Quit Smoking. Immediately.
Top reasons to quit.
- You will reduce your chances of having a heart attack or stroke.
- You will reduce your chances of getting lung cancer, emphysema, and other lung diseases.
- You will have better smelling clothes, hair, breath and home.
- You will climb stairs and walk without getting out of breath.
- You will have more energy to pursue physical activities I enjoy.
- You will treat yourself to new books or music with the money I save from not buying cigarettes.
- You'll be less likely to burn down your house.
One study found that people who live in smoking households were up to 6.6 times more likely to experience a fire injury than those in nonsmoking households. According to another study, cigarettes were the cause of 55% of all house fires involving a fatality.
- You will enjoy your food more.
Smoking diminishes the taste of food and the pleasure of eating.
Preserve your sense of smell.
About twice as many smokers as nonsmokers have a reduced sense of smell.
- You will save trees, cut your carbon footprint.
A Belgian University study from the 1990s cited deforestation (to make way for tobacco farming) and wood burning (to cure the tobacco) as negative factors in the ecology of developing countries.
- Nonsmokers don't like kissing smokers. There is nothing sexy about smoking.
- You will have no stained teeth and fingers
- You will have no breathing problems
- There will be no risk of second hand smoke to people around you - and your pets too
- Quit smoking to improve your sense of smell… you can enjoy flowers, food, freh air, etc. far better when you can smell.
- Quit smoking to be free!
- Cigarette addiction is no fun.
- Smoking kills people you love with sickness, cancer and disease.