SMOKING EFFECT ON HUMAN BODY
Toxic ingredients in cigarette smoke travel
throughout the body, causing damage in several
different ways.
Nicotine reaches the brain within 10 seconds
after smoke is inhaled. It has been found in
every part of the body and in breast milk.
Carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin in red
blood cells, preventing affected cells from
carrying a full load of oxygen
Cancer-causing agents (carcinogens) in tobacco
smoke damage important genes that control the
growth of cells, causing them to grow
abnormally or to reproduce too rapidly.
The carcinogen benzo(a)pyrene binds to cells in
the airways and major organs of smokers.
Smoking affects the function of the immune
system and may increase the risk for
respiratory and other infections.
There are several likely ways that cigarette
smoke does its damage. One is oxidative stress
atherosclerosis,
DON'T USE AND LEAVE IT

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