VIII. It is not worth it (Anti-smoking campaign)
Smoking- have you ever tried to smoke? Do you smoke? Do you know someone who smokes? Do you like smoking? Do you know what it does to your body?
Growing up, I know some people who smoke and I hear their stories and excuses on why they smoke. Some say that it warms their body when it feels to cold. Some say that it relieeves them of their stress, when things get too much to handle. Some say that they just like it and can't last a day without it. Whatever their reason is, they refuse to understand the gravity of the effects of smoking to them and to the people around them.I really don't know much about smoking, but this is what I know:
There are cigarettes, vape, tobaccos and shisha. Cigarettes are those contain finely cut tobacco leaves wrapped in paper. I do not know the difference between cigarettes and tobacco. Shisha is a syrupy tobacco mix smoked in a hookah. And vape contains e-liquid and has little to no nicotine and can really help a smoker quit.
But do you know the effects of smoking?
Of course we all know that our lungs are the most affected organ when we smoke. Smoking can cause coughs, colds, wheezing and can cause fatal diseases such as lung cancer, pneumonia and emphysema. Not only that smoking affects our lungs but it also affects other organs, body parts and processes in the body as well. It affects the stomach, the heart, the blood circulation, it affects your skin, your mouth and throat and lastly your fertility. Stomach- smokers have a high chance of getting ulcers or stomach cancer, smoking weakens the muscle that controls the lower end of your gullet and allows acid to travel in the wrong direction back to your gullet. The heart- Carbon monoxide from the smoke and nicotine put a strain on the heart by making it work faster. These chemicals increase a persons risk of blood clots. Other chemicals in a cigarette smoke damage the lining of a persons coronary arteries that can lead to furring of the arteries. Blood Circulation- this is obviously connected to the effects on the heart, the toxins from the cigarette smoke make your blood thicker and therefore increases a persons chance of clot formation, the toxins also make your heart pump faster and work harder, lastly it narrows a persons arteries and reduces the amount of oxgen rich blood circulating to a persons organs. The lists of effects could go on but it won't get better,
Yes they do make you feel better, but you really don't get better.
*This blog post was created not to offend but to inform*
