Stub it out!
1/2/2006 London, England staff Daily Mail (www.dailymail.co.uk) We all know the scary headlines - smoking causes lung disease, stroke, oral cancer and heart disease. That's probably why you want to quit but you've known all those risks for months - if not years - already, so will that alone make a difference? The fact is smoking is responsible for a whole range of conditions - from extra wrinkles to fertility - that you probably didn't even know about. Here we highlight these lesser known facts in our print-and-keep guide. Have it by your side at all times and read any time you think of having a smoke. Hopefully it will give you the resolve you need... Smoking - the lesser known facts -Every cigarette takes 11 minutes off your life. -Smokers in their 40s have as many facial wrinkles as non-smokers in their 60s. -In Britain, one person is diagnosed with lung cancer - the cancer most commonly associated with smoking - every 15 minutes. -114,000 people die every year from smoking. That's 312 every day. -Smoking gives you yellow teeth, bad breath and hollow cheeks from repeated sucking on cigarettes. -Around half of all regular smokers will eventually be killed by their habit. -Female smokers have a 30 per cent lower fertility rate than non-smokers. -Male smokers are 50 per cent more likely to be impotent. -Around 450 children start smoking every day. -Men who smoke around their pregnant partner can significantly harm their unborn child. -Women who smoke [...]