A woman in Changzhou suffered from abnormal body functions due to second-hand smoke from her colleagues. What are the disadvantages of smoking?

Smoking not only harms your own health, but also harms the health of others. People who smoke passively or smoke second-hand smoke are even more likely to get sick than those who smoke first-hand smoke. Let’s look at what are the dangers of smoking.

Although reminders and slogans that smoking is harmful to health can be seen everywhere in our country, the proportion of smokers in our country currently accounts for more than 60% of the total population, or even more, that is to say, an average of 100 people More than 60 people in my country smoke. Not only are there more male smokers in our country, but the number of female smokers has also increased significantly in recent years.

Cigarettes contain a large amount of nicotine and tar, which can be said to be toxic substances. According to experiments, the toxic substances in one cigarette can poison a mouse, and a pack of cigarettes contains Toxic substances can kill a sheep. But some people think it's an exaggeration. Why don't people die from poisoning if they smoke all day long? In fact, after these toxic substances enter the human body, they will produce a large amount of toxins, which are filtered out by the human lungs. However, as time goes by, it is easy to get strange diseases, so it is best not to smoke.

People who smoke frequently will have a bad smell in their mouths, and over time, their teeth will be smoked black, which especially affects their appearance. Moreover, brushing your teeth in the morning is prone to retching, and smoking for a long time will cause frequent coughing. , the throat will often feel phlegm.

People who smoke all year round will shorten their lifespan. According to experiments, each cigarette will shorten a person's lifespan by 11 minutes, and long-term smoking will cause a series of diseases, such as chronic pharyngitis, bronchitis, Emphysema, etc., can also cause cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, coronary heart disease, high blood clots, etc. It can even cause cancer. Studies have shown that among cancer patients in my country, the chance of getting cancer from smoking is more than ten times greater than the chance of getting cancer from non-smokers. The most obvious one is lung cancer, and there are even esophageal cancer, oral cancer, pancreatic cancer, tongue cancer, etc. wait. Smoking by women will increase the chance of miscarriage, and may even cause harm to the fetus and cause pregnancy-induced hypertension. It can also affect reproductive function.

Smoking can also affect the quality of sleep, because cigarettes contain a lot of nicotine, which can invigorate people, just like taking stimulants, stimulating people's nerves. According to surveys, smoking People sleep much less than non-smokers, and the quality of sleep is also particularly poor. They wake up easily after falling asleep, and their sleep state is poor. Naturally, people's mental state is also bad. When they wake up the next morning, they will feel dizzy. Drowsiness, weakness, and an increased risk of diabetes and heart disease.

So smoking is very harmful. For the physical and mental health of yourself and your family, please quit smoking as soon as possible and encourage everyone to quit smoking to create a good living environment for everyone.