No Such Thing As Light Smoking; The Lung Damage Is Just the Same

Light Smoking May Not Exempt You from Lung Damage

People who smoke fewer than five cigarettes a day too cause long-term damage to their lungs, according to a new research.

“Many people assume that smoking a few cigarettes a day isn’t so bad, but it turns out that the difference in loss of lung function between someone who smokes five cigarettes a day versus two packs a day is relatively small.”

Elizabeth Oelsner, The study’s lead author and Assistant Professor at Columbia University Vagelos College