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Weak sense of smell and taste
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Dysfunction in lungs and bronchioles
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Weak blood circulation in fingers and toes
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Slower blood circulation in brain
OTHER DISEASES TRIGGERED BY SMOKING
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Constriction and thickening in blood vessels
especially in lungs and heart
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Respiratory infections
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Chronic bronchitis
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Pneumonia
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Asthma
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Ulcer
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Vascular diseases
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Chronic headaches
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Heart attack and heart diseases
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Paralysis
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Gangrene on fingers
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Impotence
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Lung, kidney, pancreas, larynx, bladder,
uterine and gastric cancer
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Nicotine is a very addictive substance.
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At least half of thosewho try to quit smoking crave
to smoke again.
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Most smokers find it hard to dreamof aworld
without cigarette.
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Thosewho believe they can quit smoking on their
ownwithout receiving any help don’t have enough
knowledge about coping strategies for negative
feelings.
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Smokers don’t fully understand the risks of
smoking and have difficulty in accepting the truth.
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Peoplewho tried to quit smoking but started again
lose their self-confidence and cannot dare to try
and again.
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Thosewho believe quitting smoking is very easy
think that there is no need to deal with it.
WHY IS IT DIFFICULT
TO QUIT SMOKING?
Unlike the initiation quitting smoking is very
difficult. There are physical, psychological and
sociocultural reasons behind this.
Smoking
makes it easy
to use other addictive
substances aswell.The
risk of usingmarijuana and
cocaine after smoking
increases eight and 22
times, respectively!
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