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That is a generalization.

Cigarette smoking has a great many very negative effects on the body and health of the smoker (And maybe on those around him too. There is a lot of controversy about this, but it seems like avoiding as much secondhand smoke as you can is a pretty smart idea.). It is bad for the lungs, the heart, the eyes and the skin. It can most certainly not only shorten your life expectancy but lower your quality of life.

How any given individual's body will react to and deal with the numerous assaults of smoke is impossible to predict. It depends on genetics, overall state of health and LUCK. We've all heard stories of or even known people who smoke for many years and pass away comfortably at 95 years old. But the opposite can also be true, and I personally knew a smoker who died of lung cancer at 40 after only having been a smoker for about 15 years.

So while it is impossible to say exactly how much you may be shortening your life and harming your health by smoking, it should be enough to say that smoking is a very risky and stupid thing to do and taking the chance is definitely not worth it.

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Does one cigarette shorten your life?

Yes. according to this site, by 11 minutes...


What are the dangers of smoking one cigarette?

did you know smoking one cigarette can take 10 minutes of you life? every day you have of a cigarette takes 10 seconds offy your life.


How many minutes of life do you lose every pack of cigarettes?

every cigarette you lose 13 minutes of your life so count the number in a pack and do the math


What does smoking do?

Give you lung cancer and every cigarette you smoke, you lose 7-11 minutes of your life.


How does smoking shorten your life?

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How much life does one cigarette take off someone's life?

I've heard 2.5 minutes per cigarette


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How many seconds does smoking take away from a person's life?

About 15 minutes each cigarette smoked.


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About 5 minutes, if you take it slow.


How much time does one cigarette take away from your life?

7 minutes.


Why should'nt people smoke?

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