The unexpected ways smoking harms your body
But while many of us have been inundated with the message, 19.4 percent of adults in still smoke, according to the United Health Foundation. Nationally, smoking-related diseases cause more than 480,000 deaths every year. You may also read: CIGARETTE- THE KILLER ROD
Even if smoking doesn’t kill you, it most likely will dramatically hinder your quality of life. “Smoking damages every single organ — every single cell — in your entire body,” said Dr. George Tu, MD, FCCP, DABSM, a pulmonologist at the Lung Center of Nevada, a division of Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, and MountainView Hospital.