Health Issues
...22% of all male deaths and 11% of all female deaths are due to smoking. Giving up smoking can reduce the risk of developing many smoking related illnesses...
Department of Health
Diseases Caused By Smoking
Smoking causes many serious & fatal diseases. The most common are:
- Coronary heart Disease
- Lung Cancer
- Chronic Bronchitis
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Emphysema
- Pneumonia
But, smoking is also related to all of these other diseases:
Heart & Circulation:
- Heart Attack
- Narrowed arteries
- Aortic aneurysm
- Thickened blood
Cancers:
- Lung
- Mouth
- Nose & Throat
- Larynx
- Oesophagus
- Pancreas
- Bladder
- Stomach
- Leukaemia
- Kidney
Respiratory:
- Bronchitis
- Emphysema
- Infections
Others:
- Impotence
- Peptic ulcers
- Adverse effects on fertility
So, smoking has dramatic effects on your health.
Use the links below to see what they are...
Around the body
See the different effects it has on each part of your body
Benefits of Giving up
See what happens over time
Sex & Smoking
Find out how your sex life can be affected by smoking
What's in a cigarette?
Find out what's really inside a cigarette
Diabetes, Asthma & Smoking
Smoking can increase your risk of getting diabetes as well as cause serious complications if you have it.