Not one diagnosis
Smoking is linked to several disease groups; a photograph cannot establish causation for one person.
1977—2026 · nicotine dependence
One life.
Two paths.
One person, two staged life paths: with tobacco and without it.
Switch the story
The scenarios show changing risk, not an individual forecast: smoking does not determine one inevitable ending.
The choice is yours.
Stop smokingGet supportSmoking tobacco raises the risk of cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory disease. Quitting is beneficial at any age.
What the sources support
Risk is not destiny. Knowledge is part of protection.
Quitting matters
Population studies associate sustained cessation with lower excess mortality, especially when quitting earlier.
Support helps
Behavioural support and evidence-based dependence treatment can improve the chance of quitting.
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