Smoking cigarettes can increase your risk of developing many serious health conditions, like lung cancer, heart disease and stroke. Stopping smoking can reduce your risk from these conditions and research shows it’s never too late to quit. 

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E-cigarettes let you inhale nicotine as a vapour. Doing so is known as vaping. E-cigarettes aren't thought to be as harmful as normal cigarettes because they don’t release carbon monoxide or tar. But they do have their own health risks.


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Cigarettes can affect your health in many ways. They increase your risk of cancer, heart disease, and stroke. There are many ways to quit. Some people it helpful to go 'cold turkey' (stop smoking immediately), while others prefer to cut down gradually and use nicotine replacement therapies.


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Cigarettes can affect your health in many ways. They increase your risk of cancer, heart disease, and stroke. There are many ways to quit. Some people it helpful to go 'cold turkey' (stop smoking immediately), while others prefer to cut down gradually and use nicotine replacement therapies.

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Quit smoking and you'll be healthier, your skin will look better, and you'll have better sex.

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