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Acute Effects Alcohol is associated with feeling drunk, but it's actually a side effect of alcohols impact on the different systems in our body
Pictorial health warnings on tobacco products database This online resource provides access to pictorial health warnings to be used or adapted by countries and Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) to warn the public about the dangers of tobacco use
Smoking cigarettes any amount, for any length of time increases your risk of cancer as well as other health conditions
Smoking can affect lung function and breathing during anesthesia, which may increase the risk of respiratory complications and delay recovery after surgery
Infection Several different types of infection chronic bronchitis pneumonia pertussis or whopping cough A severe infection known as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) All of the above infections can increase the production of mucus in the airways, which triggers coughing