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Some of the health consequences of tobacco use, or exposure to second-hand smoke, are: · An increased risk for developing cancer of the lungs, mouth, pharynx (throat), larynx (voice box), espophagus (tube from the mouth to the stomach), sinuses, thyroid gland, bladder, kidney, panceas, breast, uterus and cervix. · An increased risk for developing lung diseases such as bronchitis, emphysema and pneumonia. · A greater likelihood of impaired lung function and respiratory illness, including asthma, pneumonia and bronchitis, in the children of smokers. · A greater likelihood of heart disease, chronic middle ear infections and allergies in the children of smokers. · An increased risk for developing cardiovascular diseases as hardening of the arteries, reduced blood and oxygen flow to various parts and organs of the body, heart attack, high blood pressure and stroke. · An increased risk for miscarriage, stillbirth, premature birth or low birth weight babies · Increased levels of carbon monoxide and other toxic substanc