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Previously a 30-a day smoker
Previously a 30-a day smoker -- Posted by tigerlilly@privacy.net.org.com on 07-21-05 22:26
Julie Almond, 34, Previously a 30-a day smoker Julie started smoking due to peer
pressure. A blood clot to her lungs shocked her into stopping smoking.
Julie said: “I was rushed in to hospital with pains in my chest and coughing up
blood. Doctors told me that I had only been using my left lung due to the blood
clot. If I had continued smoking it would have killed me. I have children who
need me and I am just thankful to be alive.
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QUIT for his partner and baby
Adam Clay 25, quit smoking so that his baby could grow up in a smoke free home.
He then inspired friends and family to quit.
Adam said: “Since quitting I feel like a different person. I'm a much better
footballer; I don't feel light headed and wheezy. People at work are impressed
that I've quit. Stopping smoking has really changed my life for the better and I
I'm now hoping to train to be a stop smoking Counsellor.”
QUIT for Rugby
16 year old Steven O'Keefe, from Huddersfield had smoked since he was 12. He
finally quit to improve his rugby and to please his girlfriend. Stopping smoking
helped Steven to win Player of the Year 2004.
He said: "I have used the money saved to buy tickets to watch professional rugby
and plan to take my girlfriend away on holiday soon. I am now hoping to get a
scholarship to play for Huddersfield Giants."
QUIT for son in America
Lydia Richardson, 63, from Sunderland was determined to visit her son in
America, but the only way she could afford the trip was to stop smoking!
Sadly many people close to Lydia died from smoking related illnesses - her first
husband from Emphysema, both her sister and partner from heart attacks and her
brother-in-law from lung cancer.
She said: "Not only did I see my son and daughter-in-law, I also visited
Graceland, a life-long dream, thanks to quitting smoking."
QUIT for children
Lesley Roberts, 40 stopped smoking after 24 years for the sake of her two young
children and rewarded herself with a Yorkshire Terrier Pup!
She said: "On turning 40 I decided I'd had enough, with the help of my two
children I stopped smoking. I can now play games with my children and the pup
without getting out of breath! My mum and best-friend have followed my example
and have also stopped smoking."
Leicestershire Teacher wins Quitter of the Year 2004!
When Sarah Thorold, 31, was caught smoking by her pupils after telling them of
the dangers of smoking - she knew she had to quit! She is now the Quitter of the
Year 2004 winner.
She said: "My life has changed dramatically. The death of my best friend's
father from lung cancer was a shock. I supported my friend during her quitting
process and knew I had to quit too. I feel that smoking is not worth it anymore
and I just wouldn't swop the benefits of quitting."
Elvis Tribute Performer QUITS
Geoffrey Van Den Heede, 60 of Wales used to smoke up to 80 cigarettes a day even
whilst performing at packed out gigs. Ill health and losing his mother, father,
and younger brother to smoking was the stark warning he needed to help him quit.
Geoffrey said: "My voice was suffering, I was coughing up blood. My doctor
warned me that smoking could eventually kill me. Now with the money saved from
stopping smoking, I bought enough gold rings to wear on all my fingers and a new
costume to use as part of my act."
Dad QUITS for his daughter
Nick Wiseman, 30, of Suffolk, was addicted to smoking for 18 years. Witnessing
her Grandad die of lung cancer distressed Sophia to the point where she feared
for her own father's life.
Nick said: "My daughter was all the incentive I needed. I could not bear to see
her crying over my smoking habit any longer, so I quit. I have learned the hard
way that life is for living. With the money saved I bought my dream car I am now
looking forward to taking my family on holiday to Euro Disney!"
QUIT for his partner and baby
Christopher Brooks, 28 started smoking as a teenager and was soon smoking 80 a
day when out with friends, but he was shocked into quitting when he discovered
that he couldn't climb stairs without becoming breathless.
Christopher said: “I always believed that quitting was impossible. I enjoyed
smoking and all my friends smoked. It was my partner’s pregnancy, as well as
concern for my health, that gave me the will-power to stop.”
QUIT for her daughters
Seeing the dramatic effects of lung cancer and having four nagging daughters
were the incentives needed to make Sharon Reid from Brighton to stop smoking.
Both her bronchitis and pleurisy have disappeared Sharon said "With the money
saved my family are off to Cyprus this year to attend my daughters wedding.
QUIT to treat his wife
Kenneth Bennett, 73 of South Glamorgan is proof that it is never too late to
reap the benefits of a smoke free life. After 42 years of smoking, he quit.
Kenneth said: “I began smoking in 1953 after coming out of the army. The turning
point was a trip to America in 1996 when I realised that smoking was no longer a
socially acceptable past-time. I've now set up a direct debit account with my
cigarette money and plan to take my wife on a round-the-world-tour!"
QUIT for her baby
Lynne Humphreys, 30, of Cumbria is the winner of the Quitter of the Year award
2003. Lynne quit smoking when her thirteen month old son, Kavan was admitted in
to hospital with breathing difficulties. Despite nurses reassuring her that her
smoking was in no way responsible for his ill-health, Lynne made a commitment to
stop smoking.
She said: I quit smoking for my little one, Kavan. I want to stay healthy and
fit in order to be there for him in later life - So this is for him!
QUIT in memory of his pal
Douglas Munro, 50, of Glasgow, quit his 31-year smoking habit after the tragic
death of a lifelong friend.
Douglas said: “I tried giving up before but never managed to find the
will-power. My best friend’s tragic death was a stark reminder of how precarious
life can be."
QUIT for her sister
Bridget Mohan from Coventry quit smoking in the hope that she could donate a
kidney for her sister who needed a transplant. Even when Bridget knew she was
unable to help she did not resort to smoking.
"The disappointment almost made me reach for the cigarettes again. But if I
couldn't help Julie, I was determined not to damage my health any more." As
encouragement, Bridget's partner put the price of a packet of cigarettes in a
Quit Tin every day. By the end of the first year there was enough money for the
down payment on double-glazing.
But the best part for Bridget was in terms of her health ."I'm totally free from
the chronic eczema that's plagued me for years," she says. "The skin specialists
can't explain why exactly, but I'm drawing my own conclusions!"
QUIT and get fit
Karen Griffiths from Caerphilly became a heavy smoker when she was tragically
widowed at 23, with one young son and another on the way.
She tried to give up many times without success - until four years ago, when she
announced publicly that she was quitting.
"My confidence has grown enormously since then. I joined a gym and aerobics
class, which I loved so much I went on to train as an aerobics teacher. I've got
so much energy my friends call me Pentathlon Woman. Life's so much better
without cigarettes!"
Pay for the big day
Ciara started smoking at 14 "to look cool and fit in." She was shocked into
quitting 11 years later when her father had a stroke and was told if he had been
a smoker he would have been dead. The money Ciara saved from not smoking meant
she could have a dream wedding, lavish reception and a honeymoon in Paris.
QUIT to save her husband's life
Grace Williams from Hereford decided to quit when she was 58 and sitting by her
husband's beside in an Intensive Care Unit. ”I knew if he pulled through he
would not survive much longer if he carried on smoking and if I continued to
smoke then he would never be able to kick the habit himself," she said. "After
explaining my plan to my daughter and son-in-law they added their support by
agreeing to stop smoking too."
As long term smokers they all really suffered in the beginning. It took them
quite a while to stop craving cigarettes but now they are reaping the benefits.
Having never been inside a gym before, they now go three times a week!
From heart attacks to running marathons
John Spencer from Doncaster had a heart attack at 46 that fortunately persuaded
him to quit smoking. John now spends a great deal of his time raising money for
charity. Only 18 months after his heart attack he was among the first in his
group to reach the top of Ben Nevis. Now the former smoker jogs three times a
week, rides a mountain bike and he ran the London Marathon for QUIT.
QUIT for your kids
Carol Hayes from Liverpool was pestered by her children to stop smoking. Carol
smoked between 20 - 30 a day for 25 years. Her children's concern was Carol's
main reason to quit. Carol soon realised she couldn't use stress as a reason to
have "just one" cigarette as there are always stressful situations. After 4-5
attempts Carol successfully quit. She decided to write a poem about her
experiences and now her GP has copied the poem and is distributing it to other
young Mums who smoke.
Quitting Saved Dogs Life
"I had never considered stopping smoking until we wanted to rescue a stray dog
we fell in love with when we went to Greece. We knew unless we brought him home
he would be killed with all the other dogs at the end of the holiday season and
I surprised myself that I even thought of quitting," admitted Cheryl Dinning.
While on holiday in Greece, a Yorkshire couple found a stray dog who would be
killed unless they saved enough money to rescue it. The only way Steve Hague and
Cheryl Dinning thought they could save money was to quit smoking.
Both smokers for many years, they found it difficult to quit at first. The main
thing that kept them going was thinking of the dog in quarantine kennels and
feeling he was suffering more than them. Now, both Steve and Cheryl have found
their health has improved and enjoy taking their dog for long walks.
"Since we've stopped smoking we have so much more money to spend and we both
feel healthier and happier," Cheryl said.
TOP
Smoking's dangers are immediate
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY -- The Associated Press
Cdn. Lung Association
Healthy lungs
What Is Asthma?
Heart and Stroke Foundation
Lung Cancer
Smoking and Health
Smoking Chat
Smokers are four times more likely than nonsmokers to get life-threatening blood
infections or meningitis from a type of bacteria that usually causes pneumonia,
a study found.
"We're used to thinking of smoking as causing terrible results long in the
future. But smokers in this study had a much higher risk of this immediate
infection," said Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
And the more cigarettes a person smokes, the higher the risk of an infection.
The researchers aren't sure why this is so, but noted, among other things, that
cigarette smoke makes it harder for the lungs to expel foreign material and
easier for bacteria to stick.
The CDC and researchers in Atlanta, Baltimore and Toronto looked at 228
patients with invasive pneumococcal disease -- Streptococcus pneumoniae
infections -- and at 301 people without the disease.
Such infections are most likely in elderly people, children and people with
immune problems. However, the study in Thursday's New England Journal of
Medicine looked only at patients 18 through 64 with healthy immune systems.
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
Smoking's dangers are immediate
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY -- The Associated Press
Cdn. Lung Association
Healthy lungs
What Is Asthma?
Heart and Stroke Foundation
Lung Cancer
Smoking and Health
Smoking Chat
Smokers are four times more likely than nonsmokers to get life-threatening blood
infections or meningitis from a type of bacteria that usually causes pneumonia,
a study found.
"We're used to thinking of smoking as causing terrible results long in the
future. But smokers in this study had a much higher risk of this immediate
infection," said Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
And the more cigarettes a person smokes, the higher the risk of an infection.
The researchers aren't sure why this is so, but noted, among other things, that
cigarette smoke makes it harder for the lungs to expel foreign material and
easier for bacteria to stick.
The CDC and researchers in Atlanta, Baltimore and Toronto looked at 228
patients with invasive pneumococcal disease -- Streptococcus pneumoniae
infections -- and at 301 people without the disease.
Such infections are most likely in elderly people, children and people with
immune problems. However, the study in Thursday's New England Journal of
Medicine looked only at patients 18 through 64 with healthy immune systems.
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
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Smoking's dangers are immediate
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY -- The Associated Press
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Smokers are four times more likely than nonsmokers to get life-threatening blood
infections or meningitis from a type of bacteria that usually causes pneumonia,
a study found.
"We're used to thinking of smoking as causing terrible results long in the
future. But smokers in this study had a much higher risk of this immediate
infection," said Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
And the more cigarettes a person smokes, the higher the risk of an infection.
The researchers aren't sure why this is so, but noted, among other things, that
cigarette smoke makes it harder for the lungs to expel foreign material and
easier for bacteria to stick.
The CDC and researchers in Atlanta, Baltimore and Toronto looked at 228
patients with invasive pneumococcal disease -- Streptococcus pneumoniae
infections -- and at 301 people without the disease.
Such infections are most likely in elderly people, children and people with
immune problems. However, the study in Thursday's New England Journal of
Medicine looked only at patients 18 through 64 with healthy immune systems.
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
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address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
Know someone who might be interested in this page? Just type in their email
address to send them the URL
The researchers found that smokers were 4.1 times more likely than nonsmokers
to get the infections, and nonsmokers who were often exposed to cigarette smoke
were 21/2 times more likely than people who did not have such exposure.
People who smoked up to 14 cigarettes a day were 2.3 times more likely than
nonsmokers to get the infections, and those who smoked at least 25 a day were
5.5 times more likely.
"It is a significant addition to the list of bad effects of smoking," said Dr.
Robert M. Rogers, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
"People sort of have the idea that, 'Well, when I start to feel symptoms, I'll
stop smoking.' 'My father smoked until he was 60, and I'll wait until I'm 55.'
Here's a good reason to stop now, because here are young people who have a very
serious infection."
The study noted that former smokers appeared to have an increased risk of the
infection for at least 10 years after they quit.
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address to send them the URL
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