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Smoking Teens: EmphysemaEmphysema The blackened lung is from carbon staining, a result of smoking. A normal lung should be a beefy red color. The holes in the lung are caused by a disease process called emphysema. Smoking damages the tiny air sacs in the lungs causing them to enlarge, making it difficult to breathe.
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