• Better all-round health - stopping smoking reduces risk of 50 illnesses and conditions which kill people every year.
• 400,000 people a year die in the United States from smoking. It's a guaranteed death sentence!
• The risk of a heart attack drops by 50% one year after quitting.
• Cancer risk drops with every year of not smoking.
• Live longer and stay well - one in two long-term smokers die early and lose about 16 years of life.
• Set a good example to children - I don't want to be a smoking role model.
• Have lots of money to spend on other things - smoking 20 a day costs around $1,800 per year. Spend it on nicotine gum or patches.
• Improved fitness and easier breathing – be better at sports and getting up stairs
• Arguments with parents and friends that want you to stop smoking
• Better chance of having a healthy baby
• Better skin and complexion, and no early wrinkles
• Fresher smelling breath, hair and clothes, and no more cigarette smells around the house
• Back in full control and no longer craving or distracted when I am not smoking or not able to smoke
• Travel on trains, aircraft, buses will be easier
• Withdraw support from tobacco companies
• Amazing self-confidence that results from kicking an annoying habit
• The chemicals for toilet bowl cleaner, rat poison, nuclear waste, car exhaust, fingernail polish remover are contained in cigarettes.
• Over 50 chemicals in cigarettes have been proven by science to cause cancer.
• WebMD says that cigarettes can cause the onset of conditions such as Alzheimers, lupus, SIDS, colic, blindness, impotence, rheumatoid arthritis, acid reflux, and breast, brain, and colon cancer.
• Peace of mind after you get off it