Cigarettes are poisonous. Every year more than 80,000 preventable deaths result from smoking them. They cause lung cancer, emphysema and bronchitis. Smoking often produces cancer of the pancreas, of the kidney, of the liver. Smoking brings forward the menopause, is a cause of impotence and is associated with increased sperm abnormalities. On average, a lifelong smoker lives ten years less than someone who hasn’t smoked.
These are the facts that should inform any decision to act against smoking. These facts and one more. About eight million people smoke and although many regret the addiction, for millions it is a pleasure