contains, this is a plant grown or it leaves, that can be chewed, smoked or sniffed for different effects or purposes.This popular plant, has 19 known chemicals ( ¨tar¨) that causes cancer and 4.000 others. People who want to quit smoking most of the time has tried and failed at least one time in the past. However, this is not a reason to stop trying.
When smoking during a long time period the chances of having health problems will increase some of them are:
- Brain aneurysms and blood clots which can cause a stroke
- Coronary artery disease such as angina and heart attacks
- Low blood flow into the penis causing erections issues.
- High blood pressure.
- Cancer (lung (specially), mouth, larynx, esophagus, bladder, kidney, pancreas, and cervix
- Emphysema, chronic bronchitis and asthma
- Infertility
- Lost of taste and smell ability
Nicotine is considered as addictive as cocaine and heroin making it difficult but not impossible to quit, this does not only affect smokers but family, friends and coworkers.
Secondhand smoke it is equally dangerous, people around smokers have more chances of heart attacks, lung cancer, respiratory diseases. Children exposed to second hand smoke also have the risk of having pneumonia, asthma, ear infections and even more worrying Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
