ICSE Class 8 Answered

Short-term effects of smoking tobacco:

• Bad breath.
• Bad taste in mouth.
• Yellow and brown stains on teeth.
• Damage to the respiratory system.
• Addiction to nicotine.
• Decreased lung capacity.
• Elevated heart rate.
• Chronic cough.
• Increased incidence of bronchitis.
• Increased incidence of asthma and more severe asthma.

Long-term effects of smoking tobacco:

• Death
• Heart Disease
• Cancer
• Lung Disease
• Reproductive Damage
• Birth Defects
• Other Damage