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Most people associate cigarette smoking with breathing problems and lung cancer. But did you know that smoking is also a major risk factor for heart disease? About 20% of deaths from heart disease in the U.S. are directly related to smoking. A person's chance of heart disease increases with the number of cigarettes they smoke. How long they’ve smoked matters, too. If you have a pack of cigarettes a day, you’re twice as likely to have a heart attack as someone who doesn’t smoke. Women who take birth control pills and smoke cigarettes increase their risk of heart attack, stroke, blood clots, and peripheral vascular disease greatly. When you smoke, the people around you are at risk of having health problems, too. That’s especially true for children. Secondhand smoke can cause chronic respiratory conditions, cancer, and heart disease. About 35,000 nonsmokers die from heart disease each year as a result of exposure to it. How Does Smoking Increase Risk? The nicotine in cigarettes b...