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Smoking Cigarettes – Harmful Effects

Recent research studies have shown that cigarette smokers have dangerously high risk of getting lung cancer than those who does not smoke. Other major health problems that can be acquired from cigarette smoking include throat cancer, oral and lung cancer, and other various lung illnesses such as smoker's cough, emphysema, premature wrinkles, lack of stamina and endurance, bloodshot eyes and decrease in libido and loss of desire. However, lung cancer is just really one of the many diseases as smoking is also known to cause bladder cancer, as well as pancreatic, kidney, cervix and oesophageal cancer.

Nicotine is the most active ingredient and stimulant found in cigarettes. Nicotine is a chemical that is very addictive – and poisonous. The smoke from tobacco actually contains toxic, carcinogenic compounds such as radium and radon, which are said to be the major causes of lung cancer. Smoking increases the rate of heartbeat and blood pressure because of the stimulation of the nervous system by the nicotine. Smoking cigarettes also lessens the amount of oxygen that goes to the smoker’s brain. Cigarette smoking likewise thickens the blood, thus increasing the risk of blood clots from happening, ultimately leading to cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and strokes.

Tar coming from the smoke gets deposited into the lungs and creates damage to the air sacs leading to shortness of breath and other lung problems. Smoking is harmful to women, not only to their health but also to their physical appearances as cigarette smoking can cause premature wrinkles on the skin. It is more dangerous for smoking women who are pregnant. If a pregnant woman continues to smoke, there is a great chance that her child will be exposed and adversely affected by passive smoking. One effect of smoking pregnant women is underweight or malnourished children.

Passive smoking is major problem of the general public nowadays. It occurs when the smoke exhaled by a smoker is then inhaled by people around him. The tar in cigarette smoke is proven to be more deadly than the nicotine found in cigarettes. The other harmful effects of smoking cigarettes are higher risk of heart attacks, diabetes, peptic ulcers, vision problems, back pain, asthma and other allergies, stained skin of the hands and nails, stained teeth and bad breath.

Therefore the harmful effects of smoking can be reduced only when a person decides to quit smoking. People who stop smoking will have a major and immediate health benefits. It is good health that is very important for people all over the world irrespective of the kind of background they belong to and the country they belong. It is the moral responsibility of each individual to make the world a better place to live in.