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  "It's easy to stop smoking, I've done it a hundred times?" We all chuckle when we .....
  
  
• Why Do People Smoke Cigarettes
  Before World War I, tobacco was smoked in the form of cigars. They were primarily smoked by the wealthy. Cigarettes, which are basically leftovers of the cigar making process, were smoked by ...
  
  
• Why is it Hard to Quit Smoking
  With the prevalence of cigarette smoking came its adverse health effects on its consumers. Smoking poses dangers directly and indirectly to the public. An indirect public health concern that cigarettes ...
  
  
• The High Cost of Smoking
  The most obvious cost of smoking is the daily, weekly and monthly expenditure of an ordinary smoker. Cigarettes now cost
  
  
• The Health Risks of Smoking – Part One
  Smoking entails the act of taking in the fumes of a burning matter, usually a cigarette. This vice poses one of the most serious threats to the health of people. It is considered to be the major cause of most illnesses and diseases.
  
  
• The Health Risks of Smoking Part Two
  For adults, smoking marked an addiction to nicotine - the key factor that made smoking a pleasurable and addictive experience. This led to another warning from the surgeon general in 1988, which put addiction to nicotine on the same level as cocaine and heroin.
  
  
• The Health Risks of Smoking Part Three
  Most people tend to neglect the adverse effect of smoking on their health. So, this goes to show that all of those thousand crunches, those hundreds of laps, and mountain load of vegetables and fruits would mean nothing if people continue to smoke.
  
  
• Smoking While Pregnant
  Some chemicals like tar, carbon monoxide, and nicotine were considered as the most dangerous substance for the fetus. It has long been proven how these chemicals can greatly affect the development of the fetus inside the mother's womb.
  
  
• Smoking and Your Teeth
  Research shows that smoking affects the body's immune system, thereby deteriorating the body's ability to fight infection. This goes to show that people who smoke a lot will definitely loose a lot of teeth, if not all.
  
  
• Drugs and Addiction
  More people are now aware of the detrimental effects smoking does in their body. What they don't know yet is the high probability of smoking leading to other drugs and eventually addiction.
  
  
• Addiction
  Normally, the onset of addiction is triggered by the formation of cravings or desire. When these cravings are answered, another craving would rise with more intensity than the first one. This cycle will go on and on and, without knowing it, you are already an addict.
  
  
• Smoking and the Brain cells
  This is where the brain chemicals are directly affected by the elements in smoking. Once smoking provides a "calming effect" upon a person, it will give them more reason to repeat the process. In the long run, the process becomes a habit, and the habit leads to addiction.
  
  
• Smoking and the Opposite Sex
  Take how men view women who smoke. There are men who instantly get turned off whenever they see beautiful women smoking. Contrary to some popular belief, men do not really find women smokers sexy. They think about what their kisses will taste like.
  
  
• Quit Smoking - Method 1
  The first thing to know when considering quitting smoking is that quitting is not an event, it is a process. Unfortunately, quitting is harder than acquiring the habit in the first place. It will take a lot of determination and willpower. You will have to treat quitting as a major life activity.
  
  
• Quit Smoking - Method 2
  The craving for nicotine can be addressed by using nicotine patches, nicotine gum, nasal sprays and other similar smoking cessation products. These aids help a quitter increase the likelihood of success in completely turning away from the habit.
  
  
• Quit Smoking - Method 3
  There are a number of ways (even hundreds) on how to quit smoking. It all boils down to the point that in every smoker, there is a unique method that would apply solely to him to enable him to stop puffing. Listed below are some of the most common, if not widely used, methods of quitting smoking.
  
  
• Quit Smoking - Method 4
  Quitting the habit of smoking is a process and the process takes time. And to start is already half the task. The consequences and benefits of smoking should be enough to motivate you to start the quitting immediately.
  
  
• Quit Smoking - Method 5
  Smoking is now one of the lethal killers of all time. Smoking related illness has gone off the charts. But how does one stop himself from smoking? There are many things a smoker can do to stop smoking.
  
  
• Smoking Support Groups
  Alcoholics, smokers these are just some types of persons that a support groups help. While you're in a support group, helping yourself quit is a sign that you're serious about quitting smoking.
  
  
• Help Your LOVED ONES Stop Smoking!
  If someone you know tells you that he wants to quit smoking, congratulate him. Having someone tell you that he wants to break a habit is a sign of courage. It takes courage to will oneself to stop smoking.