One-fifth of British adult survivors of childhood cancers are current smokers, and nearly a third have been regular smokers at some point in their lives, according to a study in the July 29 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Adult survivors of childhood cancer are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, lung problems, and second malignancies, relative to the general public.

Although Second Hand Smoke (SHS) is widely accepted as a risk factor for coronary heart disease, there have been few studies investigating the association of SHS and stroke risk. In a new study, published in the September 2008 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers report on evidence of increased risk of stroke for spouses of smokers.

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A recent study has disclosed that young children who reside with their tobacco smoking parents were virtually fifty percent more probable to be admitted to an infirmary suffering from a communicable disease prior to reaching eight years of age. Roughly 30% of minors who were within a ten foot radius of a parent smoking tobacco products during their developing years where at some point in their childhood admitted to hospital.

When I was a smoker, I had to pinch myself sometimes and wonder at how I had gotten hooked. Somehow, non-smokers didn’t need cigarettes and yet, if I didn’t have a smoke for a few hours then I would crave one really badly.

I was always amazed at how some people were able to quit smoking cold turkey. Every time I tried, I just did not have enough willpower and I always crashed and burned after maybe only 2 days at best.