Ten facts to know about smoking:

1. Tobacco usage causes about four million preventable deaths a year worldwide.

2. For years, the tobacco industry hid its knowledge of how addicting nicotine is, and used the addicting power of nicotine to insure the stability of the tobacco industry's product.

3. It is proven that as the use of freebase nicotine increases, Marlboro cigarettes sales tend to increase as well.

4. According to the American Cancer Society, "The resting heart rate for young adult smokers increases 2 to 3 beats per minute. It also lowers skin temperature and reduces blood flow in the legs and feet."

5. The number of smokers can be decreased through persistence in public education.

6. Smokers who quit before they develop a serious disease avoid most of the risk of death from cigarettes.

7. If the effects of smoking to the heart and lungs are not enough to persuade someone to quit, there are also effects connected to smoking such as memory loss.

8. It is important for and individual to find meaningful reasons to quit smoking so that they are able to find the motivation they need when it gets tough.

9. The use if journals during the process of quitting can help people better understand themselves and fight cravings easier.

10. It is better for an individual who normally smokes at work to quit on a weekend so that when they return they are already cigarette free.