The Red Alert Page
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Some times, your motivation will seem to wane.
The old momentum of your old addiction will seem to
overwhelm you, 'screaming' at you, begging you to smoke,
no matter what!
It is at times like this that you need a little shock!
Something to WAKE UP up – and remind you once again –
why you are really quitting smoking.
So, now and then – when you feel like going back to your old ways,
re- read our course once again – and spend some time on this page.
Yes, some of the pictures are very graphic – but they are intended to
shock and wake up you on these rare occassions when you feel your
desire to quit waning.
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In addition to long-term effects, smoking also provide unexpected side effects that can be directly felt by smokers. What are they? .
Hair loss
Heavy smokers are at high risk of experiencing hair loss and premature baldness. The case is mostly experienced by men who used to smoke for a long time.
The digestive system is disturbed
Toxins in cigarette erodes the stomach lining and make digestive enzymes unable to function properly. That’s why heavy smokers have difficulty in digesting food.
Destruct sense of taste
If you are a heavy smoker, there is a possibility that you slowly lose flavor in the taste of food.
Therefore, smokers tend to like spicy food without complaining about the taste. That is because their senses are dead.
Dehydration
Smoking also affects the balance of fluids in the body. So heavy smokers will more frequently drink than others. Long-term effects of dehydration itself is dry lips, dry skin, and urinary tract disorders.
Energy drain
Other side effects of cigarettes are draining energy. Because the smoke makes lung energy decreases and fails to pump oxygen to the maximum so that the body will feel limp quickly.
DNA damaging
Finally, smokers are also damaging the DNA in the body’s system. The nature of the damage is not known in detail until now. So smoking not only destroyis your health, but also threate the future of your offspring.
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How smoking can affect your skin
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What smoking does to your lungs.
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And if you really need more motivation to become a non-smoker …………..
what can happen when smoking takes us over……
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In very eight seconds, someone in the world dies of
a smoking related illness.
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Effects of Cigarette Smoke on Men:
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Male impotence ("limp dick")
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24% fewer sperm ("shootin' blanks")
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Loss of sexual stamina ("Sorry, honey. I can't!")
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Children have higher risk of cancer in early life
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Higher estrogen and lower testosterone levels than nonsmokers
Effects of Cigarette Smoke on Women:
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Oteoporosis (thinning of the bones)
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Fertility 72% that of non-smokers
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Cancer of the cervix
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Greater risk during pregnancy of bleeding, miscarriage, waters breaking
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Breast cancer
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Irregular periods
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Menopause on average 2-3 years earlier
Effects of Cigarette Smoke on Children:
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Premature birth
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Low birth weight
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Stillbirth
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Fetal injury
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Ear infections
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Asthma
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Bronchitis
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Pneumonia
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SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)
