If I smoke, will I die?

If I smoke, will I die?

There is a very high likelihood that someone who chooses to smoke through their adult life will pay the price of a premature tobacco related death. How high a price? The reality is one out of every two smokers - 50 percent - are going to pay the price dying 5, 10, 15, maybe 40 years before they would otherwise have died. Especially men who have other risk for heart disease. That heart attack could occur in your forties, not your eighties. That chops off a huge portion of your life. Is everyone going to die of a tobacco related illness? Of course not. But if you talk to your doctor about what your risks are of the common causes of death caused by tobacco and related to tobacco use, I would encourage you to make a decision to weigh carefully what those risks mean to you and why you smoke, what you like about it and what price it would be to give it up. Actually, it's not so difficult to stop smoking if you get professional help before tobacco puts an end to your life.