1) Smoking addiction is largely due to physical and psychological dependence on nicotine. 88% of smokers attributed their inability to stop smoking to addiction, 88% to habit, and 62% to stress. 2) Smoking causes numerous chronic health issues like chronic bronchitis, emphysema, reduced memory and senses of smell/hearing, premature wrinkling, increased risk of stroke, bone loss, impaired healing, and various cancers. 3) While some cigarettes are marketed as "lights" or "ultra lights", they are not necessarily less harmful and smoking in any form has significant negative impacts on health and quality of life.

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their habit of smoking at least once in their lifetime. According to a shrdy that John
Hughes constructed, "eighty eight percent of smokers attributed their inability to stop
smoking to addiction" eighty eight percent to habit, and sixty trvo percent to stressf ..,
fuq" Inumbers of smokers agreed and disagreed that their inability to stop smoking was
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due to lack of willpower or motivatioqi'( Hughes,Jeba*.Vol- 34) "Men most
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dependent me:ms having a tolerance to the drug, going through withdrawd when coming
offof the drug, and the titration to the drug. While on the other side, being
psychologically dependent is wanting the drug1( PretstmsseQOnce smoking is
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initiated, dependence becomes a key factor in use. Girls who smoke should be aware that
smoking while taking oral confaceptive has a serious link to blot clots and heart attacksl
(Pse{ Strassen),Smoking has such a significant impact on the qualrty of life. It brings
upon chronic illnesses and irreversible diseases. This habit almost always guarantees
chronic bronchitis and pulmonary emphysemb (Pr+f. Strassen) Other additional health
concerns when smoking include poor nufitional state, reduced insulin sensitivity" decline
in short terrn memory, loss of senses of smell and hearing, premature wrinkling ofthe
skin, stroke, loss of bone mass, impaired rccovery from surgery, gffi disease, impaired
resistance to infection, asthma, infertility, impotence, earlier menopause, poor circulation,
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and burng(Plof, StrassenlThere are many differenttypes of cigarettes, and some can be
very deceiviogJffi6-*meone thinks that they are making a smarter choice by switch
from normal cigareffes to lights or ulta lights, that is not always the case. The only