Cigarette smoking causes various types of cancer. One in two lifetime smokers die from their habit. Half of these deaths occur in middle age. he mixture of nicotine and carbon monoxide in each cigarette you smoke temporarily increases your heart rate and blood pressure, straining your heart and blood vessels. Lung cancer from smoking is caused by the tar in tobacco smoke. Men who smoke are ten times more likely to die from lung cancer than non-smokers. Cigarette smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of low birth weight, prematurity and spontaneous abortion. Studies have also shown that those mothers who smoke can have their children develop ADHD (Attention deficit Hyperactive Disorder).