Smoking is curse
At the same time, parents, who allow their children to have candy cigarettes, think that it’s only harmless chewing gum, completely unaware of the subtle suggestion that is working in their children’s minds. Firstly, as most of you know, cigarette, bidi, tobacco, gutkha, misri and snuff; all have the same poison
Smoking effects on children Children and teens are vulnerable to the hazards of smoking. Because their bodies are not fully mature, smoking interferes with normal lung development in those who begin smoking as children or adolescents. Young people who smoke may become more strongly addicted to cigarettes and face an even greater risk for developing lung cancer than those who start smoking later in life. Every day, approximately 4,000 children under the age of 18 try a cigarette for the first time and 1,000 become regular smokers.
Cancer Over 4000 chemical compounds are created by burning a cigarette and 69 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer. Carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrogen cyanides and ammonia are all present in cigarette smoke. In fact, 43 known carcinogens are found in mainstream smoke, sidestream smoke or both. It’s chilling to think about not only how smokers poison themselves, but what others are exposed to by breathing in the secondhand smoke. The next time you’re missing your old buddy, the cigarette, take a good long look at this list and see them for what they are: a delivery system for toxic chemical and carcinogens straight into your body.
Over 4000 chemical compounds are created by burning a cigarette and 69 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer. Carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrogen cyanides and ammonia are all present in cigarette smoke.
Short-term Effects of Smoking
Short-term effects of smoking include more frequent respiratory illnesses such as coughs, colds, bronchitis, and pneumonia. Among children and adolescents exposed to secondhand smoke, rates of asthma, ear infection and lower respiratory infections are higher.
Long-term Effects of Smoking
The long-term effects of smoking are extensive. There are numerous diseases linked to smoking. Smoking can cause cancer of the mouth and throat and lung cancer, and can increase the risk for stomach (gastric) cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, cervical cancer, and pancreatic cancer. About one third of all cancers are linked to tobacco use—and 90 percent of lung cancer cases are linked to smoking.
Heart attack
Heart attacks: 22% of heart attacks are attributable to tobacco. I.e. One fourth of the heart attacks happening around us are because of tobacco!! Tobacco use is an important reason why people have started getting heart attacks as early as 28 yrs, 30 yrs, etc. A few years back, a young doctor had got a heart attack – because he was a chronic smoker.
Today there is irrefutable scientific evidence about the hazards of tobacco products. So in the developed world, prohibition of smoking in public places is strictly implemented; and there is an aggressive anti-tobacco campaign.