Smoking Facts

The ugly truth: smoking facts

The first step to quitting smoking is to know the smoking facts. Once smokers are aware of what they're putting into their bodies and the great benefits of not smoking, they will think twice before smoking again. Here are just 3 simple smoking facts help convince a smoker to stop smoking.

Fact 1: Cigarettes kill. Not only do they take away from your own life, but from those around you as well. It is said that children who are exposed to secondhand smoke develop more diseases and illnesses. A study shows that 1,900 to 2,700 annual cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) are associated with second hand smoke.

Fact 2: Light and Ultra Light cigarettes which claim "low tar" are just as harmful to your body as normal cigarettes. The fact is these "low tar" cigarettes contain more harmful chemicals to make it "low tar". So to put it simply, you're just substituting hundreds other harmful chemicals for the tar.

Fact 3: By quitting smoking, you can save enough for a Caribbean cruise by the end of the first year. With rising cigarette prices, this fact will soon turn into 2 Caribbean cruises.

Just the money savings and death rates alone should be big enough smoking facts to get your smoker to quit. However, if this isn't enough, try our resources at the bottom for more interesting facts to help convince your smoker that smoking isn't worth the risk.

So be sure to check out our pages about How To Quit Smoking, Stop Smoking Aids, Passive Smoking, and Harmful Effects Of Smoking elsewhere on this site.