The Effects of Smoking Cigarettes on the Body
You may think that smoking is cool until you or a loved one is suffering from the consequences. The campaign for tobacco free kids website says that 19.1% of adults in Minnesota smoke cigarettes and 5,500 adults in MN die each year from their smoking. The primary effects of smoking cigarettes long-term are respiratory issues, dental problems, and digestive problems all of these effects may be fatal. These are all broad categories because cigarettes have many effects on the body.
Emphysema is one of the more extreme respiratory issues that comes with smoking cigarettes. Emphysema is a part of COPD and happens when the tiny air sacs in your lungs get damaged and become enflamed, that you may feel like you cannot take deep breaths and perhaps even drained. Besides respiratory issues smoking can cause many other problems such as gum disease and early teeth decay.
Dental problems are common in smoking and can get pretty bad. For example, when a dentist looks into the mouth of a smoker, they can tell almost immediately that the person is a smoker due to the damage that cigarettes cause on one’s teeth. Some of the dental problems are gum disease, tooth loss, tooth decay, and tartar. Smoking can also stain your teeth and give you bad breath plus it can make your teeth decay early. Smoking can also give someone cancer of the mouth or oral cancer which can end fatally.
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