Effects of tobacco:
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Tobacco’s side effects:
Nicotine is the main ingredient in tobacco that causes addiction. Research shows that nicotine activates the parts of the brain that control feelings of pleasure. Nicotine works fast. Drug levels peak within 10 seconds of inhalation.
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Tobacco use is known to cause a variety of serious ailments, including cancer, emphysema, heart disease, and stroke. Here is a list of the health risks that tobacco use may cause:
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Addiction. The longer a person continues to smoke, the greater the risks to his health.
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Back pain. Smoking can prevent the spinal disks from getting enough oxygen
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Bladder cancer. Smoking is responsible for 40 percent (4,000 cases) of all cancer cases.
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Breast cancer. Women smokers are 75 percent more likely to develop this cancer than nonsmokers.
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Cervical cancer. Women who smoke are four times more likely to develop this disease than non-smokers.
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Colon cancer: Current and former smokers are more likely to develop this cancer
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Childhood respiratory (breathing) problems. Kids who live with smokers have six times as many respiratory infections than other children.
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Diabetes. Smoking reduces one’s level of insulin, which is vital to a diabetic. It increases the damage to the small blood vessels in eyes, ears, and feet by depriving them of oxygen.
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Drug interactions. Smokers need higher doses of certain medicines to be effective.
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Ear infections. Smokers’ children are at greater risk for ear infections.
(Tobacco Information - CPASA - Community Partners Against Substance Abuse - Bureau & Putnam County, Illinois. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16, 2017, from http://www.cpasa.org/Tobacco.)
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Esophageal cancer. The disease kills 15,000 Americans a year.
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digestive system cancer. Many researchers believe that smoking doubles a person’s risk of developing this form of cancer.
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Heart disease. Smokers are up to four times as likely to develop heart disease as non-smokers.smoke replace oxygen in blood cells. Also, a smoker’s heart has to pump harder and faster, which puts it under great strain.
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Infertility. Couples that include at least one smoker are three times more likely to have trouble having babies.
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Kidney cancer. Smoking causes 40 percent of all cases.
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Laryngeal (voice box) cancer. People who smoke twenty-five or more cigarettes a day are twenty-five to thirty times more likely to develop this cancer than non-smokers.
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Leukemia (blood cancer). The tar or condensed smoke in cigarettes contains cancerous chemicals including benzene, a known cause of leukemia.
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Low birth weight. Mothers who smoke can give birth to underweight babies.
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weakened bones. Women who smoke reach menopause (the age when they can no longer have babies) five to ten years earlier than non-smokers. After menopause, a woman’s bones tend to become weaker because of lower estrogen levels.
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throat cancer. A smoker’s throat will be repeatedly exposed to chemicals that cause cancer. The vast majority of the 3,600 people who die from this disease each year are smokers.
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Premature aging. Smokers develop wrinkles earlier than non-smokers. Their teeth and fingernails can turn yellow from nicotine staining.
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Recovery. Smokers take longer to recover from injuries or surgery than non-smokers. They run higher risks of pneumonia and have longer stays in hospitals.
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Stroke. Smoking doubles the risk of this form of paralysis.
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Tooth loss. People who chew tobacco are more likely to lose teeth.
(Tobacco and nicotine, January 16,)
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consequences of nicotine:
Tobacco is a very addictive drug which attracts people to consume it more and more , they think of it as a fashion and enjoyment but there are lethal consequences of utilizing tobacco:
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Depression
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Anxiety
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Mood swings
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Difficulty focusing and concentrating
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Dry mouth
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Sore throat, gums, or tongue
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Coughing
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Headaches
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Sleeping troubles
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Constipation, gas, and stomach pain
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Fatigue
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Hunger
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Tenseness and irritability. (Tobacco and nicotine, January 16,)
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