{"id":2973,"date":"2015-02-26T22:15:39","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T22:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?p=2973"},"modified":"2015-02-26T22:15:39","modified_gmt":"2015-02-26T22:15:39","slug":"study-two-thirds-of-smokers-will-die-from-smoking-related-illnesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?p=2973","title":{"rendered":"Study: Two-thirds of smokers will die from smoking-related illnesses"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I saw some reactions to this story to the effect of “Well, duh,” but actually I think it’s a pretty groundbreaking conclusion.<\/p>\n

According to a study <\/a>out of Australia, 67 percent of smokers will die from some disease caused by their smoking. I’ve long heard the term “the majority of smokers die from smoking,” but there was no real hard-and-fast study confirming that. Well, now we have one. And it’s more than a “majority.” It’s two out of three. That’s more than previously thought.<\/p>\n

Keep in mind, lung cancer is not the only kind of disease smoking causes. There’s at least 13 cancers that are known to be caused by smoking. Then there’s COPD. And heart disease. And other vascular diseases.<\/p>\n

What is now known, not known 20 or 30 years ago, is the risk factor between smoking and other deadly or debilitating diseases, including diabetes, arthritis and Alzheimer’s.<\/p>\n

From the article:<\/p>\n

“We knew smoking was bad, but we now have direct, independent evidence that confirms the disturbing findings that have been emerging internationally,” said co-author Emily Banks<\/a>, a researcher at the Australian National University.<\/p>\n

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I saw some reactions to this story to the effect of “Well, duh,” but actually I think it’s a pretty groundbreaking conclusion. According to a study out of Australia, 67 percent of smokers will die from some disease caused by their smoking. 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