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| May 27, 2006 6:41 am |
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re: re: re: Slogans - For 31st May - Anti- Smoking Day |
| arpita gupta
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60 reasons for NOT smoking!
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
Health of others:
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
Quality of 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
Personal hygiene:
Body odours
Breath odours
Evil smelling clothes
Yellow, unattractive hands
Bye, white teeth!
Premature ageing of skin leading to an older appearance
Domestic aspects:
Stale air indoors
Increased fire risk
Dirty walls and ceilings
Dirty furniture, fittings and household goods
Filthy, smelly ashtrays
Chance of poisoning children due to swallowing cigarette butts
Social:
Inconveniences others in the vicinity
Handicap in social dealings
More difficult to get a job
More difficult to get a partner
Bad example to growing children
General:
Constant fear of running out of cigarettes
Often having to look for means of lighting cigarettes
Often having to look for places where it's possible and allowed to smoke
Accidents caused by smoking in cars
Becoming a slave to the profit motive of the tobacco industry
and Oh! the enormous cost! Private Reply to arpita gupta (new win) |
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