You should honestly stop, It’s getting out of hand it started out as a fun thing, turned to a coping method and now you can’t stop. You don’t understand the consequences in the near future. It is NEVER too late to quit. By quitting smoking, you can: Lengthen your life expectancy. Decrease your risk of disease (including lung cancer, throat cancer, emphysema, heart disease, high blood pressure, ulcers and reflux, erectile and sexual dysfunction, kidney disease, and other condition you’ve all heard of the dangerous effects of smoking, but have you heard all the facts? 8.6 million people in the u.s. have at least one serious illness caused by smoking. that means that for every person who dies of a smoking-related disease, there are 20 more people who suffer from at least one serious illness associated with smoking (general smoking facts). smoking is one of the greatest causes of disease and chronic illnesses in the world, yet people continue to underestimate its ill effects, and rather choose risking their health over quitting.