EFFECTS OF SMOKING

Nowadays, anywhere we go we can see a lot of people smoking with no limit. Even in

the restricted area, they keep on smoking without being concern to surrounding. It is not

weird if we see some women smoking without any shame. In a cigarette contained some

chemical substances which can effects the smokers. Some smokers say that when they are

smoking it will give them enjoyment. Smoking has become their bad habit and it is hard for

them to quit even though smoking has a lot of effect but they are still smoking. Thus, there

are several effects of smoking such as it will increase the risk of heart disease, it may cause

depression and increase the risk of bladder cancer.

Firstly, one of the effects is increase the risk of heart disease due to higher blood

pressure and heart rate. The average increase in systolic blood pressure was twice the

increase in non-smokers (Cold Weather Raises Heart Risk for Smokers, 2001). Smoking can

destroy the arteries to the brain and heart may result in increasing of stroke and heart attack

(British Medical Journal, 1996). According to Let’s Live magazine, 1996, cholesterol and

blood pressure levels may increase due to cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoking also greatly

increases the chance of cardiovascular disease which in fact women who are smoking will die

from heart disease. Thus, to reduce the risk of heart disease we should stop smoking.

Secondly, smoking also may cause depression by inhaling dangerous chemical that

contained in the cigarette (Kim Evans, 2010). Other than that, cause of depression is cigarette

smoke has lead and cadmium. Lead can slowly damage the brain and nervous system. It also

can reduce our IQ and make us less intelligent. Besides that, cadmium can cause disease in

the liver and kidney. Next, cigarettes smoke also contains radioactive polonium. Lead and

polonium in cigarette is from phosphate fertilizers that the tobacco industry regular uses.
 In according to the EPA lead and polonium pass into the lungs of smokers which they

may accumulate to highest concentrations. These are the handful of the chemical that go

through the body so that a few people realize that the regular inhalation of such toxic

chemical can make a person feel depressed. This chemical substance will accumulated in our

body after a few years. How can this toxic make us depressed? Here is the answer. When we

get sick we will feel depressed because of the bacteria that attack our body system. When we

smoke, the effect of this substance gives us depression mood. Hence, by stop smoking we can

avoid depression.

Thirdly, increasing risk for bladder cancer is one of effect of smoking (Frank

Mangano, 2009).As we know most cigarettes contained nicotine and tar that effect us when

we are smoking. Researcher know that the increase in bladder cancer cases is likely to how

smokers are smoking cigarettes, where they are inhaling deeper and more frequently to

compensate for the decreasing of nicotine content. In fact , the risk for bladder cancer has

increased five times over since 1990s and this has done nothing to decrease that risk even

many cigarettes makers have decreased amount of tar and nicotine in their cigarettes.

Therefore, we can decrease the risk of bladder cancer by stop smoking.

However, smoking also has benefits such as it will relax our breathing. As we know

smoking has a connection with our breathing. That is why it will effects our lung and heart.

Then, the way you breathe when you smoke your body relax and calm down. Doctors

recommend patients to practice a sort of breathing for people who have panic attacks or stress

problems (Devon Lantry, 2009).Sometimes the smokers always leave the house and office to

smoke outside which help them deal with the stress. Anyway this a simple act that can really

help us deal with the stress. Inhaling cigarette smoke will slow our heart rate and relieve

tension at every part of our body and muscles.

 In conclusion, there are several effects of smoking such as increase risk for bladder

cancer, it may cause depression and increase risk of heart disease. It is not too late to stop

smoking because it will make your life healthier. I hope everyone must cooperate with each

other to curb smoking habits among us.

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