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Head
* Dull, foul smelling hair
* Hair loss
* Hearing Loss
* Glue Ear
* Eye Irritation
* Cataracts
* Blindness
* Loss of smell

 

Brain
* Reduced supply of oxygen to the brain
* Increased risk of stroke leading to paralysis and loss of speech
* Headache
* Nicotine Hangover
* Mood changes
* Panic attacks

 
    Mouth & Throat
* Gum disease
* Tooth loss
* Tobacco stained teeth
* Foul smelling breath
* Loss of taste
* Plaque
* Sore throat
* Cancer of the lips, tongue, larynx or oesophagus

 
 
 

83% of people who die from Lung disease in England are smokers.

   Lungs
* Bronchitis
* Emphysema
* Pneumonia
* Coughs & Colds
* Wheezing
* Shortness of breath
* Asthma
* Tar deposits
* Pleurisy
*Cancer
     

 
      Heart
* Heart Attack
* Narrowed arteries
* Aortic aneurysm
* Thickened blood
       
      Circulation
* Narrowed and hardened arteries leading to arteriosclerosis & Gangrene
* Cold hands and feet
* Decreased fitness
* Peripheral vascular disease
         
      Skin
* Slow healing wounds
* Premature aging & wrinkling due to reduced oxygen supply to the skin
* Cellulite
* Tobacco stained fingers
       
      Stomach
* Ulcers
* Cancers of the stomach, kidneys, pancreas, bladder
         
    There are over 2000 amputations a year in the UK  due to smoking.   Reproductive System & fertility
* Impotence
* Low sperm count & mobility
* Testicular cancer
* reduced fertility
* Miscarriage
* Low birth weight
* Cancer of the cervix
* Cot death