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A smokers lung on the other hand, is usually blackened, scarred and compromised, having trouble functioning as a result of chronic damage

[24] Brown & Williamson took over the Reidsville, North Carolina, operation in 1995 and closed it, costing 1,000 people their jobs, but Commonwealth Brands took it over in a deal completed in October 1996, when the plant had 311 employees, [25] and kept 100 of them

However, OncoLink notes that smoking a pipe still puts you at a greater risk than nonsmokers for developing a number of serious diseases, including: Oral (mouth, tongue and lip) cancer Esophageal cancer Voice box (larynx) cancer Cancer of the nasal cavity Lung cancer Liver cancer Bladder cancer Lung disease Heart disease Stroke According to the American Medical Association (AMA), you also run a greater risk of having respiratory tract infections when you smoke tobacco -- including COVID-19