Have your parents ever told you that smoking is bad for you? This is an article about smoking. Why people do it and what it does to their bodies. Some people think smoking is fun and what's "in" right now. What they may not know is that smoking is a bad habit that can be difficult to quit whenever you want. Some teenagers may do it because their parents and friends do it. But why did their parents start smoking? Maybe it was because their parents did, or maybe because their hero or favorite band smoked. If your parents didn't start smoking when they were teenagers, perhaps they started smoking because they were stressed at work or at home. Did you know that 188,900 (16.8%) adults in Idaho smoke and 12,200 (14%) high school students? smoke? So overall there are 201,100 people who smoke in Idaho. So if there are that many people who smoke, there are 61,000 children exposed to secondhand smoke. So between all these people who smoke and are exposed, there are $294,000,000 in annual health care costs in Idaho caused directly by smoking and exposure. So how much does an average smoker spend after a certain number of years to buy cigarettes? Well, at the end of 16 years they have already spent $775 and at the end of 65 years they have spent $1,860,958. Wow, that's a lot of money you could have spent on something else. Did you know that smoking increases the risk of death and illness from a wide variety of diseases? In the United States there are approximately 350,000 deaths due to smoking. There are many risks that increase due to smoking. There's lung cancer, which increases 50 to 100% for every smoke you smoke per day. There is also heart disease. Heart disease increases approximately 100% for every pack you smoke per day. Did you know that smokers spend 27% more time in the hospital and more than double the time in an intensive care unit compared to a non-smoker? The question many people ask is, “How does smoking affect your lungs”? When you smoke your eyelashes are destroyed by the tar. When the cilia no longer function, dirt-filled mucus slides down the lungs and covers the airways, preventing air from entering or exiting properly.