Smoking Diseases

Cigarettes have much more than tobacco inside them. There are numerous chemicals as well. Scientist have determined that over 80 of these chemicals are cancerous to humans or animals. There are also several smoking diseases other than the numerous cancers. Smoking has been linked to many health issues; bronchitis, emphysema, impotence, lung cancer, mouth diseases, stroke, and heart disease.

Our lungs are built to filter a small amount of dust and dangerous materiel. Everyone's lungs have tiny specs of black that indicate the places where pollution in the air have affected them. Smoker's lungs are often entirely black. The constant stream of toxins and pollution brought in from cigarette smoke defeat the lungs ability to do its job. Provide us with clean fresh air. As the effects of cigarette smoke accumulate over time, the lungs are no longer able to absorb the necessary oxygen that the body requires.

Chronic Bronchitis -

The excessive production of mucus in our lungs results in continual coughing and sputum. One of the side effects of continual coughing and mucus in the lungs is difficulty breathing. The repetitive coughing is known as smoker's cough. People who suffer from bronchitis are more susceptible to other dangers as well. They suffer from more throat and lung infections than non-smokers. They are also more likely to develop lung and heart failure.

Emphysema -

Emphysema is a progressive disease that is not curable. It will never get better. The best that the person suffering can do is to stop smoking immediately. The sooner you quit smoking the sooner the condition will cease to deteriorate. Once your emphysema reaches the third of its fourth stages it will have a serious impact in your life. Any kind of strenuous activity will bring a shortness of breath. If your emphysema moves on to the fourth stage any physical activity at all will bring on that shortness of breath. The first two stages have less shortness of breath. It is noticeable however in the second stage. The coughing and phlegm production starts even in stage one and begins to increase in severity and frequency through out the stages.

Impotence -

There is a direct link between smoking and impotence. Impotence or erectile dysfunction affects 30 million men per year. It is twice as likely to occur in smokers than in non-smokers. Erections are achieved through the coordination of the nervous system and the vascular system. Smoking's affect on both systems can lead to impotence. As the diseases that are caused by smoking harden and block the arteries they are no longer able to direct blood flow as well as they once could. Studies have shown that the more cigarettes smoked the higher the likelihood of impotence. The best cure for this is time. The less time that you have spent smoking the better your chances of recovery. Also the recovery should improve as more time passes since your last cigarette.

Smoking diseases can lead to a variety of problems. The one thing all of these issues have in common is that they can all be stopped, if not cured, simply by quitting cigarettes today.