Effects of Smoking Tobacco
The real face of tobacco smoking is ill health and death as it is the most abusive drug worldwide. Smoking tobacco is seen as glamorous and cool since it is advertised on TV and in the movies as people want to try out more so youths, which develop to a habit that lead to addiction. Tobaccos contain nicotine and carbon monoxide as the main ingredients, harmful chemicals to human health. As much as economy of some countries depend heavily on tobacco growing and manufacturing, most countries are putting up measure to lower smoking due to dramatically rise of the drug abuse and health issues associated to it. Consumption of burned tobacco and its products can result to infertility, heart diseases, & stroke, cancer and emphysema, which can lead to death. These effects are as broadly discussed below.
To begin with, smoking tobacco can lead to cancer, which is the hardest disease to cure or manage. There is no safe way to use tobacco, whether a person inhale or smoke tobacco the smoke will reach the body cells and damage them. Research indicates that smoking destroy airways and small air sacs in the lungs which interferes with the functioning of the lungs. The more a person continue to smoke the more the lungs worsen and that is why this kind of cancer is noticed at late stage. According to Samet (2013), the rise of lung cancer across the world is because of tobacco smoking and if this smoking were stopped, there would be fewer cases of cancer. Additionally, people who inhale or breathe in tobacco smoke they take in tobacco chemicals as well as smokers and they at high risk of being diagnosed with cancer too.
Secondly, people who smoke tobacco can experience fertility both men and women. Women who smoke might experience delay in getting pregnant, difficulties getting pregnant, miscarriage, pre- mature births, stillbirths, or even deliver through caesarean because tobacco smoke damages woman reproductive system. ( Lindbohm, Sallmén, Taskinen,2002), Reveals that women who use tobacco go through many challenges during pregnancy period and even start menopause at younger age compared to non-smokers. Tobacco smoke injures arteries, which hinders the blood flow in the primary parts of female reproductive parts. (Lindbohm, Sallmén, Taskinen, 2002). This may affect erection process, which can result to erectile dysfunction. Male smoker might not be able to get a woman pregnant.
Additionally, tobacco smokers might develop heart diseases and suffer from stroke. Tobacco smoke is capable of increasing blood pressure, which damage blood vessels, the heart and reduce the ability to engage in physical daily activities putting a person at a high risk of getting high blood pressure and stroke. WHO (2015) 5found out that smoking is the main factor that cause arterial disease, blood clotting and lower cholesterol in the blood level. A Pearson might end up feeling pain in the limbs due to poor blood flow, which might causes other diseases hard to manage.
Finally, smoking tobacco can cause shortness of breath, a lung condition known as emphysema. American Cancer Society states that tobacco smokes interfere and destroy breathing system which weakness lungs. The walls between the sacs can break and become large living fewer sacs thus little oxygen getting to the blood. People with this condition have difficulties in breathing due inadequate oxygen; most of them suffer from asthma.
Briefly, Smoking tobacco should be considered illegal across the world. World Health Organization should sensitize the public about the effects on human health and come up with strong measures that will help smoker to quit the drug. This will reduces the cases of illnesses discussed above and save peoples’ lives as well.