Did you know that half of smokers will die by that bad habit? Smoking causes 80% of all deaths of patients with respiratory diseases such as lung cancer, bronchitis and emphysema and 17% of all deaths in heart disease. Smokers have a risk two to three times higher than non-smokers to have a heart attack.
For women, smoking can accelerate the occurrence of menopause than non-smokers. Pregnant women who smoke more likely to experience spontaneous abortion, bleeding during pregnancy, premature delivery, babies with low birth weight or even stillbirth. Men were not spared from the adverse impacts. Cigarettes have long been associated with increased sperm abnormalities and impotence.
Cigarettes also provide many other adverse effects, such as premature aging of the skin, and poor oral hygiene.
No less important is the passive smokers. Exposure cigarette smoke on babies and children can cause lower respiratory tract infection, worsening of asthma symptoms, and chronic cough. Each year, no less than 500,000 toddlers worldwide hospitalized due to diseases associated with passive smoking.