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hello! I am having trouble in health class we are learning about drugs and how they affect the body. how does tobacco ruin the lungs?​

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Smoking can cause lung disease by damaging your airways and the small air sacs (alveoli) found in your lungs. Lung diseases caused by smoking include COPD, which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Cigarette smoking causes most cases of lung cancer.

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