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Harms include: -25% increased risk of any fracture and a 40% increase in the risk of hip fractures among men -healing after injury -Increased risk of back and neck pain, leading to a 79% increase in chronic back pain and a 114% increase in disabling lower back pain -Significant cause of rheumatoid arthritis and can reduce the impact of treatment Brain Current smokers are 53% more likely to develop cognitive impairment than non-smokers and 59% more likely to develop Alzheimers disease Teeth Smoking increases the likelihood of tooth loss and decay Eyes Smoking damages sight by increasing the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by 78%-358% and increasing the risk of age-related cataracts With New Years resolutions approaching and two thirds of smokers saying they want to quit, new adverts are being used to graphically illustrate the degeneration that smoking causes
As part of our national trial to help reduce cigarette butt litter across the country, Keep Britain Tidy is distributing Butt Boxes - convenient, smell-proof and fireproof portable ashtrays, made from 100% recycled materials and fully recyclable
Exposure to cigarette smoke for children can cause decreased lung function, ear infections, acute respiratory infection, lung cancer, and aggravation of asthma
The comparison wasnt lost on Gleason, eitherhe once confessed that he very nearly sued the cartoon, but pulled back because he didnt want to be "the guy who yanked Fred Flintstone off the air
