Cigarette smoking is a horrible habit that that has serous longer term health effects. Many times people only look in the short term and don't consider the long term implications that smoking can have on the body. While most smokers smoke cigarettes, pipe and cigar smoke is just as bad and should be avoided as well.
Some of the long term effects of cigarette smoking include: cancer, cardiovascular disease, lung disease, ulcers, damage to the fetus and low sperm count.