Show Cigarettes Are The Real Killers Adults and youngsters alike are the victims of drug abuse and addic addic- tion the the real killer among addictive substances continues to be underestimated Sierra a publication of the Sierra Club recently reported that percent of all deaths in the United States are attributable to smoking This is especially staggering in the contest of further reports that illicit drugs account for only 2 2 percent of US U.S. deaths That means that five eighty-five times as many people die from smoking as from illegal drugs In fact cigarettes kill more than the combined total of alcohol abuse illegal drugs and motor vehicle accidents make the health risks related to smoking a little more personal Its Irs called Smoking and Heart Disease The major risk to the heart of smoking is peripheral vascular disease This disease causes blood clots dots that can result in damage to or orthe orthe orthe the loss of a limb Now ow evidence confirms that chronic smokers including those who look and feel healthy undergo activity in their blood strains that can possibly cause heart attacks Its It's important for both adults and youngsters to understand that the cigarette although a legally used substance is just as dangerous to good health as alcohol or illicit drugs |