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Harms include: -25% increased risk of any fracture and a 40% increase in the risk of hip fractures among men -healing after injury -Increased risk of back and neck pain, leading to a 79% increase in chronic back pain and a 114% increase in disabling lower back pain -Significant cause of rheumatoid arthritis and can reduce the impact of treatment Brain Current smokers are 53% more likely to develop cognitive impairment than non-smokers and 59% more likely to develop Alzheimers disease Teeth Smoking increases the likelihood of tooth loss and decay Eyes Smoking damages sight by increasing the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by 78%-358% and increasing the risk of age-related cataracts With New Years resolutions approaching and two thirds of smokers saying they want to quit, new adverts are being used to graphically illustrate the degeneration that smoking causes
Director since 2010 Jun Makihara 1,3,5 Chairman, Neoteny Co., Ltd
Control 15 , 405408 (2006)
However, it's important to remember that regardless of the quantity in a carton, smoking is harmful to health, and many countries are implementing measures to reduce tobacco consumption through various means such as taxation, advertising restrictions, and health warnings on cigarette packaging
