Smoking
Are you smoking? Or may be your relatives do? May be you are just starting, and thinking, that you are just playing, and you will be able to stop when-ever you want? A peace of advice: "Do not cheat on yourself", after your first round with smoking you will understand how difficult it is to stop. Hope this information will help you to see the problem from the other prospect.
- At least 70% of smokers in the United States have made at least one attempt to quit smoking. Smoking involves inhaling and absorbing nicotine into the body. Nicotine is a poisonous, addictive chemical found in tobacco. The nicotine in tobacco is as addictive as cocaine. It is because of this addiction that smoking cessation can be so difficult.
- Smoking is known to cause one-third of all cancer deaths in the United States
- Because smoking narrows blood vessels, smoking negatively affects a person's sex and reproductive health, causing erectile dysfunction and infertility.
- Nicotine Addiction Symptoms. Nicotine has both stimulant and depressant effects on the central nervous system. It can cause a wide variety of symptoms, including the following: alertness or relaxation; changes in mood and behavior; diarrhea; increased pulse and blood pressure; nausea and vomiting; tremors.
- What are the long-term effects of the condition. The health risks from the chemicals found in tobacco are enormous. Tobacco use can cause the following diseases: chronic bronchitis; coronary artery disease and other forms of heart disease; emphysema; gastroesophageal reflux disease; lung cancer.Tobacco also is a factor in causing the following conditions: decreased life expectancy; erectile dysfunction, or impotence gray hair and baldness; high blood pressure and circulation problems; infertility in men and women; osteoporosis and increased risk for bone fractures; premature wrinkles; weakened immune system
- Good Reasons for Quitting: * Quitting smoking is one of the most important things you will ever do. * You will live longer and live better. * Quitting will lower your chance of having a heart attack, stroke, or cancer. * The people you live with, especially your children, will be healthier. * You will have extra money to spend on things other than cigarettes.
Labels: cancer, Health, Smoking, United States
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