Friday, 3 February 2012

Why Is Smoking So Bad For YOU.

According to WHO (world health organisation) report, smoking will eventually kill one in two smokers. Likewise, the Department of Public Health research at Oxford University suggests the terrible facts, namely that half of all smokers will eventually be killed by their habit. Many people smoke because it can look manly and tough for many men. Likewise, for many women, smoking makes them follow the trend of today. Cigarette ads always depict it. Many people also feel that smoking helps me cope with stress.

Cigarette Ingredients.


A cigarette contains many substances that are harmful. Even certain chemical substances are added in a cigarette. Recipe for a cigarette and became difficult to know the secret kitchens of tobacco companies. However, if investigated, what are the main content of a cigarette? Here are some of the content and harmful substances in a cigarette.


Nicotine, Carbon Monoxide and other harmful chemicals in cigarette smoke enters a person’s blood stream and cause many health problems. According to research, more than 700 kinds of chemical additives may be used by tobacco companies. While cigarette smoke contains at least 4,000 substances, including arsenic, acetone, butane, carbon monoxide, and cyanide. Because of the hazardous chemical substances, then the lungs of smokers and people who are nearby will be exposed to at least 43 substances known to cause cancer. In addition, from 4000 these chemicals there are at least 400 toxic chemicals in a cigarette.


Nicotine is one of the main chemical ingredients in a cigarette. Nicotine is a highly addictive substance, which means it will make you have a dependency or addiction is difficult to stop. Smoke containing nicotine is inhaled into the lungs, and the nicotine reaches your brain in just six seconds. Nicotine in large doses will function as a depressant, inhibiting the flow of signals between nerve cells. In larger doses, it is a deadly poison, which affects the heart, blood vessels, and hormones.


Carbon Monoxide, when someone is smoking a cigarette, a number of tars inhaled into the lungs. Tar yield of carbon monoxide makes it harder for red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body. Tar is a mixture of substances that together will stay in the lungs.


Other harmful substances, arsenic, acetone, butane, carbon monoxide, and cyanide are among the harmful substances contained in cigarette smoke. Most of the chemicals inhaled in cigarette smoke stay in the lungs. The more you inhale, it feels better and the greater the damage to the lungs.

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