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After 1 Year of Smoking Structural Changes Begin Chest CT and HRCT scans of early smokers often show : Airway thickening Mucus gland enlargement Early emphysema-like changes Functional Impairment A study by the European Respiratory Society shows that even 12 months of smoking causes: 510% reduction in lung function Reduced capacity for pollutant clearance Increased incidence of cough, colds, and allergies After 5 Years of Smoking Lung damage, by this stage, has become more pronounced and is visible on imaging

HEALTH IMPACTS The Institute of Medicine predicts that if the age of sale for tobacco is raised to 21 nationwide, there would be approximately: 223,000 fewer premature deaths, 50,000 fewer deaths from lung cancer, And 4.2 million fewer years of life lost for those born between 2000 and 2019.