| If you are a smoker or you associate with | | | | respiratory system and increases the risk of |
| people that smoke, you need to know that | | | | development of cancer of the lungs and |
| tobacco use is one of the most important | | | | respiratory system. |
| causes of heart attack globally. In today's | | | | |
| modern world, tobacco use is the most | | | | Research shows that there are at least sixty |
| important risk factor producing a greater | | | | chemicals in cigarette smoke that are |
| relative risk in persons under the age of | | | | cacogenic. Cigarette and tobacco smoke |
| fifty than those over fifty. | | | | contain highly toxic chemicals like carbon |
| | | | monoxide, ammonia, formaldehyde, arsenic and |
| Smoked or chewed, first-hand or second-hand, | | | | cyanide which are all produced as cigarette |
| all kinds of tobacco, in whatever form they | | | | burns. |
| are used, cause heart attacks and there is | | | | |
| more than enough evidence to prove that | | | | Tobacco smoke raises blood pressure but |
| tobacco use increases other adverse health | | | | decreases the circulation of oxygen to the |
| conditions. | | | | brain and body. Cigarette smoking is also a |
| | | | significant risk factor for other various |
| Dangers of tobacco smoking are particularly | | | | disorders, including emphysema, chronic |
| severe and while it is often very difficult | | | | bronchitis, stroke, and osteoporosis and |
| to think of ways in which tobacco use is | | | | contributes to early menopause. Smoking has |
| beneficial, it is all too easy to mention the | | | | been linked to cancer of the lungs, mouth, |
| ways in which it is a health hazard. To be | | | | esophagus, pancreas, kidney, bladder and |
| exact, all forms of tobacco use, including | | | | cervix. |
| different types of smoking and chewing of | | | | |
| tobacco and inhalation of second-hand smoke | | | | Smoking is associated with higher levels of |
| are potentially hazardous and should be | | | | chronic inflammation, another damaging |
| discouraged. | | | | process that may result from oxidative |
| | | | stress. Smokers have a higher risk of |
| On its own, cigarette smoking is as | | | | developing a number of chronic disorders |
| widespread and significant as a risk factor | | | | including fatty buildups in arteries, several |
| that it has been described as "the leading | | | | types of cancer and chronic obstructive |
| preventable cause of disease and death". | | | | pulmonary disease (lung problems). |
| Second-hand smoke may be even more dangerous | | | | Atherosclerosis (buildup of fatty substances |
| than previously thought. The fact is that | | | | in the arteries) is a chief contributor to |
| smoking remains the leading cause of | | | | the high number of deaths from smoking. |
| preventable death and has negative health | | | | |
| impacts on people at all stages of life. It | | | | The dangers of smoking cannot be exhaustively |
| harms unborn babies, infants, children, | | | | explained. To really stop smoking, you must |
| adolescents, adults and the elderly. | | | | always ask yourself the reason why you are |
| | | | about to light up that cigarette. If you find |
| Besides containing addictive nicotine, | | | | out that it's got no sensible reason, DROP |
| cigarette smoke contains chemicals which | | | | IT. |
| damage the lungs and other parts of the | | | | |