Tobacco causes cancer, emphysema and heart disease, contributing
to the deaths of 400,000 Americans each year. Most smokers seem
to know these facts, with two-thirds of smokers surveyed in a
recent Gallup poll conceding that their habit will kill them
someday. The poll also found that three-fourths of current
smokers have tried to quit at least once. We want to motivate
you to quit for good. To help, we have created our own list of
important reasons you may not have thought of to stop smoking.
Did You Know That: If you are a smoker, your kids are more
likely to pick up your bad habits. It's true, research shows
that children of parents who smoke are less physically active,
watch more television, have a less healthy diet and smoke more
than children of nonsmokers. Women who smoke have more trouble
getting pregnant. They take longer to conceive than nonsmokers,
and are more likely to need the services of infertility clinics.
Smoking during pregnancy is linked to a doubled risk of
attention-deficit disorder in y