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    Smoking
    /ˈsmōkiNG/

    noun

    • 1. the action or habit of inhaling and exhaling the smoke of tobacco by sucking on the end of a lit cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc.: "the effect of smoking on health"

    adjective

    • 1. emitting smoke or visible vapor: "they huddled round his smoking fire in the winter damp"
    • 2. sexually attractive; good-looking: informal "the reality starlet looked smoking hot in the dress with simple makeup"
  2. Cigarette smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causes many diseases, and reduces the health of smokers in general. 1,2. Quitting smoking lowers your risk for smoking-related diseases and can add years to your life. 1,2.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SmokingSmoking - Wikipedia

    Smoking is a practice in which a substance is combusted and the resulting smoke is typically inhaled to be tasted and absorbed into the bloodstream of a person. Most commonly, the substance used is the dried leaves of the tobacco plant, which have been rolled with a small rectangle of paper into an elongated cylinder called a cigarette.

  4. Basic Information. Information on the dangers of tobacco use, including its health effects and details on secondhand smoke and smokeless products. Commercial Tobacco and Health Equity. Patterns, prevention, and treatment of tobacco use among population groups in the United States. Secondhand Smoke.

  5. SMOKING definition: 1. the action of smoking a cigarette, pipe, etc., or the activity of doing this regularly: 2. the…. Learn more.

  6. Basic Information. Health Effects. Print. Smoking leads to disease and disability and harms nearly every organ of the body. More than 16 million Americans are living with a disease caused by smoking. For every person who dies because of smoking, at least 30 people live with a serious smoking-related illness.

  7. Apr 22, 2024 · Summary. What are the health effects of smoking? There's no way around it; smoking is bad for your health. It harms nearly every organ of the body, some that you would not expect. Cigarette smoking causes nearly one in five deaths in the United States. It can also cause many other cancers and health problems. These include:

  8. Tobacco. Nicotine contained in tobacco is highly addictive and tobacco use is a major risk factor for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, over 20 different types or subtypes of cancer, and many other debilitating health conditions. Every year, more than 8 million people die from tobacco use. Most tobacco-related deaths occur in low- and ...

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