Some unknown facts about Smoking

Every cigarette takes about 11 minutes off you life.

Smokers in their 40's have as many facial wrinkles as non smokers in their 60's.

In India one person is diagnosed with lung cancer, which is mostly associated with smoking every 15 minutes.

114,000people die every year of smoking, which comes to around 315 every day.

Smoking gives u yellow teeth, bad breath and hollow cheeks from repeated sucking of the cigarette smoke.

Female smokers will have around 30% low fertility rate than nonsmokers.

50% of the male smokers are more likely to be impotent.

Around 450 children/teenagers start smoking everyday.

Men, who smoke around their pregnant partner can harm the unborn child.

Women who smoke and take contraceptive pill are more likely to get a heart attack.

Cervical cancer rates are four times higher in smokers than non-smokers.

Smoking may result in brittle hairs, stomach ulcers, and problems with constipation.

Did U Know!!!

Dangerous levels of nicotine is contained in one half of a cigar or three Cigarettes!

The Spanish word "tobacco" is thought to have its origin in the Caribbean!

China, Brazil and India are top three producers of Tobacco!

The manufacturing process of tobacco continues for a period of several months!

Gutka is a tobacco product manufactured and used mainly here in India!

Tobacco water is used as an insecticide!

Lung disease, lung cancer, are rare diseases in the absence of smoking.

Heart disease, diseases of the heart arteries.

Smoking kills more people through its increase in heart attacks than it does with cancer!

30% of deaths due to heart attacks are due to smoking.

The risk of a heart attack is increased six times in women and three times in men.

Cancers of bladder, stomach, pancreas, esophagus, larynx, mouth, cervix.

Increases the heart rate and the blood pressure.

Increases fibrinogen, a protein involved in the formation of clots.