97 Reasons To Quit Smoking ~ #'s 41 - 62

41. Protect Fido and Fluffy.A number of studies show that secondhand smoke at home may be associated with oral cancer and lymphoma in cats, lung and nasal cancer in dogs, and lung cancer in birds.

42. Get more work done at the office.A study in the Netherlands showed that smokers take an average of 11 more sick days a year than nonsmokers.

43. No more little, round burn holes in your clothes or car seats.It doesn't matter if you're wearing linen, cotton, or wool (or if your car seats are wearing leather or vinyl), all sorts of materials are susceptible to cigarette burns.

44. Cut your chances of a horrible elevator experience.If you take cigarette breaks in a tall building, you'll take more elevator rides.

45. Save water, cut your carbon footprint.According to studies, washing machines suck up 21.7 percent of household water usage. Stinky clothes need more washing. Ergo, you'll save water and reduce your electricity bill.

46. Save trees, cut your carbon footprint.A Belgian University study from the 1990s cited deforestation (to make way for tobacco farming) and wood burning (to cure the tobacco) as negative factors in the ecology of developing countries.

47. If Obama can do it, so can you.Well, at least he’s trying … Yeah, right!!!!

48. Spend less time in the dentist's chair.According to the ADA, smoking puts you at greater risk for all kinds of dental problems, including oral cancer and gum disease. It also takes longer for your dentist to clean all the stains off your teeth at your checkups. Wouldn't you rather be doing, well, anything other than sitting in a dentist's chair?

49. Save money on breath fresheners.The gum, mint, and breath freshener industry takes in $3.7 billion a year. But it'll take less of your money if you don't have to pop a mint after every smoke.

50. Be nagged less.We now live in a society where haranguing a smoker is almost a civic duty, and certainly an act of love if said smoker is a relative or dear friend.

51. Stop that nagging cough too. Smokers and those who live with smokers are at a higher risk to develop bronchitis.
52. Use the cigarette lighter for a higher purpose: Keep your kids from fighting in the car.Most portable appliances, including iPods and personal DVD players, plug in to the cigarette lighter in your car via an adapter. Chuck the lighter and deploy the power source to keep the kids entertained with movies or music.

53. Avoid carbon monoxide and other well-known killers.Cigarettes produce carbon monoxide, which, when inhaled, binds to the oxygen-carrying molecules in your body, depriving you of air.

54. Your life insurance rates will go down—substantially...One 2007 comparison showed a 40-year-old nonsmoker paying $55.13 a month for a $1 million 20-year policy. The price for a smoker of the same age: $231.46 per month. That's pure, actuarial math—the increased risk of dying that the smoker presents to the insurance company and that the company then passes on to the smoker.

55. ...and your life insurance company may even bribe you to quit.John Hancock's Quit Smoking Incentive allows a cigarette smoker to pay a nonsmoker premium for the first three years of the policy. If the smoker hasn't quit and stayed off cigarettes for at least 12 months by then, the premium doubles.

56. You won't be pumping out carcinogens like a Soviet-era steel plant.According to the 2006 Surgeon General's Report, there are more than 50 carcinogens in secondhand smoke.

57. Your wounds will heal better.Several studies have found that smokers do not heal as well after surgeries such as face lifts, tooth extractions, and periodontal procedures.

58. Your baby will be safer.Exposure to secondhand smoke is linked to a higher risk of SIDS.

59. Clean up your children's lungs.Secondhand smoke is now believed to be a risk factor for children to develop asthma; it also contributes to respiratory infections (such as pneumonia and bronchitis) and ear infections, as well as coughing, wheezing, and decreased lung function.
60. If you're pregnant, you can leave the 70% of pregnant smokers who can't quit in your dust.According to the American Lung Association, only 30% of smokers quit when they find out they are pregnant. In 2004, 10% of women giving birth were smokers.

61. Experience menopause as scheduled, not before.Smoking may advance the arrival of menopause in women by several years.

62. Perk up those sperm!Even if they can get it up, men who smoke cigarettes have a lower sperm count and motility and increased abnormalities in sperm shape and function than men who don't smoke.