Smoking Facts.
Effects
About 30,000 people die from lung cancer in the UK each year. 8 out of 10 cases are directly related to smoking.Heart disease is the biggest killer illness in the UK. About 120,000 people in the UK die each year from heart disease. Around 1 in 7 of these deaths are due to smoking.
Smokers are more likely to become impotent or have difficulty in maintaining an erection in later life than non-smokers . This is thought to be due to smoking-related damage of the the blood vessels to the penis.
Smokers tend to age quicker and develop more lines on their face at an earlier age than non-smokers. Smokers often look older than they really are.
Fertility is reduced in both male and female smokers.
Chemicals
Cigarette smoke contains the following -Nicotine - a drug that stimulates the brain. If you are a regular smoker, when the blood level of nicotine falls, you usually develop withdrawal symptoms such as craving, anxiety, restlessness, headaches, irritability, hunger, difficulty with concentration, or just feeling awful. These symptoms are relieved by the next cigarette. So, most smokers need to smoke regularly to feel 'normal', and to prevent withdrawal symptoms.
Other chemicals in the 'tar' of the smoke. These deposit in the lungs and can get into the blood vessels and be carried to other parts of the body. Cigarette smoke contains over 4000 chemicals, including over 50 known carcinogens (causes of cancer) and other poisons.
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Illness.
Smoking increases the risk of developing heart desease, Cancer(of the lungs, nose, mouth, throat, larynx, gullet (oesophagus), bladder, pancreas, cervix, blood (leukaemia), and kidney ) and various other conditions including: macular degeneration, cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis, optic neuropathy, cataract, psoriasis, tooth loss, gum disease, Raynaud's phenomenon and osteoporosis.
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