a third of the solid matter inhaled is tar in the form of a million million droplets most of which remain in the airways and the lungs after the smoke is expelled
as well as tar the solid matter also contains nicotine, benzene and benzo (a) pyrene
cigarettes even contain radioactive materials like polonium – 210
smoking during pregnancy causes a twofold increase in the risk of miscarriage and the risk of stillbirth or death during the first week of an infants life
chronic obstructive lung disease including chronic bronchitis or emphysema are progressively disabling and cause prolonged suffering through difficulty in breathing
lung cancer is not the only risk: cardiovascular diseases such as cancer of the larynx, cancer of the oral cavity, cancer of the oesophagus as well as peripheral vascular disease (obstruction of the blood supply to the limbs leading to gangrene and amputation) and brain stroke
