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This damage may reduce the amount of air the lungs can hold and decrease the amount of oxygen transported to the bodys tissues

Wang X, Murugesan P, Zhang P, Xu S, Peng L, Wang C, Cai H (2022) NADPH oxidase isoforms in COPD patients and acute cigarette smoke-exposed mice: induction of oxidative stress and lung inflammation

Smoking can aggravate or initiate: Chilblains Frostbite Primary or secondary vasospastic disease (Raynaud phenomenon) Ulceration, in patients with systemic sclerosis Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger disease), in which blood clots occur in small blood vessels Cholesterol emboli associated with atherosclerosis Thrombosis caused by thrombophilia, antiphospholipid syndrome or drugs including oral contraceptives

Controllable risk factors such as tobacco and alcohol (along with the diseases they incur), are a matter of choice