About Oxygen Media Oxygen Media is an integrated media brand that combines the best qualities of the Internet and cable television to serve women with innovative, entertaining and informative programming. It won t happen to me. Yes, it will. If you smoke, it dramatically increases the likelihood that you will get lung cancer, emphysema or another smoking related disease. Together, smoking-related diseases kill over 150,000 women every year.
Cigarette smoking is the most important preventable cause of premature death in the United States.
Second-hand smoke can hurt those around you. In fact there is significant proof that passive smoke causes lung disease, and other serious respiratory infections, and is especially threatening to young children. And even if your smoke doesn t affect those around you physically, if you get sick or die, you will deprive your family and friends of a healthy you. I can quit any time I want. Many young people think they can quit when they re older.