If CJ smoked a pack of cigarettes a day, and paid $3.00 a pack (change the price to fit you area), how much would he spend a month? This would increase his chances for developing various diseases. List the diseases that can be precipitated or worsened by smoking
$3.00 × 30 = $90.00/ month.
Smoking has been associated with cancer, COPD, emphysema, atherosclerosis, gastric ulcers, an increased loss of urinary calcium, and others.
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