The government makes a lot of money from cigarette taxes. 400,000 deaths in the U.S. are linked to tobacco use one in five deaths in the U.S are related to smoking. Heart disease Nicotine is a stimulant that makes the heart work harder and faster which creates strain. Nicotine also contstricts the blood vessels which causes blood pressure to go up. Nicotine raises blood cholesterol levels.
Nicotine increases the liklihood of blood clots.
Carbon Dioxide in cigarettes robs the body of oxygen, especially in the heart, by binding to hemoglobin. Smoking one pack of cigarettes a day doubles the risk of a heart attack. Smoking two packs of cigarettes a day triples the risk of heart attack. The tars in cigarettes are related to cancer. These tars stay in your lungs even after you exhale the smoke from cigarettes.