My father-in-law started smoking again. This saddened me because he already stopped, I think, 2 years ago. I don't know if he can stop again but I sure don't want him to get sick later on. Because of this, I researched more on the effects of smoking and this is what I found out:
Did you know that each puff of smoke inhaled from a cigarette contains 4 billion particles of dust?
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More than 400,000 deaths in the U.S. each year are from smoking-related illnesses. Smoking greatly increases your risks for lung cancer and many other cancers.
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Secondhand smoke from a parent's cigarette increases a child's chances for middle ear problems, causes coughing and wheezing, and worsens asthma conditions.
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Quitting smoking cuts the risk of lung cancer, many other cancers, heart disease, stroke, other lung diseases, and other respiratory illnesses. (My father-in-law suffered a stroke due to the effects of long-term smoking.)
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good on him - he can stop again - it's hard, I saw my Mum try several times before she succeeded and Rob stopped before we got married, but it was hard, good luck to him
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