The 1998 report of the United States Surgeon General subtitled "Nicotine addiction" concludes, "The pharmacological and behavior processes that determine tobacco addition are similar to those that determine addiction to drugs such as heroine and cocaine".

An estimated one third of the global adult population or 1.1 billion people are smokers, by the year 2025 this number will increase to over 1.64 billion. Reason being;

• The world population will rise from current 6 billion to 8.5 billion.

• People will live longer by not dying from childhood illnesses.

In developing countries, an estimated 48% of men and 7% of women smoke, while in industrialized countries 42% men and 24% women smoke.

Pregnant women who smoke are likely to deliver babies whose weight is too low. Even if they quit smoking during pregnancy, about 40000 new babies would not die each year.

In the end would add "If there is a will there is a will there is a way".

(United States Environmental Protection Agency 1992 clause EPA/600/6-90/006F). Childhood respiratory illness caused by passive smoking may also contribute to the development of respiratory diseases in adult life (Fourth report of the Independent Scientific Committee on Smoking and Health, HMSO, 1988)

Quit smoking before it kills you and your near and dear ones.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency 1992 clause EPA/600/6-90/006F states that tobacco smoke contains over 4000 chemicals in the form of particles and gases. Many potentially toxic gases are present in higher concentrations in sidestream smoke than in mainstream smoke and nearly 85% smoke in a room results from sidestream smoke (Sei

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