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Smoking causes lung cancer and cancers of oral cavity, larynx, esophagus and bladder. Toxins in smoke can cause lung disorders like emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis. Smoking is one of the major risk factors for high blood pressure and fatal heart attacks.
Smoking causes lung cancer and cancers of oral cavity, larynx, esophagus and bladder. Toxins in smoke can cause lung disorders like emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis. Smoking is one of the major risk factors for high blood pressure and fatal heart attacks.
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Smoking causes lung cancer and cancers of oral cavity, larynx, esophagus and bladder. Toxins in smoke can cause lung disorders like emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis. Smoking is one of the major risk factors for high blood pressure and fatal heart attacks.
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tobacco use. • 49 known carcinogenic compounds and 4000 other toxins constitute a single cigarette. • More than 90 % of lung cancer deaths are due to cigarette smoking. • The cost that smokers impose on US economy is more than $150 billion a year.
Hazardous Effects of Smoking
Most Deaths Due to Smoking are Caused
by Cancer It has been proven that smoking causes lung cancer and cancers of oral cavity, larynx, esophagus and bladder. More than 95% of lung cancers are detected in smokers or "Smokers never become old simply because those exposed to environmental tobacco they die younger" is a harsh but true fact. smoke. 90% of smokers with lung cancer die Beginning with those initial puffs of smoke within 3 years of diagnosis. The risk is never a conscious decision. This initial increases steadily with the number of choice of smoking is made as a teenager cigarettes smoked per day. when the implications of tobacco use and its addiction are not known. Read on to know Breathing Problems and Lung Disorders the dangers of smoking. Caused By Smoke The toxins in smoke can cause lung Smoking Statistics – Alarming Enough to disorders like emphysema, chronic De-motivate Smokers obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis, and significant reduction in lung • About 33% of male adult global functioning. Smoker’s cough is common population smokes. • Time cut down from one’s lifespan is symptom that develops as the defense approximately equal to the time system tries to expel the chemicals indulged in smoking. accumulated in the air passage and lungs. Gradually, the respiratory system becomes more prone to infections due to lowered Oral Hygiene and Smoking immunity. Smoking can cause loss of taste, bad breath, dental caries, stained teeth, mouth sores and Smoking and Heart Disease receding gums. Cigarette smoking is one of the major risk factors for high blood pressure and fatal Chain Smoking heart attacks. Chemicals in the smoke As seen with most of the other addictions, develop atherosclerosis and lowers supply of maintaining the thin line between mild oxygen to the heart leading to cardio- smokers and chain smokers is very difficult. vascular diseases. The damage already Practical sense of judging and refraining caused due to smoking is reversible. The oneself from a particular thing is completely risk of developing a heart disease or stroke lost with dependency. Also, research has once you quit smoking successfully is the proved that fewer cigarettes cause the same same as you never smoked. Of course this damage as higher tobacco use. doesn’t mean that you wait till a later age to quit until completely smoke-dried. Gateway Effects and Health risks for Second Hand Smokers Stroke and Gangrene Effects of smoking are increased by The effects of smoking in causing all forms manifold due to the gateway effects. Two of stroke and brain hemorrhages are important gateways are children choosing to apparent. Smoking causes peripheral arterial smoke due to their parents; and the second disease by plaque deposition leading to gateway leading to many other addictions clogged arteries. and drug abuse. Environmental tobacco smoke has large amount of toxins that cause Infertility and Obstetric Issues Related to harmful effects on non-smokers too. Smoking Smoking impacts women’s health Effects on National Growth and Economy substantially by causing infertility, Medical costs incurred from the tobacco- miscarriages, complicated pregnancies and related illnesses and complicated early menopause. Smoking during pregnancies could be the direct costs pregnancy and breast-feeding can have affecting the national economy. Lower hazardous effects on the baby in early work-efficiency, droppings off earnings, childhood and also as they grow up. higher medical expenses, early retirement (if Smoking is known to cause sperm ever) put an additional burden on the growth abnormalities and hence male infertility. and economy. Effects on Musculo-skeletal System Gradual step-down in smoking should be the Nicotine affects the bones, joints and initial goal and eventually lead towards muscles of the body. It causes Osteopenia, complete smoking cessation. Ignorance isn’t osteoporosis, and hence increased chances a bliss; informed decision to continue of fractures and tissue injuries. smoking even after being educated about its dangers would be more upright and real challenge too!