Increased risk for smokers

Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (gum disease)

Muscle injuries

Angina (20 x risk)

Neck pain

Back pain

Nystagmus (abnormal eye movements)

Buerger’s Disease (severe circulatory disease)

Ocular Histoplasmosis (fungal eye infection)

Duodenal ulcer

Osteoporosis (in both sexes)

Cataract (2 x risk)

Osteoarthritis

Cataract, posterior subcapsular (3 x risk)

Penis (inability to have an erection)

Colon Polyps

Peripheral vascular disease

Crohn’s Disease (chronic inflamed bowel)

Pneumonia

Depression

Psoriasis (2 x risk)

Diabetes (Type 2, non-insulin dependent)

Skin wrinkling (2 x risk)

Hearing loss

Stomach ulcer

Influenza

Rheumatoid arthritis (for heavy smokers)

Impotence (2 x risk)

Tendon injuries

Optic Neuropathy (loss of vision, 16 x risk)

Tobacco Amblyopia (loss of vision)

Ligament injuries

Tooth loss

Macular degeneration (eyes, 2 x risk)

Tuberculosis

Function impaired in smokers

Ejaculation (volume reduced)

Sperm count reduced

Fertility (30% lower in women)

Sperm motility impaired

Immune System (impaired)

Sperm less able to penetrate the ovum

Menopause (onset 1.74 years early on average)

Sperm shape abnormalities increased

Symptoms worse in smokers

Asthma

Graves’ disease (over-active thyroid gland)

Chronic rhinitis (chronic inflammation of the nose)

Multiple Sclerosis

Diabetic retinopathy (eyes)

Optic Neuritis (eyes)

Disease more severe or persistent in smokers

Common cold

Pneumonia

Crohn’s Disease (chronic inflamed bowel)

Tuberculosis

Influenza