The Effects Of Smoking
What effect does Smoking have on Society?
Smoking is a terrible habit, which 1.2 billion humans are addicted to. This is a terrible habit, and is in no way beneficial to the smoker, nor to the society around him. Smoking is known to be deadly for smokers, as well as damaging for those around them. Many people have trouble quitting the habit, because it is so addicting. However, science has enabled a fair amount of solutions to solve the smoking problem, by making people aware of the damage it does on the smokers, as well as the non-smokers who inhale it.
The reason smoking is so terrible, is the effect it has on the body. Smoking leads to various diseases. The main diseases caused by smoking are normally lung cancer, respiratory diseases and cardiovascular diseases. In a study done by G Wannamethee and A.G Sharper 7735 smoking men ages 40-59 were examined and the result that came out was that in the next 10 years 660 of them passed away due to smoking-related diseases. It was also found out that the lighter the smoker is, the higher the mortality is. The lean men normally got diseases such as lung cancer and respiratory diseases, while in obese men the deaths were mostly due to cardiovascular diseases. Smoking can also extremely damage the lungs. A smoker's lungs will be black, while non-smokers lungs will be the normal colored white. Cigarette smoke contains tar, which makes the lungs turn black. The cilia in the lungs are damaged, and there are far less cilia in a smokers lungs. "The cilia sweep mucous produced in the goblet cells, as well as mucous coming from deeper glands within the lungs and particulate matter trapped in mucous" (Joel, whyquit.com). A smokers lungs doesn't only contain less cilia, the ones they have are also damaged and not well functioning. Chemicals in tobacco smoke are toxic to cilia, which then destroys them. When the cilia is damaged or gone, mucous will build up in small airways, which makes breathing...
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