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What does smoking
do to your body?
In the short
term
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Smoking gives you bad breath
• Causes wrinkles earlier
in life
• Makes your hair and
clothes smell
• Can affect your sports
performance -
• You won't be able to
run as fast or as far.
• Stains your teeth makes
your skin dry
• It will crease your lips from pursing them around the cigarette.
• It will make your skin tougher and not as soft.
• It will mix up the fluids in your brain.
In
the long term
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Smoking can cause Coronary Heart Disease
• Emphysema
• Lung Cancer
• Throat Cancer
• Mouth Cancer
• Bladder Cancer Infertility
in men and women
• Stomach Ulcers
"I
won't get addicted!" Do you really believe that
"Teenagers
who smoke one or more cigarettes a day show evidence of addiction similar
to that seen in addicted smokers. Addiction to nicotine is usually established
in young smokers within a year of first experimenting with cigarettes."
Royal College of Physicians of London.
If you wish to give up smoking try to take things a day at a time, it
is addictive and there are some after effects. Don't punish yourself if
things go wrong and you have a cigarette, this will only make you unhappy
and make you want to smoke more. Put things behind you and try again.
Remember
that you can do it! There are many ways that people try to stop smoking
and these include hypnotism and acupuncture. If you do want to give up
you can consult with your doctor for extra support.
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