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Every cigarette takes 11 minutes off your life .
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Smokers in their 40s have as many facial wrinkles as non-smokers in their 60s.
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In Britain, one person is diagnosed with lung cancer –
( the cancer most commonly associated with smoking ) – every 15 minutes.
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114, 000 people die every year from smoking. That’s 312 every day.
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Smoking gives you yellow teeth, bad breath and hollow cheeks from repeated sucking on cigarettes.
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Around half of all regular smokers will eventually be killed by their habit.
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Female smokers have a 30 percent lower fertility rate than non– smokers.
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Male smokers are 50 percent more likely to be impotent.
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Around 450 children start smoking every day.
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Men who smoke around their pregnant partner can significantly harm their unborn child.
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Women who smoke and take the contraceptive pill are 10 times more likely to suffer a heart attack.
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Cervical cancer rates are four times higher in smokers than non-smokers.
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From brittle hair to stomach ulcer and problems with conception, the effects of smoking are numerous and often deadly.