Written by Stuart Stevens | Monday, 04 February 2008
The city of New York takes smoking cessation extremely seriously and has launched many aggressive and vigorous campaigns to stop people smoking in the city. A recent campaign which involved photographs and a short TV advertisement involved a man who had smoked so much that he had had to have his leg amputated.

Skip Legault has also suffered from more than one heart attack, strokes and a whole list of other illnesses all related to his smoking habit. In the advertisement Skip tells everyone to have a good look at him and see how dangerous and harmful smoking can be as he hobbles around on his one leg around the park. His leg had to be amputated after the lack of blood flow to it caused it to become gangrenous.
Incredibly however Ukmedix News has learned that Skip is still smoking! If you ever need a reminder of the powerful addictive properties of smoking and nicotine you only need to look at Skip who despite being in danger of dying, unable to walk properly and obviously in great discomfort still chooses to smoke at least ten cigarettes everyday.
Ukmedix News has seen other people who despite being in danger of dying, having been warned clearly and concisely by their doctors that smoking will kill them nevertheless still continue to smoke. This sort of crazy behaviour should serve as a warning to people who think that they can control a nicotine addiction.
How different Skip’s life would be if he had never started smoking in the first place. He would be healthy, walking well and would definitely have a much better quality of life. Skip has thrown away his life for a stupid smoking habit. Don’t be like him and ruin yours too!! Quit smoking now!
