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- Cigarette smoking will cause a temporary increase of the blood pressure because the nicotine in tobacco elevates the blood pressure.
- Smoking results in an extremely major risk factor for heart disease.
- With smoking and high blood pressure, the risk for heart attack will be tripled. High blood pressure may also cause a heart failure.
By smoking the Cigarette, this increases the speed of the pulse rate as there is inadequate blood supply due to the effects of carbon monoxide discharged from tobacco smoke. The insufficient supply of blood is known as angina, causing tightness and pain of the chest.
With the need of supply of oxygen, the heart has to work even harder. This will eventually lead to extra stress on the heart which may cause angina or a sudden heart attack.
- Arteries can be damaged by nicotine, carbon monoxide and other harmful substances in cigarettes as well. What substances are found in the cigarette smoke?
Source: http://www.idph.state.ia.us/tobacco/common/pdf/heart_disease.pdf http://smoking.ygoy.com/effects-of-smoking-on-the-heart/ http://www.tricountycessation.org/tobaccofacts/Cigarette-Ingredients.html http://www.allancavanagh.com/smoking.jpg http://stopsmoking357.com/uploaded_images/stop-smoking-357-784769.jpg
What!? Still NOT CONVINCED?!
ok..here are some scientific facts. :)
Smoking can affect the heart due to ingredients like carbon monoxide and nicotine.
Carbon monoxide will attach to the haemoglobin in the blood.
Haemoglobin is responsible for transporting oxygen to the heart and throughout the body.
Since carbon monoxide had attached to the haemoglobin, it will reduce the amount of oxygen being transported and hence bring harm to the heart.
Smoking also affects the heart with its impact on affecting the production of cholesterol. The cigarette smoke increases the production of the LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) and decreases the production of HDL cholesterol (the good cholesterol). Cholesterol causes the arteries get thickened and hardened. This is called atherosclerosis. Smoking increases the buildup of the cholesterol due to the presence of poisons and toxins in the blood and accelerates the process of atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis can lead to coronary heart disease, stroke and artery disease.
#2: What a "delicious" meal!
As they always say, you are what you eat..
or rather, in this case, you are what you inhale..
Cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, including 43 known cancer-causing (carcinogenic) compounds and 400 other toxins. These include nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide, as well as formaldehyde, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, arsenic, and DDT.
- Ammonia: Household cleaner
- Angelica root extract: Known to cause cancer in animals
- Arsenic: Used in rat poisons (1 good reason why rats shouldn't smoke)
- Benzene: Used in making dyes, synthetic rubber
- Butane: Gas; used in lighter fluid (How did YOU think cigarettes light up?)
- Carbon monoxide: Poisonous gas
- Cadmium: Used in batteries
- Cyanide: Deadly poison
- DDT: A banned insecticide
- Ethyl Furoate: Causes liver damage in animals
- Lead: Poisonous in high doses
- Formaldehiyde: Used to preserve dead specimens
- Methoprene: Insecticide
- Megastigmatrienone: Chemical naturally found in grapefruit juice
- Maltitol: Sweetener for diabetics
- Napthalene: Ingredient in mothballs
- Methyl isocyanate: Its accidental release killed 2000 people in Bhopal, India in 1984Polonium: Cancer-causing radioactive element
- Fungicides and pesticides -- Cause many types of cancers and birth defects.
- Cadmium -- Linked to lung and prostate cancer.
- Benzene -- Linked to leukemia.
- Formaldehyde -- Linked to lung cancer.
- Nickel -- Causes increased susceptibility to lung infections
psst.. in case you haven't noticed, MOST of the ingredients eg, Napthalene, fungicides, methropene, DDT, arsenic etc, are used in the EXTERMINATION of pests. I sure hope you aren't one!
A BAD CASE OF FOOD POISONING:
The mixture of nicotine and carbon monoxide in each cigarette you smoke temporarily increases your heart rate and blood pressure, straining your heart and blood vessels.
· This can cause heart attacks and stroke. It slows your blood flow, cutting off oxygen to your feet and hands. Some smokers end up having their limbs amputated. Smoking causes fat deposits to narrow and block blood vessels which leads to heart attack.
· Smoking causes around one in five deaths from heart disease.
· In younger people, three out of four deaths from heart disease are due to smoking.
Sources:
http://www.quit-smoking-stop.com/harmful-smoking-effects.html
http://quitsmokingsupport.com/whatsinit.htm
http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/copd-000070_5-145_3.html
#4: ALL IS NOT LOST
don't panic~! There's still hope!
Tempted by those "cool" cigarettes? F.Y.I CIGARETTES ARE SO~ NOT COOL.
Anyway, back to the topic, this is what you CAN do and what HAS BEEN DONE!
1. Celebrity endorsements – many celebrities have come together to discourage the public from smoking and to raise awareness.
2. Raise awareness- Schools and family to educate the young on the harmful effects of smoking. NGOs and the Government have also released posters to discourage the public from smoking.
3. Sports- Instead of smoking, battle that temptation by engaging in sports with youths who do not nor want to engage in smoking.
4. Smoking areas – There are designated smoking zones
set by the Government. Avoid these zones so you will not be a passive smoker or be tempted by the “allure” of cigarettes.
( HaiiiYA! -karate chop- Anti-smoking!)
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/youth/sports/posters/images/chan_lg.jpg
The World Health Organization has also initiated a WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY, 31st May.
What if.. What if I'm already addicted?
Don't worry! We're here to help!
- Admit the fact that you’re addicted to smoking. DECIDE, whether YOU want to be in control of your life, or let SMOKING CONTROL YOU.
- THINK of your family. If they breathe in the smoke you exhale, they inadvertently become passive smokers. Studies show that passive smokers have a higher chance of getting cancer than smokers.
- DO not stop completely; instead, reduce the amount of cigarettes daily till you’re completely rid of cigarettes.
- Family- Help and encourage your family member to give up smoking.
To discourage smokers, cigarettes have been repackaged, with grotesque images on the effects of smoking.
Still want to smoke?
http://www.who.int/tobacco/en/index.htm#l
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