cigarette smoke effect Smoking harms not just your physical health, but your mental health too Diagram of the pathophysiological effects

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Au has also proposed a bicameral study committee that would dig into the costs and effects of a habit that affects every organ system in the body

And hes hoping the spotlight on e-cigarettes brings a renewed interest in looking at the entire tobacco industry: 35 million Americans still smoke cigarettes and theyre still the largest cause of preventable death in the country, with a half-million people dying from them annually, according to the CDC

Cigarette smoke by an expecting mom can put her baby at risk for: Problems with placenta and bleeding during pregnancy (also a risk to moms health) Premature birth or low birth weight Damage to babys lungs and brain (can last beyond childhood) Birth defects such as cleft palate and/or cleft lip SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) Behavioral problems such as ADHD and ODD Colic Asthma Childhood obesity (Sources: CDC, NIH, Mayo Clinic.) Ultrasound evidence One interesting study allowed researchers to see the impact in the womb on babies whose mothers smoke, versus those whose mothers did not smoke