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Recommended: Harmful effects of smoking cigarettes

Today, smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States (Control and Prevention). Outlined in the following information are effects that can cause lifelong issues and even death. Smoking is a deadly action and the consequences and effects severely outweigh the risk of picking up a cigarette. Smoking causes serious damage to your body including the deterioration of your general health, bone health, and brain function.
Smoking holds many negative impacts on your general health. One basic statistic on smoking is, it causes more deaths annually than HIV, drugs, alcohol, car accidents, and gun related deaths combined (Health Effects). According to a study done by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, smoking causes nearly 90% of all lung cancer deaths in men and 480,000 deaths annually are smoking related. Smoking harms nearly every organ of your body (Health effects). These stats effectively show how deadly tobacco smoke is, and what it can do to your body over time. Shown in a study conducted by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, smoking immediately increases heart rate and blood pressure in all young adult smokers. It attacks your vital organs including your lungs, stomach, and bladder. Smoking effects attacks your lungs by causing inflammation in the small airways and tissues of your lungs (National Institute). This can cause a person to wheeze or make your chest feel tight. Continued inflammation to an individual’s lungs can also cause chronic cough with mucus. The National Institute on Drug abuse also states that it can affect men’s sperm, which decreases their fertility and increases their chance of offspring with severe birth defects.
Smoking also affects your appear...

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...rain function. Through various studies it has been proven that the risks heavily outweigh the positives of smoking, finally, clearing the air.

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