| Tobacco was brought to Europe from the
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| | a quarter of smokers will not reach
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| Americas at the end of the 15th century
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| | retirement age as a result of terminal
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| when it was thought to have medicinal
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| | disease caused by smoking.Smoking rates
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| qualities. Indeed, as late as the 1940s,
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| | amongst teenagers differ considerably
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| tobacco companies used medical personnel
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| | from young adults in that only around 16%
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| such as doctors in advertisements to
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| | of schoolboys and 26% of schoolgirls
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| promote their particular brands of
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| | smoke. It is thought that the (incorrect)
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| cigarettes.It was not until the 1950s
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| | belief that smoking can aid slimming or
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| that the dangers of smoking were firmly
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| | reduce appetite promotes smoking amongst
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| established but tobacco companies are now
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| | girls who are more conscious of their
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| known to have gone out of their way to
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| | appearance. Some commentators argue that
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| hide these facts from the public. It is
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| | so called supermodels set a bad example,
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| now known that tobacco consumption
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| | as they are predominantly seen to be
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| causes, upwards of 50 other diseases
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| | smokers too.Publicity surrounding the ill
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| including, lung cancer, bladder, mouth,
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| | effects of smoking, coupled with both
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| nasal, lip and throat cancers, stroke,
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| | government sponsored and charity driven
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| heart disease including arteriosclerosis
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| | education and stop smoking campaigns have
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| (fatty hardening of the hearts blood
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| | had an effect on smoking rates. Research
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| vessels) and chronic obstructive
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| | has shown that over 20% of women and 30%
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| pulmonary disease (COPD) including
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| | of men are ex-smokers. This research has
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| bronchitis and emphysema.The active
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| | also shown that between 70% and 90% of
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| ingredient in cigarettes is nicotine
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| | current smokers would like to quit the
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| which is a highly addictive alkaloid not
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| | habit primarily in response to the health
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| dissimilar to caffeine. It is due to
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| | effects.Indeed, the motivation for
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| their addiction to nicotine that smokers
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| | quitting is strong with over 114,000
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| continue to smoke despite commonly being
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| | smokers dying every year as a result of
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| aware of the main health risks. Despite
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| | smoking induced illnesses. Singularly,
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| knowing that the nicotine was addictive,
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| | smoking is the biggest identifiable
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| tobacco companies denied the fact
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| | killer after heart disease in the western
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| publicly up to the 1980s. Indeed, the
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| | world. Five times more people die every
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| Unites States Surgeon General's Office
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| | year as a result of smoking than all of
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| did not accept that nicotine was an
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| | those from traffic accidents, poisoning
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| addictive agent until 1979 such was the
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| | and drug overdoses, alcohol related liver
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| lobbying power of the tobacco industry.In
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| | diseases, murder, manslaughter, suicide
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| the UK, about 12 million adults currently
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| | and HIV/AIDS.It is widely accepted that
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| smoke, with more men (c.28%) than women
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| | half of all smokers will die prematurely
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| (c.24%) smoking. Women smoke on average
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| | as a result of smoking although many
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| 13 cigarettes per day and men 15 which is
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| | commentators argue that the other half
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| thought to be as a result of differences
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| | that don't die early lead considerably
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| in body size. The number of smokers has
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| | less healthy lives in their latter
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| fallen dramatically as the public's
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| | years.Smoking is responsible for about
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| awareness of the harmful effects have
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| | 30% of all cancer deaths including about
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| become known. In the early 1970s, over
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| | 85% of lung cancer deaths. The other 15%
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| 50% of men and 40% of women smoked
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| | of lung cancer deaths can be encouraged
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| compared to the lower and falling rates
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| | through passive smoking although the
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| of today.Smoking rates vary little across
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| | asbestos and other industries have been
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| the UK, though it is accepted that the
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| | found to be responsible for much. 50% of
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| further north one travels, the more
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| | aortic anyeurism heart disease deaths and
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| smokers you will encounter. Scotland has
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| | at least 80% of emphysema and bronchitis
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| a smoking rate of 31% compared with 27%
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| | can be solely attributed to tobacco
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| and 25% for Wales and England
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| | consumption.Polls have shown that the
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| respectively. There is also a clear
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| | vast majority of the population, smokers,
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| demarcation between socio-economic groups
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| | ex-smokers and non-smokers alike all
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| with lower class manual workers being
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| | underestimate the dangers of both smoking
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| more pre-disposed to smoking (over 30%)
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| | and passive smoking. Quitting smoking
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| than professional or higher
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| | remains the single biggest benefit a
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| socio-economic classes (17-20%).Smoking
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| | smoker can make to their potential future
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| rates are higher amongst lower adult age
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| | health and those of the people closest to
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| groups with the 20 to 24 year age group
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| | them.Pete Howells owns the website and
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| having the highest incidence of smoking
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| | has devised a simple system that will
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| at around 36%. Only 15% of the over 60s
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| | help any smoker quit by giving them the
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| smoke and only 8% of the over 65s which
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| | instructions they need to follow to
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| reflects the fact that many older smokers
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| | achieve their ambition to quit. Please
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| quit or die by the time they reach this
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| | visit to find out more about his
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| age group! Research has shown that around
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| | incredible process for quitting smoking.
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