Cigarettes cause fires. One-fourth of all burn patients treated at a New York City burn center were burned because of fires caused by cigarettes. Smoking causes premature aging of the skin and aggravates other medical conditions. Smoking decreases the sex drive. Smoking causes illness and adversely affects a person's quality of life.
Many smokers simply shrug their shoulders to the facts.
I enjoy smoking. I might as well enjoy life. Talk to medical personnel who work with terminal patients. The smoking rate among adult women has not decreased significantly over the past 25 years, while the rate of younger women picking up the habit has actually shown an increase. And, lung cancer has now surpassed breast cancer as the number one cancer killer of American women.