%0 Journal Article %A Луцько, Сергій %D 2014 %F zu2:11559 %I Видавництво ЖДУ ім. Івана Франка %J Фахівець ХХІ століття: професійні мовні компетенції : матеріали Всеукраїнської науково-практичної конференції для студентів немовних спеціальностей %P 53-55 %T SMOKING AND ITS HARMFUL EFFECTS %U http://eprints.zu.edu.ua/11559/ %X Smoking is one of the most common and widespread habits in the world that affects both the health of the individual and society as a whole. Smoking is the most common bad habit that is defined as the inhaling and exhaling of the fumes of burning plant material. Tobacco dependence is classified as a disease by the International Classification of Diseases. Nicotine acts as a stimulant to the central nervous system and has harmful effects on the human body, especially in cancer development. According to the most recent estimate by the World Health Organization (WHO), each year, about 4 million people worldwide and 110 thousand in Ukraine die as a result of smoking-related diseases.