Road accidents are most likely to occur when a smoker is driving due to slow reflexes and lack of alertness. If anti-smoking campaigns are not done worldwide, it is predicted that 1 billion people will die this century due to smoking related complications.
Smoking is one of the major death causes in the world because of the health complications associated with it. According to WHO-World Health Organization- one person dies every 8 seconds due to smoking; of which it is basically translated to 5 million annually. Some of the disease caused by smoking are:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): This is a group of health conditions that blocks airflow and thus one will have difficulty in breathing. The COPD causes health dysfunctions like chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Emphysema is when one has breathlessness because alveoli or air sacs have been damaged. Chronic bronchitis leads to frequent coughing with a lot of mucus. Smoking is 80% responsible for about 80% of COPD cases.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): This is a group of health conditions that blocks airflow and thus one will have difficulty in breathing. The COPD causes health dysfunctions like chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Emphysema is when one has breathlessness because alveoli or air sacs have been damaged. Chronic bronchitis leads to frequent coughing with a lot of mucus. Smoking is 80% responsible for about 80% of COPD cases.
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