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 Smoking
Are you a pack-a-week, or a pack-a-day smoker? Have you often wished you could stop? And are you sick and tired of people telling you how you're damaging your health?

Very few people manage to quit smoking just like that. It is an extremely difficult thing to do. But not impossible. And if you want help, it is out there.

The important thing to remember is quitting will help prevent a host of really nasty diseases and conditions. Everything of the best.

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01. Smoking, drinking and using drugs
Although smoking, drinking and drugging could be quite acceptable in certain social circles, it should not be forgotten that alcohol, nicotine and mind-altering drugs are harmful substances.
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02. Commit to quit smoking
Quitting smoking is hard, there's no doubt about it. However, if you can tough it out for at least two years, chances are good you'll never light another cigarette again.
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03. Find your way to quit smoking
Which nicotine-replacement product will work for you may depend on what kind of smoker you are, researchers say.
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04. How passive smoking hurts
Research shows that non-smokers who inhale second-hand smoke suffer many of the diseases of active smoking.
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05. 10 other reasons to quit smoking
You've heard it a million times: Keep smoking and you'll get lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema. But despite all of that, it's difficult to quit.
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06. Add wrinkles to dangers
If their increased risk of cancer, heart disease and other ills isn't enough, smokers may be persuaded by simple vanity to kick the habit.
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07. Cigars and pipe tobacco
Some cigarette smokers switch to pipes or cigars in the belief that this is a less dangerous form of smoking. But pipe and cigar smokers are also at increased risk.
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08. Commit to quit smoking
Quitting smoking is hard, there's no doubt about it. However, if you can tough it out for at least two years, chances are good you'll never light another cigarette again.
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09. Cutting down on smoking
Cutting down on the amount you smoke is obviously not ideal: giving up is the ultimate prize. But cutting down is a whole lot better than nothing.
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10. End of the road for smokers
South Africa's tough smoking laws came into full force a while ago, making it illegal for smokers to light up in restaurants, hotels and casinos.
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11. 10 irritating habits of smokers
Smokers are the lepers of the 21st century. We'd like to blame the Health Minister, but here's why we think smokers themselves are mostly to blame.
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