Smoking and health

smoking is a chronic addictive disorder in which one has a physical and mental dependence on tobacco, which is why it is a habit that is difficult to quit. And that it is not necessary to wait long to notice the because they are already manifested in the first hours. After 48 hours from the last cigarette, the nicotine, for example, has already been eliminated from the body, and after 5-6 weeks walking and running become much easier as circulation and breathing improve. After 1 year, the risk of coronary heart disease drops to half that of a smoker, and at 10 years, it is similar who has never smoked.

The consequences of smoking

Tobacco is a drug made up of a large number of harmful substances. In fact, smoke analysis reveals up to 4,500 substances, most of them with harmful effects on health. Among them, the best known are carbon monoxide, nicotine (which causes addiction), oxidants and tar. Tobacco is not only a studied and confirmed risk factor for the development of different types of tobacco, but it also favors or is the cause of other health problems. This is why abandoning it has so many benefits. Take note of the risks you can reduce by not smoking or quitting:

• cancer: smoking is the leading cause of cancer of the lung, larynx, and oral cavity. In addition, it is associated with the development of tumors of the esophagus, bladder, kidney, cervix and pancreas.
• respiratory diseases: those who do not smoke have a lower risk of suffering such as asthma, bronchitis and other chronic diseases (emphysema and chronic bronchitis). Not only the active smoker but also the passive smoker suffers the effects of tobacco on the respiratory system, thus in homes where people smoke there is an increase in children with asthma and worse control of it.
• cardiovascular disease: tobacco use is one of the main risk factors and responsible for it (manifested mainly in the form of coronary heart disease and stroke) due to its role in the development of atherosclerosis.
• Allergies: Tobacco has also been associated with an increased risk of allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis due to its irritant effect.
• ENT: it has been seen that smokers present a greater number of infectious diseases in the ENT area (angina, laryngeal and ear infections, etc.).
• Skin aging: not smoking or eliminating the habit also benefits our skin, since tobacco produces dry skin, accelerates the appearance of wrinkles prematurely and causes worse wound healing.
• Oral problems: our mouth will also appreciate the abandonment of the habit because smoking causes (due to alteration of the microbial flora), yellowing of the teeth due to the action of nicotine and tar, loss of the ability to smell and taste, periodontal disease , tooth decay (tobacco smoke).

Tobacco is harmful during the for the fetus (low intrauterine growth) with the problems derived from the newborn of low weight. In addition, the smoker woman can present an advance of that of two or three years, and greater risk and osteoporosis.

• Most of the more than 4,000 substances in tobacco smoke are harmful.
• smoking is the leading cause of lung, laryngeal and oral cavity cancer, and one of the main risk factors for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
• After a year of quitting tobacco, the risk of coronary heart disease is reduced to half that of a smoker.

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