"THE PRICE OF SMOKING"

Smokers have a saying: "having a cigarette after meal makes one as happy as a celestial being" perhaps smokers do feel relaxed when they smoke;and many believe they can socialize better with clients and friends if they smoke together,while others smoke to relieve their boredom.

• However,there is evidence to show that cigarette is very harmful to health.Chemical analysis on cigarettes had found that it contains more than 4,000 chemical substances of which about 200 are toxic and harmful to our health.The three major substances are TAR,CARBON MONOXIDE & NICOTINE.

The fine particles of tar will stick to the surface of alveoli and affect the exchange of oxygen. Once our red red blood cells are covered by carbon monoxide,they cannot take in oxygen even when they pass through the lungs. Nicotine affects the central nervous system,peripheral vascular system,heart, and so on. And even more frightening fact is that it is very addictive and very difficult habit to give up.

SICKNESS CAUSED BY SMOKING

1. Possibility of a smoker contracting lung cancer is 14 times greater than a non-smoker.

2. one's blood vessels may suffer from vaso-constriction due to the presence of nicotine.

3. Smoking has a greater impact on pregnant women. A fetus is dependent on the mother's blood vessels for nutrition. With the presence of nicotine, the blood vessels contract and nutrients cannot be delivered, thereby resulting in an underweight fetus.

HOW TO QUIT SMOKING

80% TO 90% People rely on their willpower to quit.......with external aid, such as attending the smoking cessation classes..........Use nicotine chewing gum or nicotine patch as aid in the initial period.