To a smoker, the act of lighting up in the morning feels as natural as greeting the day with a big yawn and a stretch. But there is nothing natural about inflicting an otherwise healthy body with poisonous chemicals and toxins.
Nicotine is one of the most highly addictive controlled substances available on the market today, and quitting smoking is often one of the most cited New Year resolutions for people far and wide. The price of cigarettes has multiplied exponentially over the past decade, making smoking an even less attractive habit than it already is to many people. Still, many more thousands of men and women pick up the habit every year, despite the skyrocketing costs, increasing health warnings and the availability of advanced stop smoking aids.
Unfortunately, cigarette smoking has not yet fallen out of favor with the younger crowd as an acceptable, even “cool” social habit. These young men and women don’t realize that they are jeopardizing their overall mental and physical health just to look cool, fit in, or participate in an accepted socialization tool.
Smoking causes bad breath, damages skin, accelerates the aging and can...