Quit and give it up!

Why give up smoking? Here are six good reasons:

Reason one: Smoking is bad for your health!

25-a-day smokers are 25 times more likely to die of lung cancer than non-smokers, plus:

• 83% of lung cancer deaths in England are smoking-related
• 83% of deaths from bronchitis and emphysema in England are smoking-related
• Smokers are more than twice as likely to die from coronary heart disease than non-smokers

Reason two: Smoking is bad for your looks!

It has been scientifically proven that smoking causes:

• Premature ageing and wrinkling
• Grey, parched skin
• Hair loss
• Gum disease and tooth loss
• Increased cellulite

Reason three: Smoking is a slow poison

Did you know that there are about 4,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke? They include:

• Tar (the stuff used to surface roads)
• Carbon monoxide (a poisonous gas that kills)
• Acetone (used in nail polish remover)
• Ammonia (found in cleaning fluids)
• Arsenic (a deadly poison)
• Formaldehyde (preserves dead bodies)
• Cyanide (another deadly poison)

Reason four: Smoking is bad for your sex life!

Research has proved that smoking increases the risk of impotence by around 50% for men in their 30s and 40s.