10 Reasons Why You Should Not Light Up

1. You enjoy better looks without lighting up. A person
who smokes a pack regularly looks about 1.4 times
her actual age. A 25-year-old smoker may look 35!
These ageing effects cannot be easily reversed.

2. You enjoy fresh air, every time and everywhere.
Tobacco smoking is the main source of indoor
pollution in the developed world and it is now
well-known that second-hand smokers have a high
chance of suffering from the same ailments as
smokers. Even pet can contract nose cancer if its
owner smokes.

3. You have more money to spend on your heart's
desires. With an average cost of $12.60 for a
pack of 20 cigarette sticks, smokers are literally
turning CASH into ASH. You do the maths!

4. You have better control of your life. All
tobacco products contain nicotine, a substance
as addictive as drugs like heroin and cocaine.
Wonder why a smoker keeps reaching out
for a cigarette stick? Because she's a slave
to nicotine!

5. Your hair smells great all the time. Even
shampooing does not get rid of the stale smell
of cigarette from a smoker's hair.

6. You are more kissable. Smoking stains
your teeth and fingernails, and darkens your
lips, permanently! And let's not forget the
stale breath it can leave you with. Imagine
kissing an ashtray...

7. You can cope better with stress without
smoking: Some people pick up smoking
thinking that it will help them cope with
their problems. Let's just nip the 'smoking
relieves stress' myth in the bud. Often, the
stress and restlessness smokers feel are
a result of nicotine withdrawal. Once they
take in nicotine, they feel 'normal' again.

8. You are truly being a 'Greenie'. Smokers
contribute to global warming. It is
estimated that 2000km/square of forests
and woodlands are cut down each year
because of tobacco farming and curing/
production. This is equivalent to destroying
trees that can cover almost three times
the size of Singapore each year! Cigarettes
are also wrapped in paper and sold in packs
made of paper - which equates to more
trees having tobe used up.

9. You can heat up the dance floor without
getting breathless in the next run of
'so you think you can dance'. You'll also
be able to concentrate better on your
snazzy dance moves when you are free
from nicotine cravings.

10. You are not manipulated by tobacco
companies who try to fool you into thinking
that 'light', 'low tar', flavoured, shisha, or
cigarillos are less harmful than ordinary
cigarettes. These contain similar chemicals
and cancer-causing compounds as those
found in cigarettes.

so stop cy and save the earth! :DDD
-momo