We’ve all heard it time and time again-smoking is bad for you! Although the number of people who still use tobacco products has decreased in recent years, there is still a large amount of the population who still continue to use these dangerous substances.

Here’s a question that can get under the skin of any smoker: “Why don’t you just quit?” Or how about, “Why do you smoke?”  These accusing tones are often heard from non-smokers who want to help, but who are more annoyingly righteous in their abstinence than anything else. Blank statements of the obvious don’t do much for motivation either: “You know that’s bad for you. It smells. It turns your teeth yellow. It kills you.”

It's time again for a gentle reminder: that the best thing you could do for your health is quit smoking (if you smoke that is).

You probably don't want to hear the harsh reality of all the health problems smoking is causing yourself and others.  But if you do, check out this list.  Here are some other reasons that are not health related, but are still motivating factors:

Smoking tobacco exposes you to 4000 chemicals (2000 poisonous and 43 carcinogens)!