How many people in the US have chronic health problems related to smoking?

Smoking is a major cause of chronic illness in the United States. There is no documented information regarding the total percentage of people who suffer chronic illness due to smoking. Cigarette smoking does cause about 43 million deaths in the U.S.More than 53 percent of all deaths among men in the U.S. Are smoking related, while 47 percent of all deaths among women are the result of smoking.

The overall health effect of smoking tobacco is highly toxic. Cigarette smoking affects the entire body. Almost 85 percent of all lung cancer cases are caused by smoking.

Further, smokers are 4 times as likely to get heart disease, suffer a stroke, contract emphysema, bronchitis and other lung diseases. Smoking also causes a number of other cancers as well. There two prescription stop smoking drugs on the market: Chantix and Zyban.

Both of these drugs are in tablet form and suppress the body’s need for nicotine. Over the counter stop smoking drugs, such as gums and nicotine patches, can be purchased at any local pharmacy or drug store. -quote The adverse health effects caused by cigarette smoking account for an estimated 443,000 deaths in the United States, and more deaths are caused by smoking than HIV, illegal drug use, alcohol use, motor vehicle injuries, suicides, and murders combined.

http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/effects_cig_smoking/ -end quote.

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