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The horrific effects of smoking, and
the damage that it does to the human body is terrifying!
The effects of smoking among our youth is growing at an
alarming rate.
•90 percent of people who start
smoking are under the age of 19.
•Teens who smoke are three times more likely than
nonsmokers to use alcohol, eight times more likely to use marijuana, and
22 times more likely to use cocaine. Smoking has many risks that most
people are not even aware of.. Teenagers that smoke are more likely to
be involved with unprotected sex.
•The effects of Smoking, and second hand smoke reduces
lung growth which can affect overall body growth.
•Creating this awful bad habit in your youth will most
likely go into adult hood for most tobacco users.
•Most teenagers that smoke will get addicted to
nicotine, and many of them will get addicted to drugs that are commonly
associated with cigarettes.
•The effects of smoking also include slower
performance and endurance among athletes. Smoking stunts the bodies
ability to fight off bacteria.
•Smoking at an early age can dramatically increase
your chances of getting cancer.
•The effects of smoking include more than twice as
much phlegm as none smokers.
•Smokers are more likely to have seen a doctor or
psychiatrist for an emotional complaint.
•The effects of smoking include a smokers hart beat to
pump up to 3 times faster than a non smoker. .
•Smoking adults are prone to getting heart disease.
This effect of smoking is seen in some teens who smoke.
•Smoking can take ten years off your life.
•Emphysema is common among people that are addicted to
cigarettes. Emphysema is a disease that slowly rots your lungs. People
who get Emphysema usually have a problem with bronchitis.
•The effects of smoking can lead to the narrowing of
blood vessels which can lead to a heart attack.
Smoking can cause buerger's disease This is a complete
cut off of circulation to finger's and toe's.
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