It is also the leading cause of death from heart attacks and other diseases. About 1,000 Americans die each day from diseases caused by cigarette smoking. They could have prevented these deaths.
Cigarette smoke contains nicotine, tar and other poisons.
Nicotine is a powerful drug. People become addicted to it. Cigarettes become a habit. The nicotine in each cigarette causes the body to change. It causes the heart to beat faster the blood vessels to narrow the flow of blood to slow down the blood pressure to increase and the body temperature to drop a little, especially in the fingers and toes.