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stop smoking
Effects
The effects of smoking will vary from person to person and depend on such things as: a person's susceptibility to chemicals in tobacco smoke; the number of cigarettes smoked per day; the age when the person began smoking; and the number of years of smoking. Immediate effects Smoking one cigarette immediately raises a person's blood pressure and heart rate and decreases the blood flow to body extremities such as the fingers and toes. Brain and the nervous system activity is stimulated for a short time and then reduced. A smoker may also experience dizziness, nausea, watery eyes and acid in the stomach. Appetite, taste and smell are weakened. Other effects of cigarette smoking Smoking during pregnancy can affect the unborn child, and babies are more likely to be born underweight, premature or stillborn. Passive smoking, where a person is subject to breathing in the cigarette smoke of others, can cause lung damage, including cancer and heart disease. Fifty Australians die every day from smoking compared with 10 who die from alcohol-related conditions or 4 who die from road accidents. for more information go to www.clipandquit.com |
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stop smoking
vicky wrote:
Fifty Australians die every day from smoking compared with 10 who die from alcohol-related conditions or 4 who die from road accidents. More die directly and indirectly from being overweight. It's just incredible how people can do these things to themselves, then get defensive when they're reminded of that fact!! |
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