to the
3rd Annual
Stomp Stogies Week
May 19 - 25, 2008
Check out the Stomp Stogies Week Video
__ Stomp Stogies Week
You've heard the saying,
 "If you got 'em smoke 'em!"
Well, for good health Doctor Bones says,
"If you got 'em Stomp 'em!"
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_You Don't Look Too Smart With a Cigar in Your Mouth!
Hello, I'm Doctor Bones.
 _ for stopping by.
This year (2008) marks the 3rd annual National Stomp Stogies Week, which is held from Monday, May 19th to Sunday, May 25th. It is a week dedicated
to informing the public (especially children) that cigars or "stogies"
are by no means a "safe" alternative to cigarettes or other tobacco
products.
The
tobacco industry is hard at work glamorizing the smoking of cigars with
celebrities taking the puff. Movie and TV stars, the “Governator” and
athletes from various sports are regularly seen “Stoking the Stinky
Stogie.”
The simple
truth is that Cigars and all other tobacco products are detrimental to
good health!!
Mr. Cigar (alias "Mr. Stogie")
Give Mr. Stogie the Knockout Punch!!
All forms of tobacco produce cancer-causing smoke._
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_____Cigarettes______________Cigar______________Pipe
All forms of tobacco contain nicotine.
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__Nicotine
Above is the molecular structure of nicotine. The black spheres represent carbon atoms, the blue spheres nitrogen and the white
spheres are hydrogen atoms. Nicotine whose molecular formula is C10H14N2 is
an addictive drug. In the brain, nicotine mimics the neurotransmitter
acetylcholine and is therefore able to bind to acetylcholine receptors.
Nicotine activates chemical addiction responses similar to that for
other drugs of abuse like cocaine and heroin.
All forms of tobacco can lead to cancer.
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Cigar smokers like all users of tobacco products are at increased risk for developing oral cancer.
 _This
is an example of Leukoplakia an abnormal white-colored patch in the
mouth or throat that may indicate a cancerous or precancerous condition.
Routine
exams of your mouth and throat (neck) by both your Doctor and your
Dentist can help spot cancerous and precancerous lesions.
Don't forget.
__ ___Get Checked!
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Did you know that cigar and pipe smokers are 5 to 10 times more
likely to develop cancers of the mouth, esophagus and larynx (voice box) than are nonsmokers?
It would be safer smoking an exploding cigar!
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You only have one pair of Lungs.
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Smoking is tough on delicate Lung tissue.
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Smoking dramatically increases your chances of developing deadly lung cancer.
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Secondhand Smoke is a Killer
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Secondhand
smoke, which is also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is the
sum of mainstream and sidestream smoke. Mainstream smoke is that
exhaled by
the smoker and sidestream smoke comes from the burning end of the
cigarette, cigar or pipe.
Do you want Yellow Teeth,
_ ______ _______
Brown Stains on your hands
______ _______
and Bad Breath?
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Of Course Not_!!!
Did you know that smoking
____ ___prematurely ages your skin?
If you don't believe it.
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Just ask Mr. Wrinkles
Cigar smoking is a major player in oral cancer (mouth, tongue and throat cancer) which is the sixth most common cancer in humans.
According to The Oral Cancer Foundation, each year in the United States approximately 30,000 people are newly diagnosed with oral cancer. Worldwide the problem is far greater, with new cases exceeding 300,000 annually. For more information concerning mouth, tongue and throat cancer please visit their website: http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/
Apparently
this simple message hasn't sunken into the heads of celebrity cigar
smokers as seen on TV, in newspapers and magazines and on the web.
Stogie-puffing celebrities should also know that cigar smoking puts
them at higher risk for developing lung cancer, heart disease and
obstructive lung diseases (bronchitis and emphysema) than for nonsmokers.
Magazines such as Cigar Aficionado take advantage of foolish celebrities by featuring them with a stinky stogie in hand. _ _ Is it Coolish or Foolish?
Actresses, Soap Stars and Models
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Actors
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_ __Tough Guy Actors
_ __Crazed Actors
_ _Washed up Actors
_ _Liberal Activist Actors
Comedians (Alive, Dead and in between)
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Former Sports Stars
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Generals and Governators
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Animated Characters
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Here's a Fun game for you to try:
Name that Cigar Smoking Fool !
 
_1_ ____2_ ____3_
_4_ _____5_ _____6_
_7_ ____8_ _____9_
_10_ _____11_ _____12_
_13_ ____14_ ____15_
_16_ ____17_ ____18_
_19_ _____20_ _____21_
_22_ ____23_ ____24_
_25_ _____26_ _____27_
_28_ _____29_ _____30_
_31_ ____32_ ____33_
_34_ ____35_ ____36_
_37_ ____38_ ____39_
_40_ ____41_ ____42_
Plenty more cigar smoking fools to come...Stay tuned.
Answers:
1) Heidi Klum__2) Billy Bob Thornton__3) Tom Arnold
4) Tom Selleck__5) Dennis Rodman__6) Puff Dadda
7) Demi Moore__8) Madonna (Yuck!)__9) Rob Lowe
10) Dennis Leary__11) Star Jones__12) Kevin James
13) Janet Jackson__14) Samuel Jackson__15) Lisa Guerrero
16) Salma Hayek__17) Kelsey Grammer__18) Mel Gibson
19) Gina Gershon__20) Dennis Franz__21) Vivica Fox
22) Carmen Electra__23) David Letterman__24) Bill Clinton
25) Shannen Doherty__26) Danny DeVito__27) Ted Danson
28) Melissa Clarke__29) Fidel Castro__30) Traci Bingham
31) Jillian Barberie__32) Antonio Banderas__33) Anne Archer
34) Carol Alt__35) Tim Allen__36) Michael Douglas
37) Arnold__38) Claudia Schiffer__39) Susan Lucci
40) Rush Limbaugh__41) Triumph__42) Vince McMahon
Letters from last year's
National Stomp Stogies Day (May 9, 2006)
Thank
you for contacting the National Cancer Institute (NCI) regarding
National Stomp Stogies Day. We appreciate the time you took to share
your thoughts and concerns with us and we commend you for your efforts
to educate the public about the health risks associated with smoking
cigars.
Staff at the National Cancer Institute (4/28/06)
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