What damage does smoking cause?
Smoking causes a large amount of damage to the human body. It is also very unhealthy and puts your whole life in risk. Tobacco smoke has more than 4000 chemicals that go into your mouth, lungs and bloodstream.
The affects and diseases that smoking causes include:
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Stains teeth, toenails and fingernails
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Cancer in lungs, bladder, kidney, liver, stomach, larynx, and many more, so smoking is known to cause leukemia.
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Bad vision
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Heavy/bad breathing and lungs
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Heart attack and damage to your arteries
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High blood pressure
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Asthma
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Heart diseases
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Lack of concentration
In Australia, there are 15,000 deaths per year, which are cause by regular long-term tobacco smoking.
If a friend or a stranger offers you a cigarette and you do not want to take it, tell them you do not smoke and don't accept the cigarette.
If they start to pressure you to take the cigarette the best thing to do in that situation is leave. If you aren't sure what to say you can say:
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I quit smoking a few months ago
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I like to be independent
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I don't want my hair and clothes to smell bad
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No thanks, I don’t smoke
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I’m trying to get my parents to quit
Peer pressure can be very stressful and uncomfortable, you must be confident in yourself but be polite and no matter what, don’t back down no matter how many times they offer it.
Even if you only have 1 or 2 cigarettes, you are putting yourself to risk because people under the age of 21 have the most trouble and difficulty to quit.
How do I say NO if someone offers me a cigarette?
What dangerous chemicals are in a cigarette?
Did you know?
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Smoking makes your hair turn gray faster
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Smoking makes you six times more likely to suffer a stroke
Your a fool
If you think smokings cool
In a cigarette, there are over 4,000 bad chemicals that travel through your body.
Some of the most harmful/addictive chemicals are listed below:
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Nicotine- this is a drug inside the cigarette that makes a cigar so addicting which makes it hard to quit.
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Tar- Brown and sticky. This is what stains your teeth, fingernails and toenails. (The particles in tar contain chemicals, which are mostly cancer causing.)
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Carbon monoxide - This is what’s found in car exhausts and used in chemicals manufacturing. (colourless, poisoness gas with no smell)
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Ammonia - used to make fertilizers and explosives (also used in some toilet cleaners)
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Hydrogen cyanide - This does the most damage to the heart and blood vessels.
There are many other deadly, poisonous chemicals in tobacco smoke such as
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Metals, such as nickel, lead and beryllium
Hydrazine, a very toxic chemical used mainly in rocket fuel
