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Smoking increases risk of seizures
A recent study determined there is a significant risk of seizure for individuals who smoke cigarettes.
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Benefits of giving up
Health benefits of giving up, Other benefits of giving up
Withdrawal symptoms
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Quitting: Research findings
Other forms of tobacco use
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Smoking and the Youth
Smoking, drinking and using drugs, Smoking and drinking in movies, Ten reasons why smoking is uncool, Warning about smoking
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What makes you smoke?
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How smoking affects others
How passive smoking hurts, Switch curbs smokers' craving, Dangers of passive smoking, Passive smoking, Passive smoking can kill you, More...
FAQ
What about ‘safer’ cigarettes?, What is ‘smoker's cough’?, What if you don't inhale?, Smokeless tobacco products better?, What if I’ve smoked for years?, More...
Diet & smoking
Smoking, Quit smoking and stay slim, Quit smoking, control weight gain, Beat cigarettes, beat fat!
Prevalence in SA
Smoking deaths to double, Smoking killing more and more women, Smoking may kill many men, Smoking survey
Smoking moms
Smoking and baby's asthma, Outdoor smoking also affects kids, Smoking doubles risk of stillbirth, Smoking may affect unborn child, Diabetes risk in children raised, More...
Smoking and the Law
The toughest anti-smoking law, Smoking law gets teeth, The war on cigarettes, Tobacco's battle for Africa, The cost of smoking, More...




