Take a good look at the following: tar, carbon monoxide, ammonia, nicotine, arsenic, acetone, cadmium, benzene and formaldehyde. The substances that make up a cigar or cigarette are toxic. Still people are willing to spend money on this dangerous habit. It’s obvious that smoking is bad for you but not many people know the reasons.
The phrase “smoking is hazardous to your health” has truth to it. The main reason why smoking is bad is because of lung cancer. A lot of people stop to think that lung cancer is the only disease that comes from smoking but there are other cancers that smoking can cause. The cancers that come from smoking are mouth, throat, esophagus, larynx, pancreas, stomach, kidneys, bladder, cervix, uterus and acute myeloid leukemia (blood cancer).
It doesn’t stop there. Smoking can cause fatigue, stroke, cordinary lung disease, heart disease, reduction in blood circulation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and many other diseases. Coughing is a sign of a breathing problem smokers have. Women should not smoke during pregnancy because it will harm the unborn child. It also harms people around you. Called secondhand smoke this secondary condition is just as toxic as smoking itself. It can cause breathing problems, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other respiratory problems. It will also affect pregnant women and the unborn child.
If looks could kill then smoking does exactly that. Smoking also affects a healthy look on the outside. Smoking gives people who smoke an odor on their clothing and hair. The smoke also gives an odor to people around them. It gives smokers ashtray breath. Teeth will fall out and turn yellow or brown. Skin will turn yellow and cause scars. Wrinkles will appear on their face sooner than expected. It wrinkles arms and body. Bags will appear under their eyes. Hair will thin out. The chances of getting psoriasis, a skin condition, will increase when smoking. It contributes to stretch marks and a flabby tummy. It also turns off friends that don’t smoke.
Taking a gamble on your life and everyone around you just to feel good for the moment is not worth it. Whatever the reason may be it should be dealt with head on instead of smoking.