between the syndrome of sudden death
syndrome in infants and smoking, a higher concentration of nicotine and
cotinine is present in the lungs of these children who die from other
causes.
Other diseases related to snuff : ( Courtesy of Wikipedia )
Many
forms of cancer , including lung cancer , kidney cancer, larynx cancer
and head and neck , breast, bladder, esophagus, pancreas and stomach. There
is evidence suggesting an increased risk of myeloid leukemia , squamous
cell sinonasal cancer , liver cancer , cervical cancer , colorectal
cancer after a long latency , childhood cancers and cancer of the
gallbladder , adrenal glands and small intestine .
Cardiovascular Disease
atherosclerosis
career
Peripheral vascular disease
respiratory
Colds and bronchitis
The disease , emphysema and chronic bronchitis , chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , especially
Congenital anomalies in the offspring of pregnant women who smoke
Buerger 's disease ( thromboangiitis obliterans )
Cataracts can cause blindness
Cognitive dysfunction
Increased risk of Alzheimer 's disease and cognitive impairment
Reduced memory and cognitive abilities in adolescent smokers
The shrinkage of the brain ( cerebral atrophy )
impotence
The number of people who die in the first and second hand smoke is amazing. The extension of the snuff -related diseases is enormous. Considering
all previously collected data , the risk of dying or suffering contact
and a painful and often fatal as a direct result of smoking is
important.
As I tried to collect data for this article I was surprised by the long list if the statistics of disease and mortality found . I
was , of course , aware that smoking is a dangerous and unhealthy habit
, I told them that every day in the news, the doctors office and
friends and family. However,
most of us are not aware of the magnitude of the serious health
problems caused by snuff and do not take the warnings seriously . All smokers - if you are a mother , a father , a son or a friend put you and your loved ones safe with their habit. The more we know the facts , the easier it will be to follow our decision to quit.
Most
importantly, we must not forget , however, that this is - The benefits
of quitting smoking are immediate : blood pressure , heart rate and the
return to normal conditions of temperature reduces the risk of heart
attack and improves circulation.
