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Whether you want to start breathing easier, feel the energy boost or even have a little more money to spend, there has never been a better time to stop smoking. Remember, it's never too late to join the thousands of people quitting smoking this October.

Check out our tips and tools.

You've got what it takes to quit this Stoptober!

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Whether you want to start breathing easier, feel the energy boost or even have a little more money to spend, there has never been a better time to stop smoking. Remember, it's never too late to join the thousands of people quitting smoking this October. Check out our tips and tools.

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Most of us know that smoking:

causes cancer, lung disease, and heart disease

can shorten your life by 10 years or more

can cost a smoker thousands of dollars a year

So why are people still lighting up? The answer, in a word, is addiction.

Once You Start, It's Hard to Stop

Smoking is a hard habit to break because tobacco contains the very addictive chemical nicotine. As with heroin or other addictive drugs, the body and mind quickly get used to the nicotine in cigarettes. Soon, a person needs to have it just to feel normal.

People start smoking for different reasons. Some think it looks cool. Others start because their family members or friends smoke. Almost all adult tobacco users started before they were 18 years old. Most never expected to become addicted. That's why it's so much easier to not start smoking at all.

What About E-Cigarettes and Hookahs?

It's not only cigarettes that people get hooked on.

Also beware of vaping. Battery-operated e-cigarettes use cartridges filled with nicotine, flavorings, and other harmful chemicals and turn them into a vapor that's inhaled by the user.

Some people think that e-cigarettes are safer than regular cigarettes because they don't contain tobacco. But the other ingredients in them are dangerous too. In fact, there are reports of serious lung damage and even death among people who use e-cigarettes. So health experts strongly warn against using them.

Hookahs are water pipes used to smoke tobacco through a hose with a mouthpiece. Some people think they're safer than cigarettes because the smoke cools when it passes through the water. But look at the black gunk that builds up in a hookah hose. Some of that gets into users' mouths and lungs. And since they don't have filters and people often use them for long periods, their health risks might be even greater. Hookahs are usually shared, so there's the added risk from germs being passed around along with the pipe.

How Can Smoking Affect Health?

Many of the chemicals in cigarettes, like nicotine and cyanide, are poisons that can kill in high doses. The body is smart. It goes on the defense when it's being poisoned. First-time smokers often feel pain or burning in their throat and lungs, and some even throw up the first few times they try tobacco.

Over time, smoking leads to health problems such as:

heart disease

stroke

lung damage

many types of cancer - including lung, throat, stomach, and bladder cancer

Other problems include:

gum disease

yellow teeth

eye disease

an increased risk for infections (like pneumonia)

a greater risk of diabetes

weaker bones that are easier to break

skin problems like psoriasis (a type of rash)

wrinkled skin

Smoking can affect sexual health in both men and women. Girls who smoke and are on hormone-based birth control methods like the Pill, the patch, or the ring have a higher risk of serious health problems, like heart attacks. And if a woman wants to get pregnant, smoking can make that harder.

Besides these long-term problems, the chemicals in cigarettes and other products also can affect the body quickly. Teen smokers can have many of these problems:

Bad breath. Cigarettes leave smokers with a condition called halitosis, or lasting bad breath.

Bad-smelling clothes and hair. The smell of stale smoke tends to last - not just on people's clothing, but on their hair, furniture, and cars. It's hard to get the smell of smoke out.

Trouble keeping up in sports. Smokers usually can't compete well with nonsmokers. Physical effects of smoking, like a fast heartbeat, decreased circulation, and shortness of breath, harm sports performance.

Greater risk of injury and slower healing time. Smoking hurts the body's ability to make collagen. So common sports injuries, such as damage to tendons and ligaments, will heal more slowly in smokers than nonsmokers.

Increased risk of illness. Studies show that smokers get sick more with colds, flu, bronchitis, and pneumonia than nonsmokers. And people with some health conditions, like asthma, get sicker if they smoke (and often if they're just around people who smoke). Teens who smoke as a way to manage their weight often light up instead of eating. So their bodies can lack the nutrients needed to grow, develop, and fight off illness well.

Kicking Butts and Staying Smoke-Free

All forms of tobacco - cigarettes, pipes, cigars, hookahs, and smokeless tobacco - are health hazards. It doesn't help to substitute products that are advertised as better for you, such as e-cigarettes or filtered or low-tar cigarettes.

The only thing that really helps is staying away from all these products. This isn't always easy, especially if everyone around you is smoking or vaping. It may help to have your reasons for saying no ready for times you may feel the pressure. Try "I just don't like it" or "I want to stay in shape for soccer" (or football, basketball, or other sport).

If you do smoke or vape and want to quit, you have lots of information and support available. Different approaches to quitting work for different people. For some, quitting cold turkey is best. Others find that a slower approach is the way to go. Some people find that it helps to go to a support group especially for teens.

You also can find information and support online at:

When quitting, know that the first few days are the hardest. So don't give up. Some people find they have a few relapses before they manage to quit for good.

Staying smoke-free will give you more energy, better looks, more money in your pocket, and in the long run, more life to live!

7 Reasons to Be Smoke-Free

Most people don't smoke. From yellow teeth to coughing, here are seven reasons why that's a good thing.

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Smoking is on the decline, but some people are still lighting up. Why? The answer is addiction. Find out more in this article for teens.

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Doctors are warning kids across the country to stop "smoking Smarties" -- a fad they say can lead to infections, chronic coughing, choking and even maggots feeding off sugary dust in your nose.

Adolescents and teens have been crushing and inhaling candy, and then exhaling it, in an effort to look as though they're smoking cigarettes, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

Countless youths have even posted how-to videos, like this one on YouTube, of themselves engaging in this behavior.

Health experts fear the behavior may lead to harmful conditions. Some kids have already shown signs of developing a "smoker's cough." Oren Friedman, a Mayo Clinic nose specialist, cautioned that frequent use could lead to infections or even worse, albeit rare, conditions, such as maggots inside the nose.

The trend came as a surprise to officials at Summit Middle School in Frisco, Colo., in the fall when a clique of sixth graders started "smoking" Smarties -- a popular, disk-shaped sugar candy.

Though they call it "smoking," the kids aren't actually lighting a match to the candy. Instead, they crush it into a fine powder in its wrapper, draw it into their mouths and then blow it out in a cloud of dust.

The fad worries Corinne McGrew, the school nurse at Summit School District. "My biggest concern was that they would aspirate the wrapper or a whole Smarties and it would be a choking hazard," she told the Wall Street Journal.

The problem is happening all over the country - and Smarties isn't the only candy of concern, said Eric Ostrow, vice president of sales and marketing at Ce De Candy Inc., which manufactures Smarties in Union, N.J.

"It can be done with anything made with sugar and compressed - Necco Wafers, Conversation Hearts, SweeTarts, Lik-M-Aid is already pulverized and so is Pixy Styx," Ostrow told the Journal. "I don't want to be complimented that we're the number one choice."
Click here to read on this story from the Wall Street Journal.

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Not Smart(ies): Doctors Warn of Dangers in Kids 'Smoking' Sugary Candies

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Doctors are warning kids across the country to stop "smoking Smarties" -- a fad they say can lead to infections, chronic coughing, choking and even maggots feeding off sugary dust in your nose. Adolescents and teens have been crushing and inhaling candy, and then exhaling it, in an effort to look as though they're smoking cigarettes, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

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Cigarette smoking has disastrous consequences: It damages just about every organ of the body and leads to the general deterioration of the smoker's health. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that cigarette smoking is responsible for nearly one of every five deaths in the United States, or about 438,000 deaths every year. Cigarette smoking is deadlier on an annual basis than HIV/AIDS, motor vehicle crashes, drug abuse, alcoholism, suicide, and murder ... combined.
Smoking and Cancer
Cancer was one of the first diseases that researchers linked to cigarette smoking, and it continues to be smoking's most notorious health effect. Cigarette smoking and tobacco use causes about one-third of all cancer deaths in the United States.

Lung cancer is most closely linked to cigarette smoking. Smoking causes nearly all lung cancer deaths in America, about 90 percent of male deaths and 80 percent of female deaths. The chances that a male smoker will die of lung cancer is 23 times that of someone who's never smoked, while women who smoke run a risk 13 times greater than non-smokers.

But lung cancer is far from the only form of cancer attributable to cigarette smoking. Researchers have also linked smoking to cancers of the bladder, larynx, mouth, throat, esophagus, pancreas, stomach, kidney, and cervix. Smoking also is a known cause of some forms of leukemia.
Smoking and Respiratory Disease
Breathing in cigarette smoke is terribly harmful to the lungs. The damage starts with the first puff and continues until the smoker quits. About 9 out of 10 deaths from lung diseases are caused by smoking. A cigarette smoker's risk of dying from a chronic obstructive lung disease like chronic bronchitis or emphysema is 10 times that of non-smokers:

Chronic bronchitis occurs when cigarette smoke prompts the airways to produce too much protective mucus. The smoker develops a chronic cough to clear their airways of the mucus so they can breathe. Eventually, the airways swell and become blocked by scar tissue and mucus. The smoker with bronchitis has a higher risk of contracting pneumonia and other infections.

Emphysema occurs as cigarette smoke destroys the tiny air sacs inside the lungs that allow oxygen to be diffused into the bloodstream. The process destroys the smoker's ability to draw breath, eventually making them gasp and struggle for air.

Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease
Smoking also affects the heart and the circulatory system, and has been linked to coronary heart disease, the number one killer in the United States. Cigarette smokers are as much as four times more likely to be diagnosed with coronary heart disease than non-smokers, and are twice as likely to suffer strokes.
Other Health Effects of Smoking
Cigarette smoking's effects are widespread and include damage to:

Skin. Smoking prematurely ages the skin, causing facial wrinkles. It also slows the skin's healing ability and has been linked to skin cancer.

Eyes. Smoking has been linked to the development of cataracts, a condition in which the clear lens of the eye becomes cloudy. Cigarette smoking also can cause macular degeneration and do damage to the optic nerve.

Mouth. Smoking is estimated to be responsible for three of every four cases of periodontal disease in the United States. Toxins contained in cigarette smoke damage the gums, causing them to recede and putting the smoker at greater risk for tooth decay.

The Dangers Secondhand Smoke
Cigarette smoking can harm your health even if you're not a smoker. Exposure to secondhand smoke is believed to cause the lung cancer or heart disease deaths of about 49,000 non-smokers every year. Nonsmokers who are exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes or workplaces have a 25 to 30 percent increase in their heart disease risk and a 20 to 30 percent increase in their lung cancer risk. Children whose parents or caregivers smoke have an increased risk of asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, coughing, wheezing, and ear infections. Babies of smokers have a higher risk of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.

Although the health consequences of smoking are dire, it's important to remember that you can take control of your health by quitting. Once you give up cigarettes your body can begin to repair some of the damage smoking has caused.

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Cigarette smoking has disastrous consequences: It damages just about every organ of the body and leads to the general deterioration of the smoker's health. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that cigarette smoking is responsible for nearly one of every five deaths in the United States, or about 438,000 deaths every year.

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You probably know that smoking cigarettes can cause lung cancer and heart disease, but did you know that smoking may also dull your taste buds and impair your hearing? Here are five lesser-known ways that smoking can affect your body.

1. Fewer taste buds

Foodies: beware. Smoking can dull - or kill - your taste buds by changing the blood supply your taste buds are getting.

A truth® partnership with BIGS Sunflower Seeds is calling out the damage tobacco use can inflict on taste buds by distributing mini bags of flavored sunflower seeds at a variety of events, including at the Vans Warped Tour, High School Nation and at select minor league baseball games. truth is also drawing further attention to the issue with a video airing during the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards.

2. Hearing loss

The cochlea, an important part of the inner ear, receives a reduced amount of oxygen if you smoke, which can be associated with hearing loss, according to a meta-analysis.

3. Worse eyesight

Smoking can increase the chance of developing many eye conditions that affect vision, such as cataracts, which cloud the eye. Research shows that smokers are at an increased risk of developing cataracts, compared with nonsmokers.

4. Skin problems

In addition to aging your skin, smoking can also prolong how wounds heal and increase the likelihood of infections and skin conditions.

5. Erectile dysfunction

An erection is only possible when blood vessels in the penis enlarge and fill with blood. Smoking disrupts blood vessels in that area of the body, meaning the action can't always happen.

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5 unexpected ways smoking affects your body

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You probably know that smoking cigarettes can cause lung cancer and heart disease, but did you know that smoking may also dull your taste buds and impair your hearing? Here are five lesser-known ways that smoking can affect your body. Foodies: beware.