Lungs
Tar coats the airways. Cilia are destroyed. Chronic bronchitis, emphysema and lung cancer become far more likely.
SmokingThe progression
What happens to your body — year by year
Choose a substance and a time period. The body map highlights the organs under attack, while the list shows the diseases and conditions that become more likely.
Scanning: smoking damage
Affected now
Not highlighted
1 year
Smoking
The first year
Damage load
15%
Approximate treatment costs are indicative only. Actual bills vary by city, hospital, insurance and procedure complexity.
Pictorial truth
See it. Don't live it.
These are not rare side effects. They are common paths the body takes when it is exposed to tobacco smoke and alcohol again and again.
Heart & blood vessels
Smoking and heavy drinking raise blood pressure, damage artery walls and increase clots, heart attack, stroke and heart failure.
BothBrain
Alcohol shrinks brain tissue and affects memory, balance and mood. Smoking increases stroke and dementia risk.
BothEyes & vision
Long screen hours cause digital eye strain and dry eye. Over years, close-focus habits can worsen myopia and raise glaucoma and retinal risk.
MobileNeck & spine
Looking down at a phone for hours strains the cervical spine and can lead to chronic neck pain, disc degeneration and nerve compression.
MobileLiver
Alcohol is processed by the liver. Fatty liver can become hepatitis, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer.
AlcoholMouth & throat
Alcohol and tobacco together sharply increase cancers of the mouth, tongue, throat and food pipe.
BothStomach & pancreas
Alcohol causes gastritis, ulcers and pancreatitis. Smoking raises the risk of stomach and pancreatic cancers.
BothCancer
Tobacco smoke is linked to at least 12 cancers. Alcohol is a Group 1 carcinogen linked to at least 7 cancers.
BothNerves & muscles
Alcohol can cause permanent nerve damage, numbness, weakness, poor balance and muscle loss.
AlcoholReality check
Put your own numbers on it
These estimates use accepted averages. Your body may be affected faster or slower — but the direction is always the same.
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Your smoking load
What those cigarettes add up to.
Tar pulled into your lungs
365 g
Estimated life lost
42 days
Total cigarettes smoked
36,500
Money burned
₹36,500
Tar estimate: 10 mg tar per cigarette. Life-lost estimate: 11 minutes per cigarette (BMJ).
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Your alcohol load
What those drinks add up to.
Pure alcohol consumed
50.8 L
Extra empty calories
356,720 kcal
Total standard drinks
3,640
Money burned
₹546,000
A standard drink = 14 g pure alcohol (about 330 ml beer, 150 ml wine or 45 ml spirits) and about 98 kcal.
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Your screen-time load
How endless scrolling adds up to eye strain, neck damage and mental-health costs.
Total screen hours
21,900 h
Total days of your life
912 days
Close-focus load
High
Eye + brain strain risk
Very high
Approx. medical procedure cost reference
Eye check-up + glasses / contact lenses₹500 – ₹40,000
Dry eye / digital eye-strain treatment₹1,000 – ₹15,000
Retinal laser or surgery₹50,000 – ₹2,50,000
Glaucoma management₹500 – ₹3,000 / month
Cataract surgery (per eye)₹20,000 – ₹80,000
Cervical spine physio / surgery₹5,000 – ₹5,00,000
Mental-health therapy₹1,000 – ₹5,000 / session
Estimates only. Actual costs vary widely by city, hospital, insurance and procedure complexity. This tool does not diagnose eye, spine or mental-health conditions.
1 in 2
long-term smokers die from a smoking-related disease*
~10 years
average life lost for continuing smokers who never quit*
200+
health problems linked to alcohol use*
0
safe level of tobacco smoke exposure
*Based on widely cited public-health estimates. Individual risk varies.
The fear is not the point. The exit is.
You can stop the next page from being written.
The body has a remarkable ability to repair itself once the exposure stops. Quitting smoking and reducing or stopping alcohol are among the most powerful things you can do for your future. You do not have to do it alone.
Recheck your numbersIndia — National Tobacco Quit Line
1800-112-356 (toll-free)
India — KIRAN Mental Health Helpline
1800-599-0019 (toll-free, 24×7)
Anywhere else
Contact your local doctor, de-addiction centre, or emergency health service. If there is immediate danger, call emergency services now.