Harmful Effects of Smoking: A Closer Look

 Tobacco contains  unsafe substances such as nicotine, acetone,tar and carbon monoxide which are mood-altering, addictive substance. When a person smokes, nicotine reaches their brain within seconds. This can make them feel energized due to stimulation of the adrenal glands, which release adrenaline. When a person smokes, they have more carbon monoxide and less oxygen in their bloodstream. They may also have narrower blood vessels, which means the heart has to work harder to pump blood around the body.  The inhaled substances can affect your lungs and the other organs in your body.

According to the American Lung Association, cigarettes contain about 600 ingredients. Many of these ingredients are also in cigars and hookahs. When they burn, they generate more than 7,000 chemicals, many of which are toxic. At least 69 of them are carcinogenic, or known to cause cancer.

Smoking increases risk of developing various kinds of cancer which are:

.bladder cancer

.acute myeloid leukemia

.cervical cancer

.colorectal cancer

.esophageal cancer

.kidney and uterine cancer

.laryngeal cancer

.liver cancer

.oropharyngeal cancer (which can include parts of your throat, tongue, tonsils, and soft palate)

.pancreatic cancer

.stomach or gastric cancer

.tracheal, bronchial, and lung 

Smoking also effects eyes and optic nerve

and damage your eyes causing conditions 

like glaucoma, cataracts and age related macular degeneration

Nicotine influences blood stream to the genital areas of all kinds of people.

Fruitfulness issues

Smoking may likewise add to fruitfulness issues and lower sex chemical levels in guys and females, prompting diminished sexual longing.