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Cigarette smoking kills nearly 430,000 people every year, making it more lethal than car accidents and drug overdoses just to name a few. A smoker's life expectancy is reduced by 15 to 25 years and is the single most preventable cause of death.
With lung cancer being a primary result of cigarette smoking, there are also a wide array of other lung problems that occur as a result of smoking. Cigarettes contain 4000 chemicals, most of them are toxic. These ingredients affect everything from proper organ functioning to the efficiency of the body's immune system.
Smoking irritates and damages the respiratory tract, which can cause a variety of symptoms, including bad breath, cough, sputum production (phlegm) wheezing, asthma, bronchitis and even pneumonia. It is also the biggest risk factor for developing chronic bronchitis and emphysema, which is permanent damage to the lung tissue.
Smokers also suffer from a decreased lung reserve, meaning, they are unable to run or even walk as......

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