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Smoking is the greatest preventable cause of premature death and avoidable illness. In Northern Ireland there are 2700 - 3000 deaths per annum as a result of smoking .

It is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease, strokes and other diseases of the circulatory system, which kill two in every five men and women here. A lifetime non-smoker is 60% less likely than a current smoker to have coronary heart disease and 30% less likely to have a stroke.

Smoking is responsible for one third of cancer deaths and is implicated in 90% of lung cancer deaths Smoking is a major cause of subfertility, with approximately 1200 men aged 30-49 years in the Eastern Board area suffering sexual impotence because of smoking.

Smoking also damages sperm and reduces sperm quality. Female smokers have a lower rate of conception and the risk of infertility is doubled. Success rates for assisted conception techniques are lower for smokers. The risk of ectopic pregnancy is increased by 250% for female smokers

Females who smoke experience alterations in sex hormones, may develop a male–like body shape and go through the menopause on average two years earlier than non-smokers. The risk of developing painful and irregular periods is also increased.

Hi
you have to REALLY want to stop smoking to do so. Choose a quit date, at least 30 days away and up to a year, and when that day comes, you will be prepared. Have your last cigarette 5 minutes before midnight, then use the strongest nicotine patch and make sure you put duct tape over it, because they have a tendency to come off and once exposed to air they lose their potency. I dont know how long your friend smoked, or how much, but I started at 13, and was a 2 pack a day(with asthma), and quit at 36, 1st time quitter. I WANTED to stop though. They say use the patch for 3 months, but I only used it for 1, and every 3 days I left the patch off and suffered through the day just to show myself how strong the addiction was and to give myself the strength and willpower to do it. Every month your friend is smokefree he should reward himself with something very special (it helps), and every day he should tell himself he is stronger than that cigarette calling to him. he can do this!!!!! Good Luck

Here are few reasons why women should not smoke.
-Tobacco use can damage a woman's reproductive health. Women who smoke are more likely to have trouble getting pregnant
-Smokers are also more likely to have early membrane ruptures and placentas that separate from the uterus too early.
-Smokers are more likely to have miscarriages and stillbirths, too.
-Smoking during pregnancy causes low birth weight in at least 1 in 5 infants.

I have seen people quit smoke habit of 10 years from a single day. My brother-in-law quit his smoking habit in a day as his daughter requested to quit. It is all about will power. You should be able to quit any habit within minutes. If we have to die and let our life goes in seconds why cant we quit smoking?

It also important when you quit to realize what your triggers are and to either avoid them or prepare yourself when you encounter them. Triggers are events and situations that cause you to smoke. These can be coffee in the morning, your morning drive, having a drink at the bar, walking to lunch and much more.

I was able to stop when I got pregnant with my first. I never ever wanted to stop smoking before because for me, that was my only outlet. But when I got pregnant everything changed. I had to stop immediately for the life inside of me. Then I gave birth. I can always go back to my habit, but I chose not to. Since I've stopped already, I do not intend of going back.

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