“The Harmful Effects of Smoking”

“The Harmful Effects of Smoking”

Smoke is like kill you slowly! Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body. Smoking causes many diseases and reduces the health of smokers in general

·         The adverse health effects from cigarette smoking account for an estimated 443,000 deaths, or nearly one of every five deaths, each year in the United States.^2,3

·         More deaths are caused each year by tobacco use than by all deaths from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), illegal drug use, alcohol use, motor vehicle injuries, suicides, and murders combined.^2,4

·         Smoking causes an estimated 90% of all lung cancer deaths in men and 80% of all lung cancer deaths in women.¹

·         An estimated 90% of all deaths from chronic obstructive lung disease are caused by smoking.

• Cigarettes cause cancer. Smoking is the number one cause of deaths due to lung cancer, emphysema, and other serious diseases.
• For every person who dies of smoking-related illness, 20 more suffer from a chronic disease due to smoking.
• Smoking doesn’t just hurt you. Second-hand smoke from your cigarettes is a serious danger to your children, family, and friends.

Quitting smoking will protect your health. According to the Surgeon General, quitting smoking is the single most important step a smoker can take to improve the length and quality of her or her life.

CDC Center for disease control and prevention