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Why are adolescents especially advised not to smoke ? How does smoking affect the functioning of the body ?

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Adolescents are advised not to smoke for the following reasons :
1. Smoking paves way for ward drugs.
2. Smoking is associated with increased incidence of cancers of lung, throut and bronchitis and emphysema smoking increase carbon monoxide content in blood and reduces the concentration of haembound oxygen.
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