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One of the bad effects of nicotine is the increase in the heart rate every time a cigarette is smoked. From a medical point of view, having an artificial increase in one’s heart rate on a constant basis is not at all desirable. Another thing is that, increase in one’s heart rate induced by drugs such as nicotine can lead to heart diseases, a document by the WHO says. According to the organization, continuous use of tobacco may lead to diseases affecting the heart and lungs. This includes ailments such as heart attacks, pulmonary diseases, emphysema and cancer. A quantity of the tobacco induced cancers consist of lung cancer, cancers of the mouth and the pancreas. Estimates suggest that tobacco was the prime factor responsible for about four million deaths in 2004 and about 110 million deaths in the last century.

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