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1) Increase your chances of developing heart disease - twice as likely;
2) increase your chances of having high blood pressure;
3) increase your chances of developing blocked arteries due to the build up of cholestorol and fats. This increases your chances of having a stroke;
4) increase your chances of developing lung disease and emphysema (this means you are constantly short of breath). It is highly likely you will develop chronic bronchitis;
5) increase your chances of developing cancer of the lung, 25 times more likely. Cancer of the mouth and throat, 10 times more likely;
6) increase your chances of getting more colds and bronchitis than people who do not smoke;
7) increase your chances of having stained yellow teeth and fingers;
8) increase your chances of your clothes, breath and hair smelling of stale smoke;
9) increase your chances of developing facial wrinkles and lines earlier than those who do not share your habit;
10) decrease your bank balance.
In the UK a packet of twenty cigarettes a day will set you back at least £3 000 over 2 years. At the present prices, if you smoke for 44 years, this will cost you £66 000.
