There are several reasons why you should stop smoking today, or at least as soon as possible. Firstly, you must know that the earlier you quit, the easier it is as you will be less addicted to smoking. Someone trying to quit smoking pot after 20 years is not going to find it easy at all; perhaps it will be almost impossible. Hence, quit smoking sooner so that you experience fewer side effects and withdrawal symptoms from quitting, and can preserve your health as well as other people's health as soon as possible.

One of the main effects of smoking that will harm you, the smoker, is Osteoporosis which women are the main victims of. In fact, smoking can cause your bones to lose a lot of density, making them brittle and making you very vulnerable to injuries and permanent damage to your bones. Did you know that for females, smokers are significantly more likely to get Osteoporosis and bone loss than non smokers? Many women who have smoked for a long period of time have had hip, wrist and spine fractures as a result of this, greatly inconveniencing them - something which they could have avoided if they had quit smoking earlier on.

Hence, if you do not want to deteriorate to state where your bones are so fragile, you should quit smoking by finding out techniques or going on the patch to help you in that process. Ask your doctor for the best quit smoking aids, and with enough determination you should be able to stop smoking in no time, and prevent yourself from extreme bone loss.

Although you may be stupid enough to put your own health at risk, it is important to show compassion and basic consideration to others. Did you know that almost all (90% approximately) of the smoke from each cigarette ends up as environmental tobacco smoke, affecting practically everyone around you who is breathing?

Second hand smoke is extremely dangerous and you should show consideration by quitting smoking so as not to harm other innocent people's health. Second hand smoke can cause lung cancer too, even to those people who have never touched a cigarette. Hence if you do not want to be responsible for your little sister's death or your grandmother's suffering, quit smoking right now!