Yea Gods
I am not a smoker except in that I have smoked 1 pack in the course of this year (yes A pack). I do not care for the lies of commercial manufacturers and the obvious poisons they pedal however the anitsmoking lobby does the EXACT same thing. The numbers they give ARE FALSE! They are taken on the general consensus that on a given day 'person a' died of a heart condition at 85 and 'person b' died under the same conditions at 65 but b smoked ergo smoking must have been what killed him.
It's terrible when someone does die and they were a smoker but not all smokers die because they smoke (though yes after a time irreperable damage is done and ther is no safe ciggarette as even 'all natural' tobacco will still have pesticides and road grime at least). It's as much chance, genetics, life style, enivorment, diet, as it is a harmful habit that can lead to death.
Remember caffine is also a harmful drug that is responsible for deaths under similar circumstances when comsummed over a long period of time.
Truth from all sides and to each their own. Peace