Speech Against Smoking
... sick from smoking will be less, you will have more energy and breathe easier. If you are pregnant, your baby will get more oxygen and be healthier. You also will help protect the health of those you live with, by not exposing them to second-hand smoke. And obviously, you will have more money to spend on other things. Smokers can become addicted to nicotine. Nicotine, although it sounds unthinkable, is as habit-forming as heroin or cocaine. Over time, you may have problems with your teeth, staining on your teeth, fingers, and fingernails, bad breath, and wrinkling skin – doesn’t seem too appealing, does it? There are also other, more serious health problems, caused by smoking - lung cancer and other lung diseases, such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis, other kinds of cancer, such as cancer of the throat, mouth and kidney etc., heart disease, heart attack, stroke, early menopause, infertility, and problems during pregnancy like miscarriage, premature birth, and even infant death. A new study suggests the earlier a person begins to smoke, the more genetic damage they are likely to suffer, increasing their risk of cancer. The findings suggest that teenagers may be disabling themselves for the rest of their li...