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The smoker's brain is literally re-wired with each cigarette he smokes, keeping him trapped in a dependency as strong as one to heroin and cocaine.

The average density of cigarette butts found in a study of 50 South African beaches in 1999 was 8 butts per metre, or 8 000 per kilometer of beach. The filter in cigarette butts can take up to 5 years to decompose.

Cigarettes are the only product in the world, apart from weapons, that kill people when used as they are intended to be used. Half of all smokers will die prematurely from their habit, and all will experience the adverse repercussions of their habit.

Imagine standing next to a highway during rush hour and inhaling all of that carbon monoxide - then multiply that by 10 000 to get an idea how much carbon monoxide the average smoker is inhaling every day.

Nicotine is the tobacco plant's natural defense against being eaten by insects. In large doses it is highly poisonous and it is one of the most addictive substances known to man. Because nicotine's chemical structure acts similarly to a chemical found in the brain, the brain is fooled into believing nicotine is not a poison.

The damage caused to the skin by long-term smoking can make a smoker's face look 20 years older than he or she really is. People who smoke and spend long periods in the sun have 10 times more wrinkles than non-smokers, and are twice as likely to develop skin cancer.

As if smoker's breath isn't bad enough, more than 40% of smokers over the age of 65 are completely toothless.

Don't put it off. Put it out!

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Please note that information in this website is intended for residents of South Africa only.

*2 times the success of willpower alone - Silagy C, Mant D, Fowler G, Lancaster T. Nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation (review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 2, 2004, Chichester UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.