WHERE THERE’S SMOKE.....

When I was a teenager in the 1950’s a cigarette in your hand was a mark of sophistication, especially for a girl.  And of course we all wanted to look cool and “with it.”  Since most of our parents smoked, too, there was not much condemnation on their part.  I was among the coolest: bleached bangs and all but was afraid to inhale.  The thought of throwing up as a result of that first cigarette turned me off.  The years passed and cigarettes and lung cancer became definitively linked.  Other than looking cool I can’t think of any other reason to smoke.

Even if you don’t come down with lung cancer the second hand smoke from your cigarette is detrimental to those around you.

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Women who smoke, die, on average a full 10 years sooner than non smokers.

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A pack of cigarettes is notoriously expensive.  There’s got to be other things that are more fun and less dangerous to spend $10 a day on.

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With a couple years of concentrated smoking you and your clothes reek of cigarette smoke.



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If long term exposure to the sun doesn’t harm your complexion cigarette smoking definitely will.






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Why would you want to huddle outside the entrance to a “no smoking“ building with a bunch of other smokers, particularly when it’s freezing out there?

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It’s awfully hard to quit “cold turkey.”  Only 5% of the stalwarts who try, succeed. Life is short enough as it is.  Don’t hasten the process!

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Joan