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  1. Smoking - Wikipedia

    Smoking is a human behavior which involves the combustion of a substance, usually plant material, and the inhalation of resulting fumes. Today, smoking is mostly practiced by rolling the dried leaves of the …

  2. Smoking | Definition, Types, Effects, History, & Facts | Britannica

    Dec 22, 2025 · smoking, the act of inhaling and exhaling the fumes of burning Nicotiana plant material. A variety of plant materials are smoked, including marijuana and hashish, but the act is most commonly …

  3. Smoking: Effects, Risks, Diseases, Quitting & Solutions

    Mar 18, 2024 · Smoking is the practice of inhaling smoke from burning plant material. Nicotine works on your brain to create a relaxing, pleasurable feeling that makes it tough to quit.

  4. Cigarette Smoking | Smoking and Tobacco Use | CDC

    Sep 17, 2024 · Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body and causes many diseases. Quitting smoking lowers the risk for early death and of developing smoking-related diseases.

  5. Tobacco Facts | American Lung Association

    Apr 8, 2025 · Find out how smoking and other tobacco products affect your health, what's in a cigarette, how tobacco use and the tobacco industry impact specific populations, and how to keep kids from …

  6. Smoking | Quit Smoking | Effects of Smoking | MedlinePlus

    Jul 23, 2024 · There's no way around it. Smoking is bad for your health. Learn the effects of smoking (how smoking harms nearly every organ) and how to quit.

  7. Tobacco - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Jun 25, 2025 · Second-hand smoke causes serious cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, including coronary heart disease and lung cancer, and kills around 1.6 million people prematurely every year. …

  8. Quick Facts:Smoking - Merck Manual Consumer Version

    Tobacco smoke has many harmful chemicals that cause problems in your whole body, not just your lungs. Smoking is addictive because tobacco has a drug in it called nicotine

  9. Smoking Definition - Intro to Public Health Key Term | Fiveable

    Smoking is responsible for approximately 480,000 deaths each year in the United States alone, making it a leading preventable cause of death. Cigarette smoke contains over 7,000 chemicals, many of …

  10. Overview: Smoking - InformedHealth.org - NCBI Bookshelf

    Sep 7, 2022 · Long-term smoking reduces life expectancy by several years and has lots of negative effects on your health. It increases the risk of many types of cancer, in particular lung cancer and …