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How can smoking cigarettes affect the body of a 15 year old?
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Multiple ways: Increase in coronary artery disease, increase stroke, increased lung cancer, increased chronic bronchitis, increased chronic obstructive lung disease. The adverse effects for cigarettes account for one in five deaths in the us. One of the best sites would be the cdc website for more information.
Answered 9/28/2016
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