The Effects Of Smoking
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Smoking is one of the leading causes of death among Americans. What
you don't hear are many of . You may have heard that
smoking causes cancer, but there are many more effects of smoking than just
cancer.
One of the main problems of smoking is that people have a limited
knowledge of smoking. In fa ....
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.... 35 - 44 years of age,
73% of deaths from coronary heart disease are due to smoking. By ages 75 -
84 years, the proportion of CHD deaths due to smoking in current smokers
falls to 14%. Even smoking one cigarette causes a wide range of
physiological reactions. The carbon monoxide inhaled when a cigarette is
lit has a number of toxic effects on the body. The first is the impairment
of oxygen transportation in the blood. This impairs muscular performance,
and may also affect the vision, particula ....
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