What Are The Ill Effects Of Smoking?

Smoking is one of the worst vices and is said to be the 2nd biggest cause of death, after AIDS, in the world. It is one of the most expensive habits and has a tremendous influence on ones body, mind and thought processes. Nicotine is one of the most addictive substances and creates an instant dependency leaving its victims frustrated in its absence. It is known to be the cause of cancer of the lungs, the mouth etc in the body. It decreases the oxygen supply as well as the flow of blood to the various parts of the body and also reduced the thickness of the arteries that are pumping blood in and out of the heart. It also affects bone strength and is said to be a major reason for infertility.  

Smoking is very harmful and injurious to human health. The smoke contains chemicals and gases. Dried tobacco leaves are used in cigarettes. The tobacco on burning produce a number of dangerous and toxic compounds like nicotine, tar,  carbon monoxide, carcinogens, and various irritants. There are many disease produced by smoking like; bronchitis and lungs cancer.

The smoking can produce inflammation of the respiratory or air passage like trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles. This disease is called bronchitis. The attack of the disease is sudden and short lived but in chronic bronchitis, the attack is more frequent and of a long spell. The symptoms might include:

The air passage gets narrow that results difficulty in breathing. The chronic bronchitis can be fatal also. The cigarette smoke damages the ciliated epithelium due to which foreign particles instead of being trapped and eliminated can go to the lungs and produce infection etc. the mucus is also secreted in greater quantity which can block the air passages and leads to repeated and continuous coughing. This is known as smoking cough as it is the result of smoking. Lungs are affected by smoking and damage them badly. A person habitual of smoking might suffer from lung cancer.

You may get cancer