Health Effects of Smoking
Smoking
Today we’re more aware about how bad smoking is for our health. Smoking is restricted or banned in almost all public places and cigarette companies are no longer allowed to advertise on TV, radio, and in many magazines. Almost everyone knows that smoking causes cancer, emphysema, and heart disease; that it can shorten your life by 10 years or more; and that the habit can cost a smoker thousands of dollars a year. It is also responsible for many other cancers and health problems.
These include lung disease, heart and blood vessel disease, stroke and cataracts. Women who smoke have a greater chance of certain pregnancy problems or having a baby die from sudden infant death syndrome. The message that ‘smoking is bad for you’ is an old one, so not everyone gives it their full attention. The most common method of smoking today is through cigarettes, either industrially manufactured or rolled with loose tobacco and a rolling paper. Other forms, though not as common, are pipes, cigars and bongs. Smoking is one of the worst things kids or adults can do to their bodies.
October 7, 2010 at 9:24 am Comments (0)
