The list began with heart disease. Smoking has been proven to increase my chances of a heart attack to five times higher than normal. Cigarettes alone are responsible for over 20% of heart attack related deaths. Next was cancer, which is by far the most well-known side effect to smoking this concoction of poisons. An astonishing 85% of all cases of lung cancer have been caused due to smoking. The list had not even begun to scare me yet and it went on to include: Dementia and neurologic diseases, lung disease, female infertility and pregnancy, male sexuality and reproduction (contributor to impotence), behavioural and social problems due to second-hand smoke as well as impaired bones and joins. I needed to quit smoking and I needed to do it fast. In addition to all of the physical and mental side effects of smoking there are also a lot of nuisances associated with this bad habit. My most hated one is the constant smelling of smoke, clothes, furniture even walls all smell like cigarettes. Some other issues arise from smoking such as lowered sense of smell and taste, premature aging, social pressures, finding a partner who is not against the habit, increased infections during scrapes and bruises and finally the cost. I make an average income and the money I spend towards buying a pack of smokes a day is reaching deep into my pockets. I managed to quit smoking cold turkey and have been smoke free for over 5 months.
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