".....people who smoke 25 a day are 25 times more likely to die from Lung Cancer than a non-smoker....." Department of health.

Health Issues Around the body

 

Head

* Dull, foul smelling hair
* Hair loss
* Hearing Loss
* Glue Ear
* Eye Irritation
* Cataracts
* Blindness
* Loss of smell

Brain

* Reduced supply of oxygen to the brain
* Increased risk of stroke 
* Headache
* Nicotine Hangover
* Mood changes
* Panic attacks

Smokers are 
between 
2-4 times as likely 
to suffer 
sudden Cardiac Arrest 
as a non-smoker.

Lungs

* Bronchitis
* Emphysema
* Pneumonia
* Coughs & Colds
* Wheezing
* Shortness of breath
* Asthma
* Tar deposits
* Pleurisy
*Cancer

 

Mouth & Throat

* Gum disease
* Tooth loss
* Tobacco stained teeth
* Foul smelling breath
* Loss of taste
* Plaque
* Sore throat
* Cancer of the lips, tongue, larynx or oesophagus

 

 

83% of people 
who die from Lung disease
in England are smokers.

Smokers are more than twice as likely to die from Coronary Heart Disease as non-smokers

 

Heart

* Heart Attack
* Narrowed arteries
* Aortic aneurysm
* Thickened blood

Circulation

* Narrowed and hardened arteries leading to arteriosclerosis & Gangrene
* Cold hands and feet
* Decreased fitness
* Peripheral vascular disease

There are over 
2000 amputations 
a year in the UK 
 due to smoking.

Skin

* Slow healing wounds
* Premature aging & wrinkling due to reduced oxygen supply to the skin
* Cellulite
* Tobacco stained fingers

Stomach

* Ulcers
* Cancers of the 

stomach, 
kidneys, 
pancreas, 
bladder

Reproductive System & fertility

* Impotence
* Deform
ed sperm count & mobility
* Testicular cancer
* reduced fertility
* Miscarriage
* Low birth weight
* Cancer of the cervix
* Cot death

 

Now why not take a look at the other Health Issues pages

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