In fact, previous generations were completely unaware of the links between smoking and ill health. Unfortunately, many people subsequently became addicted to nicotine. About 25% of the world’s population are smokers. That is about 1 and a half billion people.

Finance facts about tobacco cigarettes

The costs of smoking are very high in terms of finances.
Smoking costs the United States about $160 billion per year which translates to a cost of $3,000 per smoker annually.
In addition, smokers use medical services more than non-smokers and have a lower productivity in the workplace.

Health facts about smoking

• 1 out of 5 deaths that happens is tobacco related.
• Smoking is the major cause of Cancers such as Lung Cancer.
• Smoking raises the risk for diabetes problems. Effects of Smoking on your Skin and Hair
• Smoking dries out the skin.
• Smoking reduces the level of collagen in the skin which leads to loss of elasticity and the quick.
• Formation of lines and wrinkles.
• Smoking causes blood vessel constriction of the top layers of skin which reduces the oxygen levels which leads to a dull complexion.
• Children and adolescents who are active smokers will have increasingly severe respiratory illness, as they grow older.
• Cigarette smoking can also weaken the immune system
• As a matter of fact, smokers have a bigger chance of losing their teeth than non-smokers.

Economic facts about smoking

Tobacco companies are one of the most profitable companies in the world, and the most profitable of those companies that make money by degrading people’s health.

Social facts about smoking

Second hand smoking is often regarded as even worse than smoking itself. Each year, the effects of second hand smoke can result in an estimated 3,500 sufferers from cancer among adults in the U.S
The biggest part of the problem lies in the under developed countries and in the middle to low income groups, even though smoking actually started as a pastime for the rich and wealthy upper class people.
Seen from another angle the smoking facts tells us that the better educated you are, the higher chances are that you are going to quit smoking, provided you ever began off course, and what country you live in has a huge influence too.

Aesthetic facts about smoking

Smoking is also a big turn off because of the odour that clings to the clothes, hair, and skin of smokers. Smoking can cramp your style.