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Some Facts:
- Use of tobacco results in more deaths than all of the following causes COMBINED:
- Drug abuse
- Alcohol
- Suicide
- Homicide
- AIDS
- Fire
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Stopping smoking is the most preventable risk factor leading to Heart Disease and Stroke.
- Cancers associated with the use of tobacco include:
- cancer of the oral cavity
- cancer of the oesophagus
- cancer of the larynx
- cancer of the stomach
- cancer of the pancreas
- cancer of the kidneys
- cancer of the uterus
- cancer of the cervix
- cancer of the vulvar
- cancer of the bladder
- cancer of the colon
- cancer of the penis
- cancer of the anus
- cancer o the liver
- cancer of the blood
- Leukaemia
- Multiple Myeloma
- Smokers are ten times more likely to die of Lung Cancer than nonsmokers.
- Smoking contributes to:
- Chronic Bronchitis
- Emphysema
- Destruction of elastic fibres in the lungs
- Gastric Ulcer
- Osteoporosis
- Blindness - via Macular Degeneration
- Smoking is also associated with and increase in:
- Impotence
- Accidents
- Tooth loss and Gum Disease
- Cataracts and Urinary Incontinence
- colds and asthma
- Most smokers would prefer to be nonsmokers.
- Most smokers have tried to quit at least once, and started smoking again.
Smoking rates in Australia, have decreased markedly in recent years. There are now more ex-smokers in Australia than there are smokers.
But, this site is not just for Aussies, it is for anyone anywhere.
This site is for smokers who want to quit, for smokers who want to stop smoking, for smokers who want to cease smoking.
Do you fit into one of those categories?
If you do, please bookmark this site and come back often.
This site contains a collection of articles that should help motivate you to stop smoking and to stay stopped.
If you are a former smoker, perhaps you need reinforcement of your nonsmoking behaviour. These articles should also help you with that.
If you have never smoked...., CONGRATULATIONS! Perhaps you are a Health Professional who could refer your smokers to this site.
This is my second site concerned with quitting. the first is at:
www.StayingStopped.info
The next page of this site lists all of the articles appearing on it.
Please click on Article Index to go there.
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