Heres some extra motivation for anyone looking to quit smoking as part of their New Years resolutions.
Research published this week finds that each cigarette you smoke will shorten your life by nearly a half hour.
The findings emphasize the importance of quitting smoking as early as possible, the researchers say.
A cigarette butt discarded on a street in Paris, France.© Colors Hunter - Chasseur de Couleurs via Getty
Plenty of studies and tragic anecdotes have confirmed thedeadliness of cigarette smoking.
A 2000 study of British smokersestimatedthat each cigarette costs a person about 11 minutes of life on average.
Not every smoker will develop lung cancer, for instance.
But the earlier you quit, the better off youll be.
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