QUESTIONS OFTEN ASKED ABOUT SMOKING.
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Does smoking harm you?
Your lungs can be very badly affected by smoking. Coughs, colds, wheezing and asthma are just the start.Smoking can cause fatal diseases such as pneumonia, emphysema and lung cancer. Smoking causes 84% of deaths from lung cancer and 83% of deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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How dangerous is smoking?
Light smoking: Dangerous in any dose. Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. The health hazards of tobacco are enormous; they include heart attack, stroke, dementia, aortic aneurysms, emphysema, asthma and lung infections, and cancers of the mouth, throat, lung, and many other organs.
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How can I smoke and not get cancer?
There's no sure way to prevent lung cancer, but you can reduce your risk if you:
Don't smoke. If you've never smoked, don't start stop smoking. Stop smoking now. ...
Avoid secondhand smoke. ...
Test your home for radon. ...
Avoid carcinogens at work. ...
Eat a diet full of fruits and vegetables. ...
Exercise most days of the week.
What is the average age for a smoker to die?
The study shows that smokers die relatively young. An estimated 23 percent of consistent heavy smokers never reach the age of 65. This is 11 percent among lightsmokers and 7 percent among non-smokers. Life expectancy decreases by 13 years on average for heavy smokers compared to people who have never smoked.
Is smoking one cigarette a week bad?
Just one to four cigarettes a day almost triples your risk of dying from lung cancer. And social smoking is particularly bad for your heart, as bad as regular smoking, it seems. Studies have shown light and intermittent smokers have nearly the same risk of heart disease as people who smoke daily,
Can the effects of smoking be reversed?
The result isn't only damage to your lungs, but also your heart and many other body structures. But even if you've smoked for many years, you can reverse these effects and experience health benefits from the first hours you stop smoking to the decades after you quit.
Is Vaping just you still smoking kind of?
I wanted to stop smoking but thought I was weak ..
Daily Chat Monday 30th September
