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These “light” branded cigarettes are quickly gaining popularity in the cities, several are specially targeted to women.

Many pregnant smokers might be tricked into beleiving that by choosing a light or low tar cigarette brand, the harm to themselves or their baby will be significantly smaller.

The labels on light cigarettes may say “low nicotine” or “low tar,” but the claims are meaningless. Low-tar cigarettes might be slightly ‘less dangerous’ rather than ‘safe’. They are supposed to have less than 15 milligrams of tar. Cigarette companies have simply changed the design of some cigarettes so they produce fewer toxins when tested by machines in government laboratories. For instance, manufacturers put tiny vents in the filters so that the machines suck in fresh air as well as cigarette smoke. But when so-called low-nicotine or low-tar cigarettes are smoked by people instead of machines, any differences pretty much disappear.

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The Holidays of Christmas and New Year are over. I really hope you all enjoyed them as much as I did. My time over the holidays was spent in Poland at my parents in law. It was really nice to relax in a small village in southern Poland without any access to internet.

Both my mother and father in law are notorious smokers and I ofcourse have tried to influence them into a healther life, but sadly they don’t listen to my lecture. It takes time for most people to realize what cigarettes are doing to them self and their relatives and some people just don’t want to quit no matter what you tell them.
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Every year about this time, people begin thinking about the new year and the changes it will bring. Some people make New Year’s resolutions to lose weight, get a better job, get married, or simply to get a life. Millions of Americans will also make the resolution to quit smoking.

Nearly 48 million Americans aged 18 years and older smoke. Of these, fully 70%–nearly 34 million smokers–want to quit, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. This year 1.3 million of these smokers will quit successfully. Why do tens of millions want to quit but only a fraction actually succeeds? The answer is that most people just don’t know how to go about quitting.
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