Long-term smokers can suffer from the following health problems:
- Emphysema
- Chronic bronchitis
- Heart disease and stroke
- Cancer
While smoking does not directly cause diabetes, it can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but it is not as strongly associated as the other conditions listed. Therefore, it's more common to focus on the direct respiratory and cardiovascular conditions, as well as cancers linked to smoking.
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