Smoking and tobacco use:

• Can cause cancer almost anywhere in your body.
  • Bladder
  • Blood (acute myeloid leukemia)
  • Cervix
  • Colon and rectum (colorectal)
  • Esophagus
  • Kidney and ureter
  • Larynx
  • Liver
  • Oropharynx (includes parts of the throat, tongue, soft palate, and the tonsils)
  • Pancreas
  • Stomach
  • Trachea, bronchus, and lung
• Heightens susceptibility to influenza, pneumonia, and colds.
• Increases the likelihood for a longer recovery time after surgery.
• Causes clogged arteries.

Smoking and tobacco use:

• Increases the risk of a stroke.
• Increases the risk of dementia.
• Increases the likelihood of mental illness.

Smoking and tobacco use:

• Is linked to hearing loss and vision problems:
  • Glaucoma
  • Cataracts
  • Age-related degeneration
• Increases yellowing of the nails and teeth.
• Is linked to gum disease, tooth decay, and tooth loss.

Smoking and tobacco use:

• Increases the risk of developing heart disease, peripheral artery disease, an aneurysm.
• Increases the likelihood of death caused by the diseases named above.

Smoking and tobacco use:

• Can cause chronic coughing, increased phlegm, emphysema and bronchitis.
• Can trigger an asthma attack or make an attack worse.
• Increase the likelihood of developing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Smoking and tobacco use:

• Is associated with the progression of atherosclerosis and hypertension.
• Increases the risk and severity of rheumatoid arthritis.
• Reduces the elasticity in the skin, which causes more prominent skin wrinkling.
• Reduces bone density and contributes to bone loss.
• May lead to the development of hidradenitis suppurativa (a skin condition that causes painful boils), and psoriasis.
• May cause hair loss.

Smoking and tobacco use:

• May reduce fertility.
• Leads to impotence among men.
• Increases risks for:
  • Preterm (early) delivery
  • Stillbirth (death of the baby before birth)
  • Low birth weight
  • Sudden infant death syndrome (known as SIDS)
  • Ectopic pregnancy
  • Orofacial clefts in infants
• May cause menopause to come earlier.