Tobacco

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Tobacco
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Healthy Teeth
Someone who used smokeless tobacco
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Non Smoker Lung
Smokers Lung
Lung Cancer
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When Smokers Quit -- Benefits of Quitting Over
Time
20 minutes after quitting Your heart rate and
blood pressure drops. 12 hours after quitting
The carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to
normal. 2 weeks to 3 months after quitting Your
circulation improves and your lung function
increases. 1 to 9 months after quitting
Coughing and shortness of breath decrease cilia
(tiny hair-like structures that move mucus out of
the lungs) regain normal function in the lungs,
increasing the ability to handle mucus, clean the
lungs, and reduce the risk of infection. 1 year
after quitting The excess risk of coronary heart
disease is half that of a smoker's. 5 years
after quitting Your stroke risk is reduced to
that of a nonsmoker 5 to 15 years after quitting.
10 years after quitting The lung cancer death
rate is about half that of a continuing smoker's.
The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat,
esophagus, bladder, cervix, and pancreas
decrease. 15 years after quitting The risk of
coronary heart disease is that of a non-smoker's.
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Secondhand Smoke
- Secondhand smoke causes between 35,000 and
40,000 deaths from heart disease every year. 3000
otherwise healthy nonsmokers will die of lung
cancer annually because of their exposure to
secondhand smoke. These deaths occur because
tobacco users are not the only ones who breathe
smokeall the people around them inhale it too.
Unfortunately, non-smoking and ventilated public
spaces cannot filter or circulate air at the rate
necessary to eliminate secondhand smoke. - Those
most affected by secondhand smoke are children.
Because their bodies are still developing,
exposure to the poisons in secondhand smoke puts
children in danger of severe respiratory diseases
and can hinder the growth of their lungs. -
Secondhand smoke exposure during childhood and
adolescence may increase lung cancer risk as an
adult, and can cause new cases of asthma or
worsen existing asthma
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Top 10 reasons to Quit Smoking
1. You Stink! You dont just smell like
cigarettes while youre smoking, you reek of them
all day long. The scent of stale cigarettes
saturates your hair and clothes and follows you
wherever you go, including your vehicle, your
work and your home. Smoking also gives you
terrible breath, and theres no mint in the world
that can get rid of the smell of a pack-a-day
habit.
2. You Have 10 Times More Wrinkles They also have
pale, ashen skin and yellowing teeth, fingers and
fingernails. A study published by the British
Medical Journal found that smokers with prominent
wrinkles are five times more likely to suffer
from chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases like
emphysema and bronchitis than non-smokers.
3. Your Lungs are Full of Phlegm and Tar Smoking
causes sticky, black tar to build up in your
lungs, reducing the exchange of oxygen, carbon
dioxide and nutrients between its tissues and the
bloodstream. Smokers have more of a difficult
time breathing and are more likely to develop
painful chronic coughing due to the increase in
phlegm production. Good news is that it some of
it can be cleared up according to the National
Cancer Institute, your body begins the healing
process just 12 hours after your last cigarette.
Improved lung function and circulation can take
up to three months.
4. Smoking Can Cause Depression Smoking has been
shown to be a major cause of depression. A study
published in the Archives of General Psychiatry
followed more than 1,000 smokers and non-smokers
over the span of five years and found that the
smoker group was twice as likely as the
non-smoker group to suffer from major depression.
Some smokers actually turn to cigarettes to ease
depression, but this only contributes to the
problem.
5. Its Expensive Depending on where you live, a
single pack of cigarettes can cost up to 6, and
if you smoke a pack a day, thats almost 2,200 a
year! Lets say you start smoking at age 18 and
live to age 68 (since youll most likely die
young from smoking). Over the course of those 50
years, you will have spent almost 110,000 on
cigarettes alone. And that doesnt include the
extra gum and breath mints, in addition to higher
dry-cleaning bills for getting the smell of stale
smoke out of your clothes.
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6. Youre Becoming Infertile It has long been
known that male smokers generally have a low
sperm count, but recent studies also show that
genetic mutations of sperm from male smokers may
also be to blame for infertility. Male smokers
are also at a higher risk for erectile
dysfunction. Female smokers may also have a
harder time getting pregnant.
7. Youre in for a Difficult Pregnancy If you do
actually become pregnant, youre in for a rough
ride. Women who smoke during pregnancy are more
likely to experience ectopic pregnancies, which
can be fatal for both mom and baby. Other risks
to the babys health include lower birth weight
and birth defects. Women who smoke during
pregnancy are also more likely to deliver
prematurely or miscarry.
8. Youre a Bad Influence Kids imitate their
parents. So if you smoke in front of your kids,
theyre likely to copy you. One study presented
at the American Heart Associations annual
meeting showed that 50 of kids whose parents
were smokers thought smoking was cool.
Fifty-five percent of kids of smokers planned on
smoking in the future. Children brought up by
smokers have also been found to be generally less
active and develop poor nutrition skills.
9. Second-Hand Smoke Kills Not only is smoking a
bad influence on those around you, its killing
them too. You cant contain cigarette smoke,
which means that innocent people breathe in your
second-hand smoke. Children and adults who are
exposed to second-hand smoke are at a higher risk
of developing lung cancer and heart disease, as
well as other respiratory problems including
shortness of breath, coughing and increased
production of phlegm. Children exposed to
second-hand smoke are particularly at risk for
developing asthma.
10. Smokers Die Young Smoking is the 1 leading
cause of preventable disease and death in
America. Smokers risk developing cancer of the
mouth, throat and lungs, as well as asthma,
chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Smokers are
also more prone to high blood pressure, high LDL
(bad) cholesterol, stroke, and heart disease. In
fact, a smokers risk of dying from sudden
cardiac death (heart attack) is anywhere from 2-4
times greater than non-smokers.