How Smoking Hurts You

By now, it has become widespread knowledge that smoking has a number of devastating effects on the body, in both the short and the long run. Despite the fact that tobacco offers up stress relief through its stimulating effects, this benefit does not outweigh the harm tobacco does to the body. Every year, nearly 440,000 people die as a result of smoking cigarettes.



Many times, once smokers realize how much their habits hurt their bodies, they try to stop using cigarettes.  However, nicotine has an extremely strong addictive effect on those who are exposed to it, and almost all smokers have significant trouble with their efforts to quit. There are a number of stop-smoking methods that people have tried, but none of them have been proven as particularly effective.



Short Term Effects



While smoking can positively affect one's mood for a short period of time, it can also have a number of negative effects on one's psychological, emotional, and physical well-being. When nicotine enters the body, it creates a stimulating effect. The smoker feels more alert and immediately relaxed.  However, as the nicotine is processed by the body, the user starts to feel less alert and more irritable and edgy. This creates the addictive effect of cigarettes.



Even after just a short period of time, the body will start to feel lasting effects of cigarettes, which include the following:



·         Stained teeth



·         Itchy and bloodshot eyes



·         Wrinkling of the skin, especially in the face and on the hands



·         Worsening of allergies and asthma



·         Stomach ulcers



If the smoker continues his or her habit, then the long term effects of smoking may begin to arise.



Long Term Effects



There are numerous diseases and cancers that can arise years after one starts smoking. These long-term effects can be particularly damaging or, in many cases, even fatal. The following have all been cited as smoking-caused illnesses:



·         Lung Cancer



·         High blood pressure



·         Cardiovascular disease



·         Kidney cancer/failure



·         Periodontal disease



·         Pulmonary disease



Many of these, if not directly fatal, can indirectly cause a victim's death. 



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If you have suffered the dangerous side effects of the oral, smoking-cessation drug Chantix, then you have the right to claim damages for your pain and suffering. The Chantix injury lawyers of Williams Kherkher can help you with your claim.