you find that many teenagers take to smoking out of fun. later on they get addicted to smoking. you feel concerned about it. write an article on 'hazards of smoking 'in about 100-120 words.
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It is a well-known fact that cigarette smoking is hazardous to your health. Nearly every cancer is associated with an increased risk among smokers. It's an irony of sorts, then, why more than 20% of U.S. residents are current smokers. The hazards of smoking are numerous, affecting even the unborn child as it sits innocently in its mother's womb.
For those with even the slightest desire to quit, the following cigarette smoking fact sheet may help:
According to the American Lung Association, cigarette smoking is the most important source of disease and illness and/or premature death worldwide.
Each year, 443,000 Americans lose their lives to smoking-related illnesses. This represents 1 in 5 deaths, making it the leading preventable cause of death in the U.S..
On average smokers die earlier than non-smokers (13 years for men and 14 years for women).
Approximately 8.6 million Americans have at least one smoking-related illness.