Monday, November 22, 2010

Health Risks of Smoking


Cigarettes are toxic things that give effect to relax and feel more manly suggestion. Behind the usefulness or benefits of cigarettes that contained a piece of a very large impact hazard for people who smoke and those around smokers who never smoked.

1.    Cigarette smoke contains more than 4000 chemicals of which 200 of them poisonous and 43 other types can cause cancer in the body. Some substances that are dangerous are tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide, etc..

2.    Cigarette smoke is just dead on an ashtray containing three times the cancer-triggering substances in the air and 50 times contain pengeiritasi eyes and breathing. The shorter the higher levels of cigarette toxins that are ready to float into the air. A place filled with cigarette smoke pollution is a more dangerous place than pollution on the streets are jammed highway. 


3.    Someone who tried smoking usually because cigarettes are addictive opiate that is difficult released under any circumstances. A heavy smoker will choose to smoke than eat if their money is limited.

Smoking-related diseases:
·         Heart disease and stroke.
One in three deaths in the world associated with heart disease and stroke. Both diseases can cause "sudden death" (sudden death).
·         Lung cancer.
One in ten heavy smokers will develop lung cancer. In some cases can be fatal and cause death, because it is difficult to detect at an early stage. The spread can occur rapidly to the liver, bone and brain.
·         Oral cancer.
Smoking can cause oral cancer, tooth decay and gum disease.
·         Osteoporosis.
Carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke can reduce blood oxygen carrying capacity of smokers by 15%, resulting in bone fragility that is more easily broken and takes 80% longer to heal. Smokers are also more easily suffer from spinal pain.
·         Cataracts.
Smoking can cause interference with the eye. Smokers have 50% higher risk of cataracts, can even cause blindness.
·         Psoriasis.
Smokers are 2-3 times more often affected by psoriasis is not contagious skin inflammation that feels itchy, and leave red streaks on the entire body.
·         Hair loss.
Smoking lowered immune system, the body more susceptible to diseases such as lupus erimatosus that causes hair loss, ulceration of the mouth, redness of the face, scalp and hands.
·         The impact of smoking in pregnancy.
Smoking during pregnancy causes fetal growth is slow and can increase the risk of low birth weight (LBW). Risk of miscarriage in women smokers is 2-3 times more frequently because of carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke can decrease oxygen levels.
·         Impotence.
Smoking can cause sexual impairment due to reduced blood flow to the penis so that erections do not occur.