Monday, 22 August 2011
ARTICLE:DANGER OF SMOKING
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. 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.
Many of them know the danger smoking,but they still what to smoke because addicted to it. We must knows danger of smoking. Smoke can cause lung disorders like emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis, and significant reduction in lung functioning. Smoker’s cough is common symptom that develops as the defense system tries to expel the chemicals accumulated in the air passage and lungs. Gradually, the respiratory system becomes more prone to infections due to lowered immunity.
Other than that,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 those exposed to environmental tobacco smoke. 90% of smokers with lung cancer die within 3 years of diagnosis. The risk increases steadily with the number of cigarettes smoked per day.
Moreover,smoking impacts women’s health substantially by causing infertility, miscarriages, complicated pregnancies and early menopause. Smoking during pregnancy and breast-feeding can have hazardous effects on the baby in early childhood and also as they grow up. Smoking is known to cause sperm abnormalities and hence male infertility.
We must know to protect our health, because no one wants to live in pain. Living as a healthy happy family. PRACTISE MAKE PERFECT!!!!
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