- On average, the life expectancy of a smoker is 10 years less than a nonsmoker.
- Cigarette smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, 70 of which are known to cause cancer.
- Nearly 9 out of 10 smokers start before the age of 18 and almost all start smoking by age 26.
What are 3 facts about smoking?
Smoking causes
cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
, which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Smoking also increases risk for tuberculosis, certain eye diseases, and problems of the immune system, including rheumatoid arthritis.
What are 5 side effects of smoking?
Smoking causes
cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes
, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Smoking also increases risk for tuberculosis, certain eye diseases, and problems of the immune system, including rheumatoid arthritis.
What are 10 dangers of smoking?
- Lung Cancer. More people die from lung cancer than any other type of cancer. …
- COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) COPD is an obstructive lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. …
- Heart Disease. …
- Stroke.
- Asthma. …
- Reproductive Effects in Women. …
- Premature, Low Birth-Weight Babies. …
- Diabetes.
What are 5 shocking facts about smoking?
- Tobacco is a killer.
- It increases your chance of dying.
- Smoking 1 cigarette can take 11 minutes off your life.
- Smoking is not only a killer, but a serious cause of illness.
- Smoking affects fertility.
- It gives you bad breath.
- Over 80% of people in the UK don’t smoke.
What are 10 facts about smoking?
10 Tobacco and Addiction Facts
On average, the
life expectancy of a smoker is 10 years less than a nonsmoker
. Cigarette smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, 70 of which are known to cause cancer. Nearly 9 out of 10 smokers start before the age of 18 and almost all start smoking by age 26.
What are some interesting facts about smoking?
The D.A.R.E. booklet says that the
number of people who die each day from smoking cigarettes
is the same as two full jumbo jets crashing without any saved lives. Passive smoke is also proven to be dangerous to your health.
How much smoking is bad?
Even relatively small amounts damage your blood vessels and make your blood more likely to clot. That damage causes heart attacks, strokes, and even sudden death, King says. “We know that smoking just
one to four cigarettes a day doubles your risk of dying from heart
disease,” he says.
What does 40 years of smoking do to your body?
Smoking
speeds up your skin’s aging process
. It can make the skin of a 40-year-old look like that of a nonsmoking 70-year-old. This damage can’t be undone and can make many skin diseases, including skin cancer, worse.
What are the benefits of smoking?
2-12 weeks,
your circulation improves and your lung function increases
. 1-9 months, coughing and shortness of breath decrease. 1 year, your risk of coronary heart disease is about half that of a smoker’s. 5 years, your stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker 5 to 15 years after quitting.
What happens if a girl smokes?
Cigarette smoking has many adverse reproductive and early childhood effects, including an
increased risk for infertility
, preterm delivery, stillbirth, low birth weight and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Women smokers often have symptoms of menopause about three years earlier than nonsmokers.
Why do people smoke cigarettes?
People say that they use tobacco for many different reasons—like
stress relief, pleasure, or in social situations
. One of the first steps to quitting is to learn why you feel like using tobacco. Then you can think about the reasons you want to quit.
Is smoking the worst thing for your body?
Smokers are at greater risk for diseases that
affect the heart and blood vessels
(cardiovascular disease). Smoking causes stroke and coronary heart disease, which are among the leading causes of death in the United States.
What happens if you smoke for 5 years?
After 2–5 years:
The risk of stroke drops
to that of someone who does not smoke, according to the CDC . After 5–15 years: The risk of mouth, throat, esophagus, and bladder cancer is reduced by half. After 10 years: The risk of lung cancer and bladder cancer is half that of someone who currently smokes.
Why do teenagers start smoking?
Peer pressure—their friends encourage
them to try cigarettes and to keep smoking
. They see smoking as a way of rebelling and showing independence. They think that everyone else is smoking and that they should, too. The tobacco industry has used clever marketing tactics to specifically target teenagers.
Who invented the smoking?
A Frenchman named
Jean Nicot
(from whose name the word nicotine derives) introduced tobacco to France in 1560 from Spain. From there, it spread to England. The first report of a smoking Englishman is of a sailor in Bristol in 1556, seen “emitting smoke from his nostrils”.
