During my High School days and college year I was invovled and influenced by my close friends not just only for some bad attitude, good memories but in a way of lifestyle of smoking. All my friends got smoke. Frankly to say it so nice after you take a meal then smoke. I lived there for almost a years then I stopped it in the year 1997. We know Smoking is a part of social living culture even our ancestor does smoke in old type of cigarette "tobacco".
The tobacco plant, scientifically known as Nicotiana tabacum, is a plant grown for its leaves, which are smoked, chewed, or sniffed for a variety of effects. Tobacco is considered addicting because it contains the chemical nicotine. Sniffing and chewing tobacco originated in North America and Europe. It was Christopher Columbus who introduced tobacco into Europe. It then became very popular with the Portugese, Spanish, French, British, and Scandinavians.
My father for entire his life did not smoke ever. I was looking for this reason and getting to know about it, the fact, and the biblical priciples in order to ruin this such wrong livestyle of smoke.
In our country in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) imposed total smoking ban in Hotels and Restaurants since May 31 same year 2007. The Philippine Medical Association considered highly sucessful antismoking campaign in 1994 was the "Yosi Kadiri" implemented by the (DOH) but I think It does'nt work.
In terms of manufactured cigarettes, the Philippine has manufactured 73 billion cigarettes in 1994, occupying the 15th leading producers of cigarettes. The country has imported some 13.98 billion cigarettes, thus occupying the 12th place among world’s leading importers. However, the nation was not among the 25 leading exporters of manufactured cigarettes.
In terms of health consequences of tobacco use, WHO estimates that globally, 4 million deaths are caused by smoking. This is expected to increase to about 10 million by the year 2030, which will be more than the total number of deaths from communicable diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, and maternal and childhood conditions combined (WHO 1999). What a source and very consistently studied. The World Health never lied about this statement. But the peolple all over the world ignored and disregarded and this is what true.
In UK alone smoking kills an estimated 120,000 people each year in that country. It is a major cause of illness and premature death on average, persistent smokers die 10 years younger than non-smokers.Tobacco contains over 4,000 chemicals, many of which are harmful. These include:
Benzene - solvent used in fuel and chemical manufacture.
Formaldehyde - highly poisonous, colourless liquid used to preserve
dead bodies.
Ammonia - Chemical found in cleaning fluids. Used in cigarettes
to increase the delivery of nicotine.
Hydrogen cyanide - poisonous gas used in the manufacture of plastics,
dyes, and pesticides.
Cadmium - extremely poisonous metal found in batteries
Acetone - solvent found in nail polish remover
Arsenic - ingredient in rat poison.
The three main components inhaled smoke are nicotine, carbon monoxide and tar, all of which can cause disease.
Nicotine
Nicotine is the addictive drug in tobacco. It is absorbed into the bloodstream and effects the brain within 10 seconds. It increases the heart rate and blood pressure by stimulating release of hormones such as adrenaline and constricting blood vessels.
Carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas found in car fumes, which reduces the amount of oxygen carried in the blood. Oxygen is vital for the body?s organs to function efficiently. The reduction in oxygen changes the consistency of the blood, making it thicker and putting the heart under increased strain as it pumps blood around the body. Carbon monoxide impairs absorption of essential nutrients and affects growth and repair of the body and is linked to heart disease, stroke and other circulatory problems.
Tar
Tar contains many substances proven to cause cancer. Irritants found in tar damage the lungs causing narrowing of the tubes (bronchioles) and damaging the small hairs (cilia) that protect the lungs from dirt and infection.
Lung cancer
Lung cancer is the most common cancer in the world with 1.2 million new cases diagnosed every year.Until recently, lung cancer was the most frequently occurring cancer in the UK; it has now been overtaken by breast cancer but it still accounts for 1 in 7 new cancer cases, that is, around 38,400 new patients annually. In Britain, one person every fifteen minutes is diagnosed with lung cancer. Lung cancer is the cancer most commonly associated with smoking: around 90% of all lung cancers are caused by smoking, either directly or through indirect exposure. Because of its poor prognosis, lung cancer is still the most common cause of cancer death in the UK, with around 33,600 deaths each year, accounting for 6% of all deaths and 22% of all cancer deaths in the UK.
The state-of the-art was detected this example picture above that this man severly damaged his lungs almost lived entirely without smoking. The chemicals on this cigarette does not affect during your smoking but the age of 40 it will existed and become to declined all the cells in our body will lead unto death.. I don't know how long you've stay in a smoking habit..But for sure, God said, "The man's reap what he sow". If you loved your family, friends and God, you will stay away. Better further to be a healthy rather than to drawing your life to 6 feet under below the ground. If you like some question on how to avoid this killer smoke you are free to e mail me or leaved some comments. Thank you!
2008-03-03 @ 20:54