Questions and answers on Tobacco smoking

Is there a safe way to smoke? No. All cigarettes can damage the human body. Any amount of smoke is dangerous. Cigarettes are perhaps the only legal product whose advertised and intended use--smoking-- is harmful to the body and causes cancer. Although some people try to make their smoking habit safer by smoking fewer cigarettes, most smokers find that hard to do. Some people think that switching from high tar and nicotine cigarettes to those …

…and women who smoke are much more likely to die during middle age (between the ages of 35 and 69) compared to thosewho have never smoked. There are many more short-term effects of smoking. A major consequence of smoking is decreased lung function. Because of this smokers often suffer from shortness of breath, nagging coughing, or tiring easily during strenuous physical activity. Smoking also diminishes the ability to smell and taste and causes premature aging of skin.