Did you know smoking cigarettes takes more years of life than HIV itself? Smoking with the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, increases the chance of developing cancer and lung conditions such as COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and pneumonia.
Smoking can also impact the effectiveness of HIV medications.
Quitting smoking makes a difference. Quitting means improving HIV treatment, symptoms, and quality of life. As well as reducing your risk of long-term disease and premature death.
