AFFECTS FROM SMOKING
what are the effects on the community?
what are affects on others?
what are affects on the body?
what are some diseases the smoking can cause?
please help 
im very lost hahah.
thanks 
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As a smoker, you're at risk for cancer of the mouth. Tobacco smoke can also cause gum disease, tooth decay and bad breath. The teeth become unsightly and yellow. Smokers may experience frequent headaches. And lack of oxygen and narrowed blood vessels to the brain can lead to strokes
Moving down to your chest, smoke passes through the bronchi, or breathing tubes. Hydrogen cyanide and other chemicals in the smoke attack the lining of the bronchi, inflaming them and causing that chronic smoker's cough. Because the bronchi are weakened, you're more likely to get bronchial infections. Mucus secretion in your lungs is impaired, also leading to chronic coughing. Smokers are 10 times as likely to get lung cancer and emphysema as nonsmokers.The effects of smoking on your heart are devastating. Nicotine raises blood pressure and makes the blood clot more easily. Carbon monoxide robs the blood of oxygen and leads to the development of cholesterol deposits on the artery walls. All of these effects add up to an increased risk of heart attack. In addition, the poor circulation resulting from cholesterol deposits can cause strokes, loss of circulation in fingers and toes and impotence, The digestive system is also affected. The tars in smoke can trigger cancer of the esophagus and throat. Smoking causes increased stomach acid secretion, leading to heartburn and ulcers. Smokers have higher rates of deadly pancreatic cancer. Many of the carcinogens from cigarettes are excreted in the urine where their presence can cause bladder cancer, which is often fatal. High blood pressure from smoking can damage the kidneys.The health effects of smoking have results we can measure. Forty percent of men who are heavy smokers will die before they reach retirement age, as compared to only 18 percent of nonsmokers. Women who smoke face an increased risk of cervical cancer, and pregnant women who smoke take a chance with the health of their unborn babies.But the good news is that when you quit smoking your body begins to repair itself. Ten years after you quit, your body has repaired most of the damage smoking caused. Those who wait until cancer or emphysema has set in aren't so lucky—these conditions are usually fatal. It's one more reason to take the big step and quit now.
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Well, I quit smoking a year ago and this list helped me do it. Hope this helps:
There are 19 reasons why I want to quit smoking . . .
1) I don’t want to look older than what I am;
I’m sick of trying to keep up with cleaning the film/smell of nicotine on everything;
2) I’m tired of smelling like stale stinky cigarettes;
3) I’m spending too much money on cigarettes; I really can‘t afford to smoke!
4) Smoking is becoming less socially acceptable. It’s banned in all public places!
5) I am embarrassed when I go out to a public place knowing that I smell bad to others;
6) My Tennis friends do not smoke and I don’t want to be the outcast;
7) My house and clothes smell and have nicotine build up/stains;
9) Even my car stinks!!! The windows always have a film of nicotine on them;
10) My breath stinks and my teeth are discolored, imagine what my lungs look like!
11) I have a smoker’s mouth (permanent lines where I pucker up). I could have plastic surgery with the money I saved from not smoking to get rid of those ugly lines;
12) Smoking is messy & time consuming. I would have more time to do the things I love because it would require less cleaning, showers, washing and airing out of stinky clothes.
13) I want to get healthy. The time I will save from not smoking can go into working out.
14) My Mom would be so proud and happy for me that I will live a longer healthier life.
15) I’m sick of cigarettes controlling my life! Like going out in the middle of a snowstorm to buy the cancer butts that make me end up broke, stinking, and wasting more time!
16) No more freezing outside to have my fix; I can keep my car windows closed in the winter!
17) No more cigarette burns in my clothes, car, kitchen floor, etc…
18) I want to save for a vacation (January 2011) to go down south, and I know if I quit smoking and put away as much as I would be spending weekly, I could save $3,500 by then !!!
19) I don’t want to be a beggar (bum cigarettes from others when I run out or can’t afford it).
Diseases caused by smoking are cancer, clogged arteries, asthma and bronchitis (just to name a few)
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