Negative effects on health:
Tobacco smoke kills thousands of people each year, four times more than deaths caused by murders, alcohol, traffic accidents and suicides combined.
Smoking causes 16 cancers and is responsible for one third of all cancers.
Tobacco causes 21 chronic diseases, including asthma, diabetes and erectile dysfunction.
Smokers have a higher likelihood of developing or aggravating psychological health problems such as anxiety, depression, nervousness, etc.
Smoking causes the skin to age prematurely: wrinkles are more numerous and deeper, the complexion becomes greyish, and so on.
Smoking reduces life expectancy by 10 years, in addition to decreasing quality of life (sleep disorders, difficult physical effort, etc.).