The effects of smoking on human health are serious and in many cases, deadly. There are approximately 4000 chemicals in cigarettes, hundreds of which are toxic. The ingredients in cigarettes affect everything from the internal functioning of organs to the efficiency of the body's immune system. The effects of cigarette smoking are destructive and widespread. Toxic ingredients in cigarette smoke travel throughout the body, causing damage in several different ways.
Nicotine reaches the brain within 10 seconds after smoke is inhaled. It has been found in every part of the body and in breast milk. So, it will damage Mother’s child if she is smoker. Indonesian goverment make prohibitation for smoker on the cigar package. The purpose of the prohibit is to reduce smoker, and to make children save from nicotine.
Carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin in red blood cells, preventing affected cells from carrying a full load of oxygen. If hemoglobin in red blood doen’t work as good as usual, it can’t stop the blooding on wounded skin.
There are several likely ways that cigarette smoke does its damage. One is oxidative stress that mutates DNA, promotes atherosclerosis, and leads to chronic lung injury. Oxidative stress is thought to be the general mechanism behind the aging process, contributing to the development of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and COPD. Smoking is associated with higher levels of chronic inflammation, another damaging process that may result in oxidative stress.
The body produces antioxidants to help repair damaged cells. Smokers have lower levels of antioxidants in their blood than do nonsmokers. So, if you want to be a smoker, thing twice. Love is just only once, and health is important things that we must keep in safe.