97 Reasons To Quit Smoking ~ #'s 21 - 40

21. You may be able to cut back on your dosage of certain medications.Smoking affects the liver enzymes that process certain drugs, so smokers sometimes need to take higher doses to get the same effect.

22. You'll be less likely to burn down your house.One study found that people who live in smoking households were up to 6.6 times more likely to experience a fire injury than those in nonsmoking households. According to another study, cigarettes were the cause of 55% of all house fires involving a fatality. Overall, cigarettes are the leading cause of death from residential fires. On April 9, 2008, a 3-year-old Texas boy burned down his family's house after playing with a cigarette lighter. The boy, a repost said, would now attend a fire safety course.

23. You'll cut your risk of Crohn's disease.Smokers are four times more likely as those who never smoked to develop this chronic—sometimes debilitating—disease, which can be painful, causes frequent diarrhea, and can require intestinal surgery.

24. Save money—lots of it—and purchase more important luxuries, like gas.Calculate how much you'll save.

25. If you stop buying cigarettes online, you'll not only save money, but you'll also chip away at a sleazy business.Yes, you can save tons of money buying cigarettes online—but then you're supporting a sleazy business. In 2004, a California Study showed that kids had no problem finding and ordering cigs online, and 77% got their tobacco delivered.

26. Decrease your risk of heart attack or disease. Smokers are at two to four times greater risk of developing coronary heat disease as nonsmokers. Cigarette smokers with coronary heart disease are also at twice the risk for sudden cardiac death as nonsmokers with coronary heart disease.
27. You'll be less likely to die of a brain tumor.The brain is a common site for lung cancer to spread. In fact, according to the American College of Radiology, radiation therapy may sometimes be used on the brain even when no cancer has been detected in "this vital site."

28. You'll brighten up your choppers.Nobody likes tobacco stains… The average professional teeth-cleaning procedure costs somewhere between $500 and $1000. (And hurts your gums!)

29. You'll be less wrinkly.After 10 years, smoking can speed up your skin’s aging process by narrowing your skin's blood vessels and damaging the tissues that give the skin its strength and elasticity.
30. Cut the risk of acid reflux.If you've smoked for 20 years, you're 70% more likely than a nonsmoker to have acid reflux.
31. Carry a smaller purse or streamline your pants.No more toting that pack (or two) of cigarettes, lighter, breath strips, and gum.

32. Enjoy your food more.Smoking diminishes the taste of food and the pleasure of eating.

33. Preserve your sense of smell.About twice as many smokers as nonsmokers have a reduced sense of smell.

34. Eat less. (Despite muting the taste buds, smoking brings food cravings of its own). Smoking is associated with greater calorie intake, particularly from food high in saturated fat and cholesterol.

35. Avoid that attractive "yellow fingers" look.Smoking can permanently stain your fingers.

36. Keep your walls the color you painted them.Cigarette smoke creates persistent yellow stains on painted walls that take a concentrated effort to remove.
37. Reduce the premature need for expensive hair treatments.Smokers are three to six times more likely to go prematurely gray than nonsmokers.

38. Reduce the need for premature hairpieces.Men who smoke are twice as likely to become bald as men who don't smoke.

39. Cheer up without meds.Smoking may increase the risk of depression.

40. You'd fit in nicely working at Dell.The computer giant (with 28,000 U.S. employees) banned smoking on all its U.S. campuses starting January 1, 2009... So have a lot of companies.