60 EXCELLENT REASON NOT TO SMOKE!

You own personal health: Increases the risk of lung cancer Increases the risk of emphysema Increases the risk of cardio-vascular disease Increases the risk of breast cancer Increases the risk of cancer of mouth, oesophagus and other forms of bronchial cancer Increases the risk of all forms of cancer not mentioned above Increases the risk of stroke Increases the risk of pneumonia Increases the risk of bronchitis Increases the risk of diseases of the eye (e.g. Graves' disease) Increases the risk of back complaints Increases the risk of ear complaints Increases the risk of vascular constriction Increases the risk of respiratory disease Affects breathing quality Affects the operation of the immune system Causes deteriation of general physical condition Increases the chance of impotence (erection problems) Increases the chance of infertility Reduces the capacity of the blood to take in oxygen Increases the risk of dental illness The health of others you care about: Increases the chance of miscarriage or damage to the foetus Lower birth weight of children Lower mental capacity (IQ) of children Increased chance of SID (cot death) when the parents smoke Increased chance of other causes of infant death Affects the health of children Affects the health of others in the environment Sore eyes and eye diseases of others as a result of tobacco smoke Increases the chance of contamination during sexual contact (semen, fingers) Increases the chance of disease due to drinking contaminated breast milk          The quality of your life: Physical addiction Psychological addiction Social addiction Loss of sense of smell Loss of sense of taste Limitation of the possibility of maintaining a relationship