Adult Fidgeting Health Risks
- Health Risks of Smoking
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Nicotine Addiction
- Secondhand Smoke
- Smoking Bans
- Quitting Smoking
Health Risks
Smoking -- even just a few cigarettes a day -- has been linked to many serious health risks. Up to half of all current tobacco users will die from a tobacco-related disease, some of which are discussed below.
Effects on the Lungs
According to the American Lung Association, smoking is directly responsible for about 90% of the deaths due to lung cancer. Smoking is also responsible for the majority of deaths due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema...
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