SMOKING FACTS - HEALTH EFFECTS
Do you smoke? Here are some health effects of smoking. Think again!
#1 Cigarettes can contain more than 4,000 ingredients, which, when burned, can also produce over 200 compound chemicals. Many of these compounds have been linked to lung damage.[image source]
#2 Cigarettes contain arsenic, formaldehyde, lead, hydrogen cyanide, nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, ammonia and 43 known carcinogens.[image source]
#3 Nicotine reaches the brain within 10 seconds after smoke is inhaled. It has been found in every part of the body and in breast milk.[image source]
#4 Sugar approximates to roughly 20% of a cigarette, and many diabetics are unaware of this secret sugar intake. Also, the effect of burning sugar is unknown.[image source]
#5 The immune systems of smokers has to work harder every day than non-smokers. As a result, a smokers’ blood will contain less antioxidants, although a smokers immune system may be quicker to respond to virus attacks due to its more active nature.[image source]
#6 Smoking increases your risk of getting lung diseases like pneumonia, emphysema and chronic bronchitis.[image source]
#7 There is enough nicotine in four or five cigarettes to kill an average adult if ingested whole. Most smokers take in only one or two milligrams of nicotine per cigarette however, with the remainder being burned off.[image source]
#8 Every cigarette you smoke reduces your expected life span by 11 minutes.[image source]
#9 Second-hand smoke causes many of the same diseases as direct smoking, including cardiovascular diseases, lung cancer, and respiratory diseases.[image source]
#10 This is not a smoking ban... This a health advice...
Do not smoke!!!
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