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Stop Smoking Now!
What is in a Cigarette? You wouldn't believe....
There are nearly 4000 chemicals in a cigarette. At least 43 of the ingredients are carcinogenic (cancer causing). Here is a sampling:

Acetic Acid (Corrosive to respiratory tract)
Acetone (used in nail polish removers.)
Ammonia. (Used in floor and toilet cleaners)
Arsenic (a poison)
Cadmium (Car battery Fluid)
Carbon Monoxide (interferes with the supply of oxygen in the blood to the rest of the body)
DDT/ dielderon (Insecticides)
Ethanol (Alcohol)
Formalin (used in preserving human tissue and fabric)
Hexamine (used in explosive compounds)
Hydrogen Cyanide (Poison)
Methane (Petroleum Gas)
Naphthalene (used in moth balls)
Nicotine (Schedule 6 Poison)
Nitro Benzene (a petrol additive)
Phenols (used in disinfectants)
Stearic Acid (used in candle wax)
Toluene (Industrial solvent)
Vinyl Chloride (used in PVC)

Stop Smoking Now! Quitting smoking adds not only years to your life, it also adds quality to your and your family’s life. Did you know that each cigarette reduces a smoker’s life by 11 minutes? This amounts to one-and-a-half days of lost life per pack of cigarettes and 2 months of lost life span per year if you smoke just a pack a day.
· Quitting smoking boosts your self-confidence and makes you believe in your ability to tackle hard challenges in life.
· Quitting smoking is akin to getting a pay hike; it saves you as much as $ 3000 a year if you had been smoking 20 cigarettes per day.
· Quitting smoking produces healthy babies
· Quitting smoking makes your children less prone to respiratory disorders
You can do it. Really!

It's Not Too Late
Did you know your body starts reversing some of the effects of smoking immediately after quitting? When it comes to smoking, it’s never too late to quit, no matter how deep you are into smoking. You would be surprised to know that the negative effects of smoking start reversing within as little as 20 minutes of quitting. Want to finally stop smoking?

Quit Now!
You owe it to YOURSELF,
you owe it to your LOVED ONES!
Stop Smoking in 7 Days

When You Quit Smoking Benefits Start Immediately

20 minutes after quitting: The increased blood pressure and heart beat/pulse rate return to normal levels.
8 hours after quitting: Nicotine and carbon monoxide levels in the blood drop by 50%. And blood oxygen level returns to normal.
24 hours after quitting: Carbon monoxide is eliminated from the body. And lungs begin to clear out the mucus and other leftover debris from smoking.
48 hours of quitting: Nicotine is completely out of your system. Your taste buds and olfactory nerves start functioning, improving your sense of smell and taste.
72 hours after quitting: Bronchial tubes begin to relax and breathing becomes less restrained. As a result, your energy levels increase.
2–12 weeks after quitting: Blood circulation improves and lung function begins to improve too, initiating the risk for heart attack to drop.
3 months after quitting: Fertility starts improving.
3–9 months: Lung function is enhanced by 10%, resulting in relief from cough, shortness of breath, wheezing and other breathing problems.
1 year after quitting: Risk for developing coronary heart disease is reduced to half.
5 years after quitting: Risk of heart attack becomes half. And the risk for stroke becomes comparable to that faced by a non-smoker.
10 years after quitting: The risk for various cancers (lung, oral, throat, esophagus, etc.) decreases. Yes, it takes that long for cancer risk to reduce, but the risk of heart attack becomes the same as for someone who never smoked.

There is help!
There are other benefits of quitting smoking too that come as immediate rewards.

Improvement in the overall appearance of the skin, hair, teeth and gums
Riddance from yellow stained teeth and fingernails
Improvement in the wrinkled skin around the mouth and eyes
Freedom from bad breath and stinky hair and clothes
Relish in eating due to enhanced sense of taste and smell
Feeling of general well being due to increased energy levels
Increased fitness level due to improved blood circulation and lung function