 the U.S.

It also further increases the risk of heart attacks among subjects with elevated
cholesterol, uncontrolled hypertension, obesity, and a sedentary lifestyle.
 Tobacco use causes an estimated 20% of chronic lung diseases in the U.S., such as
chronic bronchitis and emphysema, and causes pneumonia in those with chronic lung
disease. The CDC, in 2011, estimated that 90% of deaths from chronic obstructive lung
disease (COPD) were due to smoking.
 Pregnant women who smoke are more likely to deliver babies with low birth weight.
 Secondhand smoke can cause middle-ear infections (otitis media), coughing, wheezing,
bronchitis, and pneumonia in babies, and aggravate asthma in children. Secondhand
smoke (sometimes referred to as passive smoking) can also cause lung cancer.

Comments and recommendations (tips):

 Quitting smoking is difficult to accomplish; tobacco contains nicotine, which is addictive.

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