NOSMOKING!!SiqiXieEnglish10•1outof5adultsintheU.S.,45.3millionpeoplesmoke•Nosafelevelofsmoking•50percentofadultswhocontinuetosmokewilldiefromasmokingrelatedillness•Apopular,socialactivity•Inheritance•Excitementofexperimentingwithsomethingthatisforbidden•Thestressandpressuresfromtheeconomicandpersonalproblems•Costasmokerthousandsofdollarsayear•Shortenyourlifeby10yearsormore•Onceyoustartsmoking,itishardtoremoveitoutofyourlifecompletely•Approximately4000chemicalsincigarettes,hundredsofthemaretoxic•Affecteverythingfromtheinternalfunctioningoforganstotheefficiencyofthebody'simmunesystem•Smokingcouldageyourskin1)Thelevelsofcollagenintheskinreducing2)Theoxygenlevelinyourbodyisreduces3)thebloodcirculationbecomesmuchslower•ArecenttwinsstudyatSt.Thomas’shospitalSmokingremainsthetopcauseofpreventabledeathintheU.S.•Cancer-causingagentsdamageimportantgenesthatcontrolthegrowthofcells,causingthemtogrowabnormallyortoreproducetoorapidly.•Tobaccocontributesalottothecancers•Tobaccostealsapproximatelysevenpreciousliveseveryminuteofeverydayoftheyeartothewholeworld•Riskofdevelopingmouthulcersanddentalproblems•Theshortnessofbreath,cough,andwheezingtothesmokersaremorefrequently•Atleast250harmfulchemicalsinthesecondhandsmoke•Morethansixtykindsoftoxicchemicalsinitcancausecancer•53,800peopledieeveryyearfromsecondhandsmokeintheU.S.Helpyourfamiliestoquitsmoking!Makesmokingillegal!!