Smoking and Non-Communicable Diseases: Part I Cardiovascular Diseases, Respiratory Diseases, Obesity, Depression, Liver Diseases

Abstract

Smoking tobacco is popular all over the world. It is however full of toxic chemicals, with many of them being carcinogenic. These chemicals affect every organ in the human body, leading to a wide array of disorders. This results in considerable suffering. frequent disability, and premature mortality. It is estimated that smokers lose several years of healthy life. Smoking hookah or e-cigarettes is also harmful. Smoking remains the number one preventable cause of several non-communicable diseases.