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How does Smoking affect the Smokers ?

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

Cancer
• Men who smoke are 23 times more likely to develop lung cancer than men who do not smoke, while women who smoke are about 13 times more likely.
• Smoking is responsible for about 90% of lung cancer deaths in men and 80% in women.
• Smoking causes 30% of all cancer related deaths annually.

Bronchitis / Emphysema
• Chronic inflammatory condition in the lungs that causes coughing and breathlessness, which could worsen over the years.
Heart Diseases / Strokes
• Smokers are 2 to 6 times more likely to suffer a heart attack than the non-smokers.
• Increases their risk of getting stroke 3 times more than non-smokers.
Ulcer
• More likely to get stomach or duodenal ulcer than a non-smoker.
• The longer and more cigarettes you smoke, the chances of getting an ulcer are higher.
• About one-fifth of all ulcers are due to smoking.
• Smoking slows down the healing process of ulcer.
Sore Throats
• High frequency on getting sore throats and slow recovery.

• Causes discomfort and irritation to the throat.
• At extreme discomfort may render speech conversation not possible.
• Frequent toilet trip to clear throat phlegm.
Body Immunity System
• Lowers immune system of the body.
• Prone to illness and slow recovery.
• 4 times more likely get blood infections or meningitis than non-smokers.
Taste and Smell Disorders
• Poor sense of taste and ability to identify odors.
• Cuts down the sense of enjoyment of a meal.
• Affects appetite.
Sex and Fertility
• May cause impotency or penile erectile dysfunction to male smokers.

• It reduces the quality of semen, in which it contains a higher proportion of malformed sperm.
• The sperm count is also lower than non-smokers.
• Women smokers are less fertile and take longer to conceive.
• Women smokers who use oral contraceptives are liable to increased risk of heart attack by 20 times.
Pregnancy
• Babies born are lighter in weight.
• Preterm (premature) labour. Babies who are born preterm are at a higher risk of having long-term health problems and may require hospitalization. It may also lead to premature death.
• Higher complications of pregnancy and labour.
Physical Fitness
• Doing sports can be difficult since smoking causes shortness of breath and dizziness.
• Greatly affects the endurance and stamina.
• Makes you feel lethargic and tires easily.

Physical Appearance
• Strong foul smell from cigarette smoke makes appearance unpleasant.
• Smoke smell stenches not only the clothes but also every other physical parts it came contact with, such as the mouth, hair and fingers.
• The tar leaves brown/black stains to the teeth and finger nails.
• Blacken the gums.
• Dry your skin and cause wrinkles.

Smoking

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

Tobacco smoking has been a rising trend especially among teenagers. It is responsible for most of the illnesses and diseases worldwide. Each year, many people die because of tobacco smoking or consistently inhaling “second-hand” smoke at smoke congested places. Smoking is a deadly habit which causes premature death. Nicotine isn’t the only harmful content in every cigarette. There are a total of more than 4000 chemicals on every puff of cigarette, which at least 43 of them are known to have cause cancer, lung and heart disease, and other disorders. Which smokers have not heard about the disadvantages and health risks before picking up a cigarette to smoke? Honestly speaking most of them do. But how many of them really know completely about the health hazards surrounding the deadly habit? Why do smokers still stick to the habit and can a price hike on cigarettes do much to the smokers on kicking the habit?

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