Smoking causes significant health risks and death. It causes various cancers, respiratory diseases like emphysema, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, and dental problems. Over 400,000 people die from smoking in the US each year, and smoking reduces average life expectancy by 12 years. Famous celebrities who endorsed cigarettes died from smoking-related illnesses.

1. The Effects of Smoking By Olivia Mattsey

5. Smoking Death Rate for the U.S.A . 440,000 per year 36,666 per month 8,461 per week 1,205 per day 50 per hour

6. Average Amount of Years Lost From Smoking On average each individual who smokes loses 12 years off of their life span.

12. Smoking causes 90% of all cases of Emphysema, a disease in which your lungs cannot extract oxygen form the air.

15. Effects of Osteoporosis

17. Even though this process occurs as we age, smoking accelerates the process, even for young people.

18. Atherosclerosis leads to an increased risk of stroke, heart disease, aneurysms of the aorta and peripheral vascular disease, which can lead to the amputation of limbs.

20. Before and After Effects of Smoking on Your Heart

24. Many celebrities and role models that we look up to have died due to smoking.

25. Chesterfield Cigarette Spoksman Arthur Godfrey... Died from Emphysema

26. Camel Cigarettes Spokesman John Wayne Died from Lung Cancer

27. Sammy Davis Jr. Died from THROAT CANCER

28. Who will be next ?

29. Nicole Kidman?

30. Brad Pitt?

31. Jenifer Aniston? Scarlett Johansson?

32. Leonardo DiCaprio?

33. Or

34. President Barack Obama?