You probably have heard of campaigns to reduce smoking. These diseases (e.g., COPD and the related emphysema/chronic bronchitis) are strongly linked to smoking.

You probably have heard of campaigns to reduce smoking. These diseases (e.g., COPD and the related emphysema/chronic bronchitis) are strongly linked to smoking. In the mid 90s, I remember seeing some anti-smoking campaigns that used people with tracheotomies (see ref 1); these folks almost definitely had lower respiratory disease. Your point is well-taken - we hardly spoke about addiction as a medical health problem until recently. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7bHdo2DJHY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7bHdo2DJHY - this is only part of one of the ads I recall