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Respiratory System

Structure and Function

How is smoking related to life expectancy?

For each pack of cigarettes smoked per day, life expectancy is decreased by seven years. A two-pack-a-day smoker will likely die at 60, compared to 74 for a nonsmok-er in the United States.

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