The
Dangerous of Smoking
Until now there are still many people that
keep smoking. But we think if everyone knows that smoking is dangerous for
health. Why smoking is dangerous? Before we are going to smoke, it’s better to
look at the fact. A 2004 study by the CDCs National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion found that cigarette smoke contains over 4,800
chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer. Nearly a quarter of smokers
die because of diseases caused by smoking. Adult male smokers lose an average
of 13.2 years of life and female smokers lose 14.5 years of life because
smoking, and given dieases cause, it can steal your quality of life long before
you die.
90% of lung cancers are caused by smoking.
Secondhand smoke also causes about 35,000 deaths from heart disease in people
who are not smokers. If we smoke five cigarettesa a day, the risk is 19
greater. 95% of people who suffer of bronchitis are people who are smoking.
Smokers are two and half times more likely to die of heart disaese than
non-smokers. Additionally, children of smoker are more likely develop
bronchitis and pneumonia. In one hour in smoke room, non-smoker breathes as
much as substance causing cancer as if he had smoked 15 cigarettes. Smoking
isn’t good for smokers and people around smokers. However smoking is very good
for Cigarettes Companies. Because they’ve much money from smoking habit.
However smoking isn’t good for everyone else.
Once You Start, It’s Hard to Stop
Smoking is a hard habit to break because
tobacco contains nicotine, which is highly addictive. Like heroin or other
addictive drugs, the body and mind quickly become so used to the nicotine in
cigarettes that a person needs to have it just to feel normal. People start
smoking for a variety of different reasons. Some think it looks cool and others
start because their family members or friends smoke. Statistics show that about
9 out of 10 tobacco users start before they’re 18 years old. Most adults who
started smoking in their teens never expected to become addicted. That’s why
people say it’s just so much easier to not start smoking at all.
How Smoking Affect Your Health
There aren’t physical reasons to start
smoking. The body doesn’t need tobacco the way it needs food, water, sleep and exercise.
And many of the chemicals in cigarettes, like nicotine and cyanide, are
actually poisons that can kill in high enough doses.
The body is smart. It goes
on the defense when it’s being poisoned. First-time smokers often feel pain or
burning in the throat and lungs and some people feel sick or even throw up the
first few times they try tobacco.
The consequences of this poisoning happen
gradually. Over the long term, smoking leads people to develop health problems
like heart disease, stroke, emphysema (breakdown of lung tissue), and many
types of cancer : including lung, throat, stomach and bladder cancer. People
who smoke also have an increased risk of infection like bronchitis and
pneumonia.
These diseases limit a
person’s ability to be normally active and they can be fatal. In the United
States, smoking is responsible for about 1 out of 5 deaths.
Smokers not only develop wrinkles and
yellow teeth, they also lose bone density, which increases their risk of
osteoporosis, a condition that causes older people to become bent over and
their bones to break more easily. Smokers also tend to be less active than
non-smokers because smoking affects lung power.
The consequences of smoking may seem very
far off, but long-term health problems aren’t the only hazard of smoking.
Nicotine and the other toxins in cigarettes, cigars, and pipes can affect a
person’s body quickly, which means that teen smokers experience many of these
problems :
1. Bad
skin. Because smoking can
slow the flow of blood vessels, it can prevent O2 and nutrients from
getting to the skin, which is why smokers often appear pale and unhealthy.
Studies have also linked smoking to an increased risk of getting a type of skin
rash called psoriasis
2. Bad
breath. Cigarettes leave
smokers with a condition called halitosis, or persistent bad breath.
3. Bad-smelling
clothes and hair. The
smell of stale smoke tends to linger; not just on people’s clothing, but on
their hair, furniture, and cars. And it’s often hard to get the smell of smoke
out.
4. Reduced
athletic performance.
People who smoke usually can’t complete with non-smoking peers because the
physical effects of smoking (like rapid heartbeat, descreased circulation, and
shortness of breath) impair sports performance.
5. Greater
risk of injury and slower healing time. Smoking affects the body’s ability to produce collagen, so
common sport injuries, such as damage to tendons and ligaments, will heal more
slowly in smokers than non-smokers.
6. Increased
risk of illness. Studies
show that smokers get more colds, flu, bronchitis and pneumonia than
non-smokers. And people with certain health condition, like asthma, become more
sick if they smoke (and often if they’re just around people who smoke). Beause
teens who smoke as a way to manage weight often light up instead of eating,
their bodies also lack the nutrients they need to grow, develop and fight off
illness properly.
Hookahs and E-Cigarettes
It’s
not only cigarettes that get people dependent on tobacco. Hookahs, staples of
Middle Eastern cafe society, are water pipes used to smoke tobacco through a
hose with a tapered mouthpiece. There’s a myth going around that hookahs are
safer because the smoke is cooled whan it passes through the water.
But
take a look at the black, resinous gunk that builds up in a hookahs hose. Some
of that gets into user’s mouth and lungs. Indeed, expect say hookahs aren’t
safer than cigarettes; and since they don’t have filters and people use them
for long periods, the health risks might be even greater. Hookahs are usually
shared, so there’s the additional risk from germs being passed around along
with the pipe.
Also
beware of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), which contain cancer-causing
chemicals and other toxins, including a compound used in anti-freeze. These
battery-operated devices use cartridges filled with nicotine, flavorings, and
other chemicals and convert them into a vapor that’s inhaled by the user.
E-cigarettes
haven’t been evaluated or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), so they don’t have to post the health warnings that nicotine replacement
products or conventional cigarettes do. But there’s no such thing as a safe
nicotine product.
Kicking Butts and Staying Smoke Free
All
forms of tobacco – cigarettes, pipes, cigars, hookahs, and smokeless tobacco –
are hazardous. It doesn’t help to substitute products that seem like they’re
better for you than regular cigarettes, such as e-cigarettes or filtered or
low-tar cigarettes.
The
only thing that really helps a person avoid the problems associated with
smoking is staying smoke free. This isn’t always easy, especially if everyone
around you are smoking and offering you cigarettes. It may feel pressure, such
as “I just don’t like it” or “I want to stay in shape for soccer” (or football,
basketball, or other sport).
The
good news for people who don’t smoke or who want to quit is that studies show
that the number of teens who smoke has dropped dramatically. Today, about 20%
of high school students smoke – which means 4 out of 5 don’t.
If
you do smoke and want to quit, you’ve lots of information and support
available. Different approaches to quitting work for different people. For
some, quitting cold turkey is best. Others find that it helps to go to support
group especially for teens. These are sometimes sponsored by local hospitals or
organizations like the American Cancer Society. The internet offers a number of
good resources to help people quit smoking.
When
quitting, it can be helpful to realize that the first few days are hardest. So
don’t give up. Some people they’ve a few relapses before they manage to quit
for good.
Staying
smoke free will give you a whole lot more of everything – more energy, better
performance, better looks, more money in your pocket, and in the long run, more
life to live!!!!!!.
