Problem is - there is no solid evidence that smokers are much
more short-lived than non-smokers.
True that we have known about the ill effects of smoking, but these
problems don't come into view until the smoker is in bad condition.
My dad, a smoker, almost lost his life the last time he had a
surgery - reason is that he has very weak and soot-filled lungs
resulted from decades of heavy smoking. His lungs started to fail
to take in oxygen. His heart and liver was starting to fail too,
all are results of heavy smoking. Smokers don't realise or see the
effects until it is almost too late.
