An estimated 34.2 million adults in America identify as smokers, with more than 16 million Americans living with a smoking-related disease. Worldwide, tobacco is the cause of 7 million deaths each year. But does famous Without You singer Mariah Carey smoke?

Mariah Carey doesn’t smoke, although in her teenage years she had a smoking habit. Although Carey smoked for almost six years, she broke the unfavorable habit and has managed to stay away from smoking since she quit. 

Stay tuned to find out more about Carey’s smoking habit, and find out some of the heaviest smokers in Hollywood. 

Carey’s Childhood Smoking Habit

Estimates show that 90% of smokers will begin before the age of 21, with nearly 6,000 American children beginning to smoke every day. 

Each year, 1.3 million American smokers quit. At one stage, Carey was one of those 1.3 million. 

Between 12 and 18, Carey had a smoking habit. Five years ago, Carey revealed that she would never go back to smoking and that she absolutely detests cigarette smoke now. 

The Effects of Smoking on the Vocal Cords

It turns out that something on the long list of negative side effects of smoking is negative implications for your voice. Somehow, that’s not too shocking given all the harsh substances you inhale when you’re smoking. 

Research has shown that heavy smoking can lead to inflamed vocal cords due to frequent irritation from smoking on the vocal cords. Smoking has been linked with voice disorders such as laryngeal cancer.