There are toxic particles in smoke that can stimulate mucus secretion and destroy the infection-fighting phagocytes. (McMillan, 2010). Smoking can also make a person more susceptible to colds and other illnesses. Smoking has many risks, including bronchitis, cancer, asthma, emphysema, COPD, cardiovascular disease, slow bone healing and many more. Tobacco smoke in the body can convert into carcinogens, which can lead to lung cancer. Smoking can affect homeostasis by affecting oxygen levels and increasing the levels of carbon dioxide and by affecting the strength of the blood flow in the lungs. It would cause the heart to work harder to pump the blood to the lungs. (McMillan,…
Smoking causes an enormous increase in the probability of lung cancer and can result in permanent damage to lung tissue and other organs in the body as well as causing deterioration of the immune system.…
The first is the danger that smoking can cause bouts of cancer. Content – content is harmful in cigarettes, such as nicotine activates cells – cancer cells in the lungs. As a result, the cells – cancer cells that will continue to grow and spread in all parts of the organ, so lung – pulmonary rot and can no longer work optimally. In the end they are suffering from Bronchitis. People-people who have been suffering from cancer of the lung is usually difficult in breathing because his…
Smoking is a very dirty habit. First cigarettes have waste in the form of paper and filters, called butts, that are left behind to lay around and litter, the streets, sidewalks, and landfills. These cigarette butts can take years to decompose. Second cigarette smoke also leaves a residue on everything because of the tar and chemicals in it. It stains walls, windows, clothes, hair, and even your skin. It is very difficult to clean off. Last the ashtrays and ashes are disgusting, the ashtrays stink and look dirty no matter what you do. The ashes fly everywhere and make a mess. Flying ashes can also lead to the next problem.…
The short-term effects of cigarettes in higher doses can be more serious and include, "an increase in the unpleasant effects, feeling faint, confusion, rapid decrease in blood pressure and breathing rate, seizures, and respiratory arrest (stopping breathing), and death" (Smoking: What Are The Effects?). The tar, which causes both lung and throat cancer, and carbon monoxide, which lessens the oxygen available to the body, in cigarettes puts a lot of strain on one's body, and helps to contribute to the very serious, long-term effects of cigarette use (Smoking: What Are The Effects?). The long-term effects of cigarette use include,"increased risk of stroke and brain damage, eye cataracts, macular degeneration, yellowing of whites of eyes, loss of sense of smell and taste, yellow teeth and tooth decay, cancer of nose, lip, tongue, and mouth, chronic bronchitis, stomach ulcers, early menopause, and lower fertility and higher risk of miscarriage" (Smoking: What Are The Effects?). There are also side effects linked specifically to nicotine. Some of the short-term and common side effects of nicotine include, "dry mouth, nausea, and diarrhea" (Vaping and…
When society thinks of obesity, we think about overweight people who are “lazy”, and people who don’t know how to properly diet. Due to societal stereotypes and media we don’t really look past this poorly built standards. These standards can create psychological issues which can cause stress, depression, and eating disorders. As learned in the course text, we know that stressors can cause a lot of issues health wise. Using the textbook example of the Upper Respiratory Tract Infection and compare it with obesity. Like URTI, obesity effects physical, and psychological health which could potential cause more issues down the road. Looking at physical health, obesity can affect the immune system. Which is due to a positive feedback loop between the immune response in obesity and the inflammation if adipose tissue (1). Which basically means obesity decreases the immune system due to malnutrition (poor diet) \ (2). In regards of psychological health, obesity can cause a large amount of stress and vice…
Smoking can cause lung disease to spread by damaging a person’s small air sacs, which are the alveoli that are found throughout the lungs. This happens because smoking destroys cilia, the dirt and pollution stays in your lungs, along with chemicals from cigarette smoke. Smoking can cause many other cancerous diseases just about anywhere in a person’s body. Most people think that it could just be in a person’s lungs, but cancer can form anywhere when smoking is involved. Poisons in cigarette smoke can weaken the body’s immune system, making it harder to kill cancer cells. When this occurs, cancer cells keep growing without being stopped. in a person’s bladder, cervix, colon and rectum, liver, pancreas, and stomach.…
There are many debilitating effects of smoking. This is what happens when you take a single puff of a cigarette: The hot smoke, as if it were lava from an erupting volcano, scalding your throat and the delicate lining of the lungs. It irritates the bronchial tubes; therefore making you cough, violently, as your body desperately tries to get rid of the smoke but ends up fighting a losing battle. Your airways become empty roads of liquid tar that suffocates the body.…
The smoke causes irritation in the trachea and larynx. May results in reduced lung function and breathless caused by the swelling of the lung airway and the large amounts of excess mucus in the lung passages. This increases the risk of lung infection and symptoms such as coughing and wheezing (Ford, Stephenson & Ford, 2017)…
We’ve all heard somebody cough like they’re coughing up a lung. We all say the cough is from smoking and we’re correct, but it’s not the smoke causing the cough. The coughing is normally from COPD. COPD is an acronym for Chronic(long term) Obstructive(blockage) Pulmonary(of the lungs) Disease. Smoking is considered the most common cause of COPD and accounts for over 80% of all those diagnosed with COPD, and 90% of COPD related deaths (www.COPD-International.com). Since damaged and even destroyed lung tissue is a part of COPD, a person is less efficient acquiring oxygen for the body. Symptoms often include shortness of breath, wheezing and excessive coughing. But wait, the lungs aren’t the only specific area that is affected by smoking.…
For starters, smoking can take a toll on your lungs. Carcinogens are what makes up cigarettes. This chemical causes filmy build up on the inside of your lungs. This is also called tar. Tar buildup can eventually break down the cells of the lungs and lead to cancer. Emphysema is a condition that often happens when the smoke is released into the air sacs. Thus, the air sacs are destroyed and lose elasticity. People who suffer from emphysema experience shortness of breath and have a hard time…
In as little as ten minutes after consumption, nicotine can raise blood pressure, heart rate, and constrict blood vessels,thus increasing the chance of heart attack and stroke. Habitual use has been linked to cancer of the lung, throat, mouth, esophagus, bladder, cervix, kidney, larynx, and stomach. (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) Even casual use is accompanied by increased coughing, congestion, fatigue, and shortness of breath. Aside from the havoc wrought internally from the frequent use of tobacco, it also causes negative changes to one's physical appearance. These changes include, but are not limited to, tooth decay, gingivial recession, halitosis, stained fingers, and an unpleasant odor on one's person. (University Health Center at the University of…
There is a thin line between public health and an individual's freedom. However, the public should be able to do whatever one desires to do because it is part of our freedom. I believe people should not be able to choose and just follow the orders they are given to, for their health and the public's health.…
The tobacco within cigarettes, cigars, and smoking pipes is the main toxin that contributes to COPD, along with the smoke that is inhaled directly or secondhand. How this happens is, the smoke from the cigarette (if inhaled deeply) will wash into the lungs and disrupt the brocholes, hence why some have the “smokers cough”. After smoking for a long period of time, the toxins will then cause lung damage which will affect the way the person breathes, their teeth, and even on extremely rare occasion, the sense of smell can be tampered…
I believe smoking is a hazard to not only the people who smoke, but the people…