".....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.

 Health Issues

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
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Others - Impotence
- Peptic ulcers
- Adverse effects on fertility

 

So, Smoking has dramatic effects on your health.

Use the links in the table 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.