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How smoking affects the Human Body
Cigarette smoke contains over 4000 different chemicals and tiny droplets of tar and nicotine.
In a cigarette there is:
- Ant poison (Arsenic)
- Floor cleaner (Ammonia)
- Polish remover (Acetone)
- Explosives (Toluene)
- Fake tan (Methylamine)
- Insecticide (DDT)
- Weed killer (Nicotine)
- Power in satellites (Polonium-210)
- Rocket Fuel
There is also:
- Tar
- Nicotine
- Carbon monoxide
- Arsenic
- Ammonia
- Phenol
- Cadmium
Short Term affects from Smoking:
- Makes your hair and clothes smell
- Stains your teeth yellow
- Gives you bad breath
- Dries out your skin – wrinkles earlier in life
Long Term affects from Smoking:
- Coronary Heart Disease
- Emphysema
- Mouth cancer
- Throat cancer
- Lung cancer
- Bladder cancer
Benefits of stopping smoking…
- Straight away you will be free of the effects of tar, carbon monoxide & other poisons
- You will feel fitter
- You will smell fresher – hair, clothes & especially breath
- Relief knowing that you don’t need to rely on smoking
- You will be free from the guilt that smoking is damaging your health, or your families health
- You will have more money to spend
- Smoker’s cough disappears in a matter of weeks
- Your circulation will improve immediately
- Your skin will look & feel better
Time scales…
Immediately |
Carbon monoxide levels will drop Sense of taste & smell will begin to improve Circulation will improve |
Within 3 weeks |
Phlegm loosens & lungs are working better |
Within 8 weeks: |
Blood flowing better to limbs More energy Pride & satisfaction |
After 3 months: |
Lungs are working normally |
After 1 year: |
Risk of having a heart attack is cut in half |
After 10 years: |
The risk of heart attacks & strokes is the same as a non-smoker |