I'm sure most of you saw the sexy ads the cigarette companies were telling us about their awesome cool product, but they weren't even close to telling us the real truth about their drug, and the effects they cause.
The basic truth about smoking is they don't help you deal with life in general, and the damaging effects of smoking decreases your life and puts you one step closer to the grave.
I'm sure you want to know how much smoking really effects the your body, and there's a variety of factors that go into this, that it's hard to give you a direct answer.
The CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) says an adult male will lose over 13 years of their life, while women will lose over 14 years Let's examine this for a minute, what really goes into the damaging effects of smoking cigarettes, so we can have a better look at what we are dealing with.
The kind of tobacco used, the way the cigarettes were formed, and if it is filtered or not.
Also the temperature it burns at effects how it damages the body, how long the person has been smoking, and there over all general health.
Experts say cigarettes and smoking cigarettes is one of the most dangerous habit there is, and takes your life with each puff you take.
Stunning fact, smokers are 2x more likely to die before they reach middle age, and the average smoker age 35, has the great chance of living 6 years less than a non smoker about the same age.
It's tragic and very sad, that most of the incidences of those who died, are from cancer itself.
Cancer causes a large number of deaths, and cigarettes are responsible for over 30% of deaths.
A great deal of the cancers found were in areas like the lungs, voice box, oral cavities and other key elements inside the body.
The Cancer Society of America, has even associated with forms of leukemia with smokers.