One in three smokers dies early because of his or her smoking.
Smokers die of heart disease, stroke, cancer and emphysema.
What's more, research shows that secondhand smoke, the smoke from other people's cigarettes, can harm the health of nonsmokers. Breathing in another person's smoke can cause many breathing problems in children and cancer and heart disease in adults. The trend now is for public places and work places to go smoke free. This should help smokers make the move to quit and keep everyone's lungs healthier. They are easy to buy and inexpensive compared to other drugs.