Effect of Smoking on Life Span

"Action on Smoking and Health" tells us that a 30-year-old smoker can expect to live about 35 more years, whereas a 30-year-old nonsmoker can expect to live 53 more years. The children of a parent or parents who smoke may be at risk from the genetic damage done to the parent before conception (because of their previous smoking), the direct effects to them in the womb, and the passive smoke they are exposed to after they are born.

{"Smokers urged to weigh the 'facts' during the 'Great American Smoke-Out,' Vital Signs, The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Virginia, Nov. 14, 1993, written by June Russell, a member of Smoke-Free Charlottesville} 

The amount of life expectancy lost for each pack of cigarettes smoked is 28 minutes, and the years of life expectancy a typical smoker loses is 25 years.
{"Dying to Quit," 1998 book by Janet Brigham} 

Every cigarette a man smokes reduces his life by 11 minutes. Each carton of cigarettes thus represents a day and a half of lost life. Every year a man smokes a pack a day, he shortens his life by almost 2 months.
{University of California, Berkeley Wellness Letter, April 2000} 

There are some 1.1 billion people who smoke on our planet earth. Just less than one-third of all adults in the world smoke regularly. Tobacco deaths will not only occur in old age but will start when smokers are about age 35. Half of those who die from smoking-related causes will die in middle age, each losing about 25 years of life expectancy. More than 95% of the tobacco consumed is in the form of cigarettes. About half of all smokers who undergo lung cancer take up smoking again.
{"Dying to Quit," a 1998 book by Janet Brigham} 

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WHY QUITTING CAN SEEM SO HARD?

Smoking tobacco is both a psychological habit and a physical addiction. The act of smoking is ingrained as a daily ritual and, at the same time, the nicotine from cigarettes provides a temporary, and addictive, high. Eliminating that regular fix of nicotine will cause your body to experience physical withdrawal symptoms and cravings. To successfully quit smoking, you’ll need to address both the habit and the addiction by changing your behavior and dealing with nicotine withdrawal symptoms.

Managing unpleasant feelings such as stress, depression, loneliness, fear, and anxiety are some of the most common reasons why adults smoke. When you have a bad day, it can seem like your cigarettes are your only friend. Smoking can temporarily make feelings such as sadness, stress, anxiety, depression, and boredom evaporate into thin air. As much comfort as cigarettes provide, though, it’s important to remember that there are healthier (and more effective) ways to keep unpleasant feelings in check. These may include exercising, meditating, using sensory relaxation strategies, and practicing simple breathing exercises. 

For many people, an important aspect of quitting smoking is to find alternate ways to handle these difficult feelings without smoking. Even when cigarettes are no longer a part of your life, the painful and unpleasant feelings that may have prompted you to smoke in the past will still remain. So, it’s worth spending some time thinking about the different ways you intend to deal with stressful situations and the daily irritations that would normally have you reaching for a cigarette.

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THE GOLDEN VOICE AGAINST TOBACCO......

Shreya Ghoshal voices her opinion for anti-tobacco and the pressing need to generate awareness amid the people.

"Very recently, I was at a cancer treatment institute and after meeting so many kids and adults who are fighting cancer everyday, I was inspired by their will-power," informs the singer, adding, "I was deeply disturbed to learn about the figures about the number of children in rural India who consume gutkha and beedi." So, the singing sensation has a piece of advice for all. "The government must take stronger initiatives and do more anti-tobacco drives as the kids and adults in the villages aren't aware of the harm they are causing to themselves as there is a lack of awareness and education in the villages," says Shreya.

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ANTI-SMOKING VACCINE

We know that quitting smoking is tough. even toughter:quitting for good. A new vaccine holds promise for the 90% of quitters who relapse. after 6 monthly injections, users of NicVAX build up antibodies to nicotine, just as they would to a disease.if you smoke when u r on it, ur bloodstream is flooded with nicotine. the antibodies  attach to the nicotine's molecules, making them too big to cross into brain's pleasure centre,

RESULT: smoking buzz officially killed.the vaccine cud b available in the US next year,& then released world wide

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Tobacco Facts

•  Tobacco causes around 13 500 deaths per day
• Half of children are exposed to tobacco smoke at home
• 47.5% of men smoke
• 10.3% of women smoke
• Tobacco causes serious health problems
• A cigarette is the only legally available consumer product that kills through normal use