No matter how many cigarettes you smoke, smoking is dangerous to your health. All the substances in cigarettes are dangerous, starting from tar, to nicotine and carbon monoxide. Here is a video that clearly demonstrates the effects of smoking on the human body, especially the lungs!
There are nearly 16 million smokers, ie, 32% of people between the ages of 15 and 85 smoke at least occasionally, of which 36% are men and 28% are women. Between the ages of 18 and 34, nearly one in two smokes.
For teens and youth, one in three 15-19 year olds smokes cigarettes, or 32%. The prevalence of smoking reaches a high of 46% among women aged 20 to 25 and 55% among men aged 26 to 34.
Smoking increases the risk of lung cancer 23 times and is responsible for 87% of deaths.
A shock video
A shocking video published by a nurse shows the difference between healthy lungs and the lungs of a smoker who smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 20 years. The video shows the black lungs burned by cancer of a large smoker who does not inflate properly during inspiration and exhalation.
The smoker's lungs are then compared to the healthy, red-colored lungs that are shown to be inflating and deflating in a normal way during inspiration and expiration. The video has been shared more than 5,000 times.
Sick lungs do not swell completely
In trying to inflate the blackened lungs by smoking, Amanda Eller said that these lungs are suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cancerous lungs, their elastance has gone away so that they will stretch for swelling and deflating immediately. Unlike healthy lungs.
Pulmonary elastance is the ability of the lungs to return to their original state after deformity during inhalation. Reduced elastance suggests that the lungs are stiff and need to work harder to get enough air, so the sick person is often out of breath.
Smoking has many negative effects on human health that can be fatal, here are the main ones:
Central nervous system
Nicotine is one of the ingredients of tobacco and it is a substance that alters the mood. Nicotine reaches the brain and gives a sense of energy for a moment. But as soon as its effect disappears, the smoker feels tired and wants to smoke even more. Nicotine is extremely addictive, which is why it is so difficult to stop smoking.
The physical removal of nicotine can affect cognitive functioning and lead to anxiety, irritation and depression. Stopping can also cause headaches and sleep problems.
Respiratory system
When the smoke of the cigarette is inspired, substances likely to damage the lungs are inspired. Over time, this damage causes a variety of problems. People who smoke have a very high risk of irreversible chronic lung diseases such as:
- Emphysema, the destruction of the alveoli wall of the lungs
- Chronic bronchitis, a permanent inflammation that affects the lining of the respiratory tubes of the lungs
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a group of lung diseases
- Lung cancer
Cardiovascular system
Smoking damages the entire cardiovascular system. Nicotine causes tightening of the blood vessels, which limits the flow of blood. Over time, this can cause peripheral arterial disease.
Smoking also increases blood pressure, weakens the walls of blood vessels and increases blood clots. These factors increase the risk of stroke.
Smoking affects not only the cardiovascular health of the smoker, but also of people who do not smoke around him. Exposure to second-hand smoke carries the same risk for a non-smoker as for a smoker. Risks include strokes, heart attacks and heart disease.