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It is undisputedly true that smoking is highly injurious to health. Smoking
is one of the preventable causes of death. More than 430,000 people die due to diseases caused by smoking.
Despite these facts, more than 50 million people including 3 million teenagers continue to smoke. As
a rough estimate over 3000 teenagers begin to smoke each day.
Although the negative health effects of cigarette smoking cannot be debated,
it remains the single most common cause of preventable deaths. Each year, over 430,000 people die
as a result of a smoking related disease. Yet, over 50 million continue to smoke, including over 3 million
teens. An estimated three thousand teenagers begin to smoke each day, and one thousand of them will eventually
die as a result. According to the American Lung Association, cigarette smoking leads to 87% of
lung cancers, emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Healthcare and lost productivity costs of $97.2
billion dollars per years arise from smoking related illnesses. Cigarettes contain over 19 known cancer-causing
chemicals in addition to nicotine.
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Smoking: Its Effects On Heart And Health