Exposing Satan's Playbook The Perry Stone

and in your home (especially distasteful for nonsmokers); and the eventual damage it will cause to your lungs, heart, and arteries. When I was talking with a youth group on one occasion, several of the older girls stated that when they dated a young man in the past who was a smoker and kissed that person goodbye, it was like kissing an ashtray . (Single fellows, this is a good motivation to quit now!) Whether this was an exaggeration or not, I am uncertain. However, my subject is not intended to condemn someone struggling with the habit, but to bring knowledge and understanding to the subject. F ACTS A BOUT S MOKING According to the American Cancer Society’s research on smoking, tobacco smoke contains more than 7,000 chemical components, with more than 250 of these known to be harmful and at least 69 known to cause cancer. 3 Out of all of the lung cancer deaths in the world, smoking is the cause of 90 percent of those deaths. 4 I have spoken with several nurses who have watched lung cancer patients pass in the hospital, and they have told me it is one of the most horrible types of death as the individual struggles to breathe. Every day 1,200 Americans die directly from smoking, and more than 435,000 Americans die from tobacco-related illness every year. 5 These facts alone should cause someone who has never smoked to think twice before beginning the habit. But what about those who already battle with this habit? Why is there such a craving for a cigarette?