The effects of smoking
There are a lot of bad effects when it comes to smoking, Lets get to it
What is smoking and why do people use it?
Smoking, the act of inhaling and exhaling the fumes of burning plant material, plants such as hashish, marijuana and tobacco.
There are a couple reasons on to why people smoke reasons like stress relief, pleasure, peer preassure and in some cases, to look cool.
Nicotine is the main substance in cigarettes and once people start smoking they start getting addicted to it, The body and the brain also start getting used to the substance which is one of the major factor to addiction.
A lot of people smoke to cope with stress, post-traumatic stress disorder, bad moods and much more. And some have made it a daily habbit of their lives and uses it to relax.
Different types of smoke devices.
There are different types of smoke devices developed by different types of industries, Here are some of them
- Cigarettes and cigars. Cigarettes and cigars are 2 simmilar things, they both contain tobacco. But the differences are that cigars are wrapped in tobacco leaf and cigarettes are wrapped in paper that does not contain tobacco, Cigars are also much bigger than cigarettes.
- E cigarettes and vapes. Electronic cigarettes or more commonly known as E-cigarettes are battery powered cigarettes that contains nicotine at times along with flavoring and other chemicals is simmilar to its counterparts. although E-cigarettes are safer alternatives to actual cigarettes, It still isn't safe and will still cause damage to its users
There are many more devices to be uncovered, but these are Some of the most famous smoking devices used around the world.
Health effects from smoking
Smoking affects almost all your organs. Millions of people around the world suffers from smoking related dieseases and problems, Smoking causes problems like cancer, heart dieseases, lung dieseases and problems, diabetes, Tuberculosis, bronchitis and arthritis. Smoking dosen't only affect your organs, it also affects your personal hygine like your teeth, breath, skin and fingers. It gives the user a burnt smell all the time and also rots the user's teeth and makes their voice very raspy. Smoking can cause a LOT of permanent damage like hard time breathing or losing the ability to speak easily or at all, It can also lead to death as studies show that 7 Million people die every year from smoking related problems and the numbers go up as time goes by.
Its not only the user of tobacco and nicotine products thats affected, Non-smokers that are exposed to second hand smoke can also get affected. Those who are exposed to second hand smoke can get affected with heart dieseases, strokes also increases the chance an affected person dies from the symptoms.
smoking does not just affect people, but even the environment!, cigarettes are litered everywhere from cities, beaches and even the ocean. Cigarettes are also air pollutants releasing toxic particles and chemicals in the air adding up to the air pollution. Studies have shown that cigarette butts is very harmful to the wildlife. Smoking in closed places is also a bad idea as it stains the walls and the floor with sticky substances like tar, These substances can reemit toxic air that form harmful substances.
Different pictures on how smoking affects us and the environment
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Conclusion on the effects of smoking
As a conclusion, Smoking does not have any good effects at all!! All its effects are negative for us, other people and the environment. This is a reason why we and companies should stop the sales of smoking devices and nicotine products as it dosen't help us at all and rather adds up to our problems
LETS STOP SMOKING
Solutiions on how we can get rid of Smoking and the sales of nicotine products
We can help by raising the prices of cigarettes, Helping people with addictions and suggesting different stress relief or habbits to users of nicotine. The biggest thing we can all do, is convincing the government to completely ban nicotine from stores