EFFECTS OF SMOKING
Short Term: · Hair and clothes smell · Skin wrinkles· Teeth/Fingers stained· Bad breath· Taste buds deadened· Stuffy nose· Reduced sense of smell· Throat is irritated· Increases Blood Pressure· Stress on Heart· Lungs receive less oxygenLong Term: · Heart Attack· Stroke· Difficulty Breathing· Lung cancer

WHY SHOULD YOU STOP SMOKING?
· Improve my personal appearance by eliminating such things as stained teeth and fingers, bad breath, coughing, and smokingodor on clothes. Prevent wrinkles and keep my skin nice.· Regain my sense of taste and smell, feel more energized and active, sleep better, and eliminate 'hairy tongue' and 'smokers cough' or wheezing.· Regain control of my behavior, gaining a sense of freedom, and owning myself again.· Reduce health risks, such as the risk of heart disease, cancer, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis. I do not want a heart attack or to have problems breathing.· Reduce risk to unborn children and provide a healthy environment for children and others living with me.· Save money.· Increase productivity by regaining the time I now spend maintaining my smoking habit.· Avoid possible injury or upset to others by such things as smoking in restaurants or dropping ashes on them.

FACTS:
· An estimated 430,000 Americans die each year from diseases caused by smoking (that's more than alcohol, cocaine, crack, heroin, homicide, suicide, car accidents, fires, and AIDS deaths combined).
· Secondhand smoke causes lung cancer in nonsmokers and breathing problems or ear infections in children. Secondhand smoke is responsible far 3,000 US deaths every year Think about what that will be in the whole world ( inculding Holland )

Time since quitting Beneficial health changes that take place
20 minutes Blood pressure and pulse rate return to normal.
8 hours Nicotine and carbon monoxide levels in blood reduce by half, oxygen levels return to normal.
24 hours Carbon monoxide will be eliminated from the body.Lungs start to clear out mucus and other smoking debris.
48 hours There is no nicotine left in the body.Ability to taste and smell is greatly improved.
72 hours Breathing becomes easier.Bronchial tubes begin to relax and energy levels increase.
2 - 12 weeks Circulation improves.
3 - 9 months Coughs, wheezing and breathing problems improve as lung function is increased by up to 10%.
1 year Risk of a heart attack falls to about half that of a smoker.
10 years Risk of lung cancer falls to half that of a smoker.
15 years Risk of heart attack falls to the same as someone who has never smoked.