Rewards for Not Smoking
June 29, 2006 by kate baggott
Filed under Health
Smoking. It’s not just a slow suicide. It’s also a form of slow and painful murder.
Smoking by pregnant mothers leads to low birth weight babies. Smoking by new mothers lowers the quality of breast milk. Children exposed to second hand smoke experience higher incidence of asthma, allergies, broncitis and ear infections. And, then there is the risk of lung, throat, tongue and other cancers.
Where I live in Germany, I am still surprised by the number of people who sit down in public places near pregnant women and children and light up a cigarette. Pregnant women and small children are visible …read more
