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There's no way around it. Smoking is bad for your health. Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body. Cigarette smoking causes 87 percent of lung cancer deaths. It is also responsible for many other cancers and health problems. These include lung disease, heart and blood vessel disease, stroke and cataracts. Women who smoke have a greater chance of certain pregnancy problems or having a baby die from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Your smoke is also bad for other people - they breathe in your smoke secondhand and can get many of the same problems as smokers do. Quitting smoking can reduce your risk of these problems. The earlier you quit, the greater the health benefit.
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Smoke Inhalation
Smoke inhalation is a condition where you breathe in harmful smoke. Harmful smoke comes from burning materials and gases, and contains small particles that are suspended in hot air. These small particles include chemicals, irritants, or toxins (poisons), such as carbon monoxide and cyanide. With smoke inhalation, the lungs and airways become irritated, inflamed (swollen), and blocked. The damaged airways and lungs prevent oxygen from getting into your blood, and respiratory failure may then develop. Respiratory failure means you cannot breathe well enough to get oxygen to the cells of your body. Inhaled smoke may also be absorbed into other body organs, such as the heart, brain, liver, and kidneys. Read more on
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Smoker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Smoker is a noun derived from "smoke"/"smoking" and may have the following specialized meanings: Someone who smokes tobacco or cannabis, ... Read more on
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Helping a Smoker Quit: Do's and Don'ts
Nov 3, 2010 ... Tips for friends and family of a smoker who's trying to quit. Read more on
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Smoker's Lung Pathology Pictures by MedicineNet.com
Mar 11, 2011 ... The major abnormalities in smoker's lung are grouped under the label of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). ... Read more on
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WHO | The Smoker's Body
The Smoker's Body. See for yourself some the effects of tobacco use on your health. English/French pdf, 7.98Mb · Spanish/French pdf, 7.99Mb ... Read more on
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WHOI : Oceanus : How to Build a Black Smoker Chimney
Dec 1, 1998 ... One of the most fascinating aspects of black smoker chimneys is how ... As in studies of black-smoker chimneys, the combination of vent ... Read more on
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Smokefree.gov
Learn About Your Risk from Smoking (or the risk of a smoker you know) ... current smoker - former smoker. Graphs require a minimum age of 30 years old. ... Read more on
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The Smoker's Memorial
Apr 26, 2005 ... A memorial in remembrance of wonderful lives cut short by smoking. We invite you to help smokers understand what it's like to lose a loved ... Read more on
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Smoker's Melanosis: eMedicine Dermatology
Oct 6, 2009 ... Overview: The main etiologic factor responsible for melanocytic pigmentation of the oral mucosa in the white population is cigarette smoking ... Read more on
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Smoking
If you smoke, giving up is probably the greatest single step you can take to improve your health. In the UK, approximately 10 million adults (about a quarter of the population) smoke cigarettes. Twenty-five per cent of men in the UK are smokers compared with 23% of women.
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Nicotine dependence
Nicotine dependence is an addiction to tobacco products caused by the drug nicotine. Smoke from cigarettes, cigars and pipes contains thousands of chemicals, including nicotine. Smokeless tobacco also contains nicotine. Nicotine dependence means you can't stop using the substance, even though it's causing you harm.
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Secondhand Smoke
You don't have to be a smoker for smoking to harm you. You can also have health problems from breathing in other people's smoke. Secondhand smoke is the combination of smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette, cigar or pipe and the smoke exhaled by the smoker. Secondhand smoke contains more than 50 substances that can cause cancer. Health effects of exposure to secondhand smoke include lung cancer, nasal sinus cancer, respiratory tract infections and heart disease. There is no safe amount of secondhand smoke. Children, pregnant women, older people and people with heart or breathing problems should be especially careful.
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Smoking hazards
Question: What are the negative effects of smoking Answer: Smokers have an increased risk of the following: Lung cancer Lung disease Heart attack Heart disease Hypertension Stroke Oral cancer Bladder cancer Pancreatic cancer Cervical cancer Pregnancy complications Low birth weight babies Early menopause Lower estrogen level for women Facial wrinkles Children of smokers have an increased risk of the following: Sudden infant death syndrome Respiratory infections Lung cancer Ear infections
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Teen smoking
Nearly a quarter of high school students in the U.S. smoke cigarettes. Another 8% use smokeless tobacco. Smoking has many health risks for everyone. However, the younger you are when you start smoking, the more problems it can cause. For example: Parents and other adults who work with children can help by warning them of the risks of smoking. They can also set a good example by not smoking themselves.
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Quitting smoking
Tobacco use is the most common preventable cause of death. About half of the people who don't quit smoking will die of smoking-related problems. Quitting smoking is important for your health and provides many benefits. Soon after you quit, your circulation begins to improve, and your blood pressure starts to return to normal. Your sense of smell and taste return and breathing starts to become easier. In the long term, giving up tobacco can help you live longer. Your risk of getting cancer decreases with each year you stay smoke-free. Quitting is not easy. You may have short-term effects such as weight gain, irritability and anxiety. Some people try several times before succeeding. There are many ways to quit smoking. Some people stop "cold turkey." Others benefit from step-by-step manuals, counseling or medicines or products that help reduce nicotine addiction. Your health care provider can help you find the best way for you to quit.
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Smoking in Pregnancy
When you are pregnant, you are not just "eating for two." You also breathe and drink for two, so it is important to carefully consider what you give to your baby. If you smoke, use alcohol or take illegal drugs, so does your unborn baby. First, don't smoke. Smoking during pregnancy passes nicotine and cancer-causing drugs to your baby. Smoke also keeps your baby from getting nourishment and raises the risk of stillbirth or premature birth. Don't drink alcohol. There is no known safe amount of alcohol a woman can drink while pregnant. Alcohol can cause life-long physical and behavioral problems in children, including fetal alcohol syndrome. Don't use illegal drugs. Using illegal drugs may cause underweight babies, birth defects or withdrawal symptoms after birth.
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Smoke Inhalation
The number one cause of death related to fires is smoke inhalation. An estimated 50%-80% of fire deaths are the result of smoke inhalation injuries rather than burns. Smoke inhalation occurs when you breathe in the products of combustion during a fire. Combustion results from the rapid breakdown of a substance by heat (more commonly called burning). Smoke is a mixture of heated particles and gases. It is impossible to predict the exact composition of smoke produced by a fire. The products being burned, the temperature of the fire, and the amount of oxygen available to the fire all make a difference in the type of smoke produced.
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Smoking and smokeless tobacco
Second-hand smoke, Cigarette smoking, Cigar smoking, Pipe smoking, Smokeless snuff, Tobacco use, Chewing tobacco
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Cigarette Smoking and Its Health Risks
Tobacco smoke is dangerous to others. The effect that smoking has on nonsmokers is called "passive smoking". Nonsmokers who breathe tobacco smoke have the same health risks as smokers. Children who are around tobacco smoke may have more colds, ear infections, or other breathing problems.
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Cigarette Smoking
Cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of death and illness among Americans. Every year, roughly 430,000 Americans die from illnesses caused by tobacco use, accounting for one fifth of all deaths. Tobacco use costs the nation about $100 billion each year in direct medical expense and lost productivity. About 25% of all American adults (46.3 million people) smoke. This number has remained constant for several years despite government efforts through Healthy People 2000 and Healthy People 2010 to lower those percentages. Slightly more men (28.1%) smoke than women (23.5%). Hispanics (20.4%) smoke less than whites (25.3%) or African Americans (26.7%).
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