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Millions of people are smokers in the United States. â€Å"In 2011, an estimated 19.0% (43.8) million United States adults were current cigarette smokers† (â€Å"Cigarette Smoking in the†). This number does not include all the underage smokers that are unaccounted. Cigarette smoking has very serious and fatal side effects. Some of these side effects include asthma, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, COPD, and Buerger’s disease. Tobacco use is a preventable death sentence. Smokers are not only harming themselves but the people around them breathing the second-hand smoke. â€Å"Each year, about 46,000 nonsmokers in the United States die from heart disease caused by second-hand smoke† (â€Å"Cigarette Smoking in the†). This number is†¦show more content†¦People that try to quit smoking may experience withdrawal symptoms. Some of these symptoms may be nicotine cravings, irritability, frustration, anger, mood swings, anxiety, d epression, and weight gain. Many people are afraid to quit smoking for fear of gaining weight. The thing people do not realize is that there are steps they can do to prevent weight gain. These steps include exercising regularly, have plenty of healthy snacks, use sugar free gum, or candy to satisfy oral fixation, do not use alcohol, and drink plenty of water. Nicotine destroys everything it meets. Nicotine yellows teeth, fingernails, walls, ceilings, and curtains. Nicotine also turns your lungs black for tar and leaves your house, hair, and car smelling like smoke. Many self-help programs and devices for quitting the smoking habit have become available. Smoking patches are available that stick to your arm and release different levels of nicotine. A gum or lozenge is also available on the market for smokers who want to quit. These work by calming nicotine cravings, lowering anxiety and irritability levels. 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