When smoking tobacco, you inhale tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide and 200 known poisons into your lungs. The nicotine in cigarettes is powerfully addictive.78
Smoking is the most common cause of lung cancer. Smoking is also a leading cause of cancer of the mouth, throat, bladder, pancreas and kidney.79
Smoking can affect your appearance and lifestyle. Toxins can dry out your skin and cause premature wrinkles.80 Playing sports can be difficult since smoking causes shortness of breath and dizziness.81