Biology Effects Of Smoking,
Title: Biology Effects Of Smoking,
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 333 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Biology Effects Of Smoking,
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 333 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Hurting Yourself
* Smoking is an addiction. Tobacco smoke contains nicotine, a drug that is addictive and can make it
very hard, but not impossible, to quit.
* More than 400,000 deaths in the U.S. each year are from smoking-related illnesses. Smoking
greatly increases your risk for lung cancer and many other cancers.
Hurting Others
* Smoking harms not just the smoker, but also family members, coworkers, and others who breathe
the smoker's cigarette smoke, called secondhand smoke.
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cancers, heart disease, stroke, other lung
diseases, and other respiratory illnesses.
* Ex-smokers have better health than current smokers. Ex-smokers have fewer days of illness, fewer
health complaints, and less bronchitis and pneumonia than current smokers.
* Quitting smoking saves money. A pack-a-day smoker, who pays $2 per pack, can expect to save
more than $700 per year. It appears that the price of cigarettes will continue to rise in coming years,
as will the financial rewards of quitting.