• Smoking is the most preventable cause of death in our society.  Nearly 1 in 5 deaths in the U.S. results from the use of tobacco.
• There are 163,510 deaths a year, and there are 172,570 NEW cases a year.
• Smoking is directly responsible for about 83% of lung cancers and is associated with cancers of the mouth, larynx, esophagus, pancreas, cervix, kidney, colon, and bladder.
• Smoking accounts for AT LEAST 30% of ALL cancer deaths, and is associated with conditions ranging from colds and allergies to asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and heart disease.  
• If you smoke to ease back pain, you are in fact only making the pain worse. Many doctors will not treat or operate on patients who smoke. The body, for any surgery, does not heal well for smokers.

For Women...Female Infertility and Early Menopause—Smoking causes a serious disruption to a woman's hormones, as well as blood flow to her reproductive organs. This can lead to a decreased production of fertile eggs and an early cessation of making them. The result is early menopause, which can trigger other health problems such as vaginal dryness, night sweats, hot flashes, and the increased risk of osteoporosis.
 
For Men...Male Sexual Problems—Nearly two-thirds of impotent men smoke, almost twice the rate of the general population. Decreased circulation to the penis is caused by the same problems, causing decreased circulation to other parts of the body such as constriction of blood vessels, the build-up of plaque, and stickiness of the blood. The number of men having poor circulation to their penis is 300% higher in smokers than in nonsmokers.

Smoking Myths

Myth 1: It's just a matter of willpower. Wrong. The nicotine in cigarettes is addictive, and it isn't easy to break that addiction. But, it can be done, and the low level laser is painless and has a high degree of success. 
 
Myth 2: Smoking low-tar cigarettes are healthier. Not so. So-called "low-tar" cigarettes only seem that way in machine tests. People don't smoke like machines. They smoke low-tar cigarettes differently than high-tar cigarettes, inhaling more deeply and smoking more of them. Fact—these low-tar cigarettes are no safer than "regular" cigarettes.