Among the many advertisements was a poster of a ghoulish old hag with dark-ringed eyes, wrinkles, and blood red lips wrapped around a cigarette. The poster parodied ads showcasing stunning models exuding health while hawking tobacco products that kill women. I loved it.
Smoking also is a major cause of heart disease.
Women sometimes erroneously believe smoking is not dangerous because doctors have not advised them to quit. But this needs to change because smoking is not only harmful to women, but to their children as well. Recent studies have linked smoking with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, birth defects such as cleft palate and chronic breathing problems. But the good news is that you reap tremendous benefits by quitting smoking. According to a recent U.S. Surgeon General's report, after one year, ex-smokers cut the extra risk to their hearts in half.