Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that, as of 2008, 46 million American adults are smokers. Smoking-related diseases cause one in five deaths in the United States. Although smoking-related diseases are preventable, many smokers...
In 1964, the U.S. Surgeon General announced that smoking has irrefutable harmful effects on health. MedlinePlus reports that smoking harms nearly every organ in the body, and is associated with multiple health problems. Besides lung disease,...
Teenagers, adults and parents who smoke and keep smoking may face a lifetime of health problems that may result with one or more them contracting a fatal disease. Smoking cigarettes is a major cause of lung cancer and other serious illnesses. Some...
Tobacco contains thousands of toxic chemicals that are released into your system when you smoke or chew the leaf. According to the Office of the Surgeon General of the United States, there are more than 50 known cancer-causing chemicals in tobacco...
The U.S. Surgeon General indicates that there is no safe level of cigarette smoke exposure. In addition, as children's bodies and organs are still developing, they're more vulnerable to the hazards of cigarette smoke. The Centers for Disease...
Rumors abound about how menthol cigarettes are different from regular cigarettes. Advertising that uses words like "minty," "light" and "mild" lead consumers to believe that these cigarettes are actually less dangerous, but according to the...
Smoking cigarettes and cigars produces tobacco smoke condensate, also known as tar. These gummy particles consist of a large number of toxic chemicals created by burning tobacco. Although cigarette filters are intended to trap tar and spare...
Carcinogens are substances known to cause cancer. Smoking cigarettes introduces these carcinogens into the lungs that impacts all cells in the body by distribution through the oxygenated blood. The human body is comprised of billions of cells;...
Cigarette smoking not only places you at greater risk of developing health problems, the secondhand smoke that is produced also places the health of those around you in jeopardy. Quitting is one of the best decisions you can make for your own...
Over time, smoking can affect almost every major organ in the body. Not only are smokers at a higher risk for cardiovascular issues and disease, smoking can also affect appearance. According to Center for Disease Control---smoking causes...
Cigarette smoke contains dangerous particulate and multiple carcinogens that create health problems in smokers and nonsmokers alike. Because the chemicals in tobacco are directly and indirectly inhaled, as well as distributed and encountered in...
According to the American Lung Association (ALA), smoking is the number one preventable cause of death in the United States. Despite this, the ALA estimates that 20.6 percent of people in the United States were smokers in 2008. When smoking a...
Children can contact cigarette smoke in many ways and suffer grave consequences. Some youths begin tobacco use in middle school or high school, or inhale secondhand smoke at home. Babies in the womb can be exposed to tobacco toxins if their...
The majority of adult smokers began a habit of cigarette smoking when they were young, setting themselves up for a lifetime of health problems and other ill effects. The advice to minors, "If you don't smoke, don't start," isn't just another way...
The National Cancer Institute explains that smoking is the number one preventable cause of death in the U.S. and almost 20 percent of people smoke. For many, lighting a cigarette in the home is no big deal and no consideration is given to the...
Cigarette smoking affects the respiratory system in smokers through direct inhalation of gas and particulate from burning plant matter. The carcinogenic chemicals in cigarettes, such as nicotine and benzo[a]pyrene, can contaminate smokers'...
A healthy respiratory system is designed to protect the lungs from occasional inhalation of smoke, dust and other harmful substances. Cigarette smoking not only damages its protective mechanism but continues to assault it with harmful material...
Smoking has long been recognized as a leading contributor to death and disease worldwide. Despite the known harmful health effects of smoking, however, the March of Dimes reports that at least 10 percent of pregnant women in the United States...
The air passages of the human body, including the nose, mouth, trachea and lungs, as well as the digestive tract are all lined with specialized cells and tissues referred to as mucosa. This tissue is moist and releases thick fluid called mucus,...
Nicotine is a drug occurring naturally in tobacco, and according to the American Cancer Society (ACS), it is as addictive as cocaine or heroin. Because a person who becomes addicted is attached to the drug both physically and psychologically, the...
Cigarette smoking during pregnancy has been associated with an increased risk of various problems for the fetus and the mother. The risk is dose-dependent, so that the more a woman smokes during pregnancy, the higher the risk for adverse effects....
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), smoking is the leading preventable cause of death. The CDC reports that, on average, a smoker dies 13 to 14 years earlier than non-smokers; they die from cancer, heart disease, and...
Cigarette smoke is a dangerous substance that contains many chemicals that are harmful to your heart, lungs and other vital organs. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year, it is estimated that nearly 443,000...
You may think it smells bad. You may shy away from someone who is smoking simply because you do not want to bear the smell. The scent of cigarette smoke is reason enough for some people to avoid it, but there is a bigger reason: Breathing in...
Cigarette smoking is much more than a bad habit. The nicotine in cigarettes is a highly addictive chemical, and breaking its grip means an uphill climb for the addict. Numerous techniques have been developed in the hopes of an easy way to break...
When you smoke a cigarette and release the smoke into the air, it is known as environmental tobacco smoke or passive smoke, notes the American Cancer Society. Cigarette smoke contains chemicals and carcinogens that can be harmful to human health,...
Whether children smoke cigarettes, inhale secondhand smoke or contact smoke residue on clothing or household objects, tobacco holds many adverse health effects for their developing bodies. The risk to children begins in the womb. Substances from...
Smoking cigarettes, hookahs, cigars and pipes sends thousands of chemicals including nicotine into the body. The chemical nicotine in cigarettes produces both physical and emotional effects on the brain and can cause dependence, meaning that...
The harmful effects of smoking begin with the first puff of smoke and lead to a variety of long-term illnesses from heart and lung diseases to cancer. The detrimental effects on blood circulation, breathing and body organs can begin to mitigate...
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