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It s becoming almost an American obsession: Millions want to, millions don’t, millions have tried to, and millions actually have done it—quit smoking.
When Europe was first getting the habit in the late 1500s, medical men of the day thought tobacco was some sort of wonder herb.
It was supposed to be a cure-all for such diverse ailments as toothache, falling fingernails, worms, halitosis, and even lockjaw and cancer.
Today tobacco smoking is blamed for lung cancer, facial wrinkles, heart disease, and for the ugly disposition of many trying to quit. If one thing is true, Fletcher Knebel said it a few years ago:
“It is now proved beyond doubt that smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.” Here are some of them.
87.9%