How can smoking cigarettes damage the lungs?

yes it can kill you!

Explanation:

your body is supposed to breathe clean air so when you breathe smoke it harms you and when others breathe in the smoke it is called second hand smoke it can kill them too.

By a lot.

Explanation: There are airways in your lungs. Each time you smoke, the substance, called Nicotine and other chemical in it can really hurt your lungs, and it can lead to lung cancer, and other diseases and even death! It is estimated 480,000 who smoked, died and about 16 million Americans smoke right now. It isn't recommended to smoke.

Additional facts: If you smoke too much, it can cause lung cancer, heart disease, chest pain, shortness of breath, whooping cough and coughing up blood, etc. People quitted smoking or got help. You can get worse diseases when you have the Coronavirus.