Second Partial Magazine H-Health March 06, 14 | Page 5

A cigarette is composed of multiple
chemicals that are directly injected into
the lungs, which means that they
immediately enter our respiratory
system. Cigarette smoke affects all,
lungs, bronchi, alveoli, and the trachea.
The first thing that can happen to a
smoker is that they can irritate their
throat (which can cause the weird voice)
and their bronchi. Then bronchi and
lungs can become scarred, followed by
the development of diseases like
emphysema and/or chronic bronchitis,
which can difficulty in respiration. These
breathing difficulties prevent quality
oxygen from entering the bloodstream to
the
heart.
Besides
these,
Atherosclerosis, also caused by the
smoking, can narrow pulmonary blood
vessels and make it even more difficult
for the heart to receive oxygen rich
blood. The worst-case scenario for
smokers will always end up being
developing lung cancer.
Another part of the body that is affected
by smoking is the circulatory system
which is made by all blood vessels,
organs, muscles and tissues that helps
transport blood through your body.
Cigarettes affect the circulatory system
in many ways, the most important factor
are the toxins that smoke have. These
toxins
include
carbon
monoxide,
hydrogen cyanide, free radicals and
many others; all of these affect the
circulatory system because they lower
the amount of oxygen that gets in the
blood and therefore to the organs in the
body. Smoking also affects blood
circulation because it causes the blood

vessels to narrow, making it more
difficult to blood to pass to other parts of
the body. It can affect the blood
pressure and the heart rate of your
body, increases the chance of suffering
a stroke because blood vessels are
more likely to get blocked.

Another common effect related to
smoking and blood circulation is when
extremities (especially lower ones) have
problems to receive blood. This is
caused by blood clothing in veins and
arteries and if it’s not treated properly
may result in the amputation of some
part of the body.
Smoking is the most dangerous thing
that isn’t a weapon in the world. It is
really sad to see the amount of deaths
caused by cigars, especially when
people can simply not do it. There are
numerous amounts of disorders and
diseases that people can develop from
smoking, not mentioning all the types of
cancers one can develop from smoking.

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