Smoking Health Effects - Disease And Dangers

World Health Organization has clearly stated that the full range and impact of smoking health effects is still unknown to research.
Smoking is however the number one preventable cause of death and disability. About 5 million deaths in the world are connected to the use of tobacco in one way or the other every year. Heart disease tops the list. Smoking results in the hardening of the arteries and this will end up in a heart attack. There is also the increased risk of suffering a stroke.
Lung cancer comes next and a smoker's chances of dying from this cause is at least 20% higher than that of the non-smoker. The risk is also higher of suffering from cancer of the liver, stomach, blood, kidneys and several other cancers.
On the list are too are pulmonary and respiratory diseases that are often irreversible and fatal. Included also are emphysema and bronchitis. There is evidence that links cigarette smoking with Alzheimer and Parkinson's disease.
All non-smokers are affected by second-hand smoke. Of great vulnerability are young persons, children and the unborn where the mother smokes. Complications in childbirth and many health disorders in early childhood have been associated with passive smoking in the young.
Teenagers are increasingly picking up the habit and this way get more exposed to high chances of premature death than their non-smoking peers. There is a 30% likelihood that a smoking teen will grow to be a smoking adult.
And when all is said and done, there has not been any positive smoking health effects recorded anywhere that show that smoking is good for you or for those around you.

By: Clarisa Carter

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Clarisa Carter has been involved in the fight against smoking and the dangerous effects of the habit. Visit her blog for more information on smoking health effects and quitting smoking benefits.