Smoking-Related Illnesses

There is no doubt that smoking causes other illnessescancer can also be developed due to smoking. This
that ranges from the minor sickness to the most fatalincludes cancer of the bladder, cancer of the kidneys
illnesses such as lung cancer and cardiac arrest. Butand cancer of the pancreas.
despite of this, smokers worldwide continue to growAnother smoking related illnesses which is getting
worldwide and tobacco manufactures continue to getrampant among smokers is the chronic pulmonary
rich. Smoking related illnesses would not stop smokersdiseases which is due the blocking of airflow and
from puffing in the deadly substance in cigarettes andcauses difficulty in breathing. Two of the most
tobacco manufacturers will not stop from producingcommon chronic pulmonary disease is emphysema
these deadly substances. Are the following smokingand chronic bronchitis. Emphysema is a deadly
related illnesses not fatal enough to make a smokersmoking related illnesses which is due to the damage
stop the habit?brought about by smoking to the air sacs. While
The most predominant smoking related illness is heartbronchitis is a smoking related illnesses which is
disease. The harmful substances inhaled by smokerscharacterized by continuous coughing with mucus for
harden the arteries which speed up the blood clotting.several months. One thing to note about chronic
Once the arteries are clogged cardiovascular diseasespulmonary diseases is that they occur during the later
called thrombosis which can either be coronary orages of a smoker's life.
cerebral. Coronary thrombosis leads to heart attackOther smoking related diseases are not as rampant as
due to the clogging of the veins supplying blood to thecancer, heart or pulmonary disease but they are
heart. Cerebral thrombosis is caused by the cloggingnonetheless fatal and enough reason to quit smoking.
of the veins connected to the brain which can causeThese smoking related illnesses are high blood
collapse, stroke or paralysis.pressure, fertility problems, asthma, and eye damages
The second most predominant smoking related illnesssuch as cataracts and lost of eyesight, dental
is cancer which does not only affect the lungs but theproblems, ulcers, and over all physical appearance.
throat and mouth as well. Lung cancer is the deadliestLastly, smokers are not the only people susceptible to
smoking related illness of all and will most likely affectsmoking related illnesses. Second hand smoke or
smokers than non-smokers. Statistics show that 90%those people who are exposed to the smoke breathe
of smokers develop lung cancer and 1 out of tenout by smokers are can also develop smoking related
moderate smokers and 1 out of five heavy smokersillnesses which can be as fatal with that of the actual
will die of lung cancer. A scary thought indeed whichsmokers. Babies and young children with smoking
should be enough to discourage smokers fromparents are the most affected by second hand
continuing the habit. But apparently not enough. Asidesmoke.
from lung cancer, other smoking related illness causing