Health Effects of Smoking

Smoking can affect the health of your mouth and throat. Not only does smoking cause odor and discoloration but it can lead to mouth cancer and many other cancers. The longer you smoke and the more you smoke will greatly impact the risk of developing mouth cancer.
Thousands of people die each year from [...]

The health effects of smoking are serious. Many people think that they can get away with smoking and die at a nice old of 70 or 80 but the fact of the matter people are dying in their 30’s and 40’s. Smoking is like playing Russian roulette with your life. You don’t [...]

A recent article published by MedicalNewsToday.com has much to say about the effects of smoking throughout the world. According to the World Health Organization a person dies, on average, every six seconds from a tobacco related illness. That is over 5 million people each year! They also stated that 50 percent of [...]

For over 45 years the U.S. has been placing warnings on packs of cigarettes, however, compared to other countries our warnings are mild in comparison.
Surgeon General’s Warning Examples

SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Smoking Causes Lung Cancer, Heart Disease, Emphysema, And May Complicate Pregnancy.
SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Quitting Smoking Now Greatly Reduces Serious Risks to Your Health.
SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: [...]

uring my 15 years of smoking I really never thought of myself as an addict. I mean cigarettes were legal to purchase, as long as you were 18, and they were sold everywhere in town. I was able to hold down a job, pay my bills, contribute to society, raise a family, and [...]

When I first saw this I thought it was fake, however, it isn’t. The father gave his son his first cigarette when he was a year and a half and continued to do so. Now the kid is addicted to nicotine and smokes a pack a day. While mom is distraught because her [...]

The You Docs: Cutting back on quit-smoking programs now is a mistake
Source – Idaho Statesman
Article by Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen
It takes a lot to make us mad, but we’re furious: Here we are with a brand-spanking-new health care law, yet for the first time since 1960, smoking rates are increasing. Why?

Legislators are taking [...]

or over 15 years I smoked and really never thought about what it was doing to my mouth. Even when I quit most of my concerns were with my lungs. Well let me tell you that there is more to be concerned with than just lungs. Sure smoking gives you bad breath [...]

What you should know if you are a smoker or a concerned parent trying to win custody of your children. In divorce cases where child custody is an issue there are several factors taken into account. Of course the main one is the well-being of the children.
Mom Arrested For Smoking Around Her Kids
A Virginia woman [...]