Serious Effects of Smoking
...ometimes they feel dizzy or get tired easily when they run quickly and hard. It means that they can¡¯t make their bodies be strong by exercising, and they also can¡¯t be tall. Smoke, which is inhaled from smoking cigarettes, hurts teenagers¡¯ bodies, especially respiratory organs. Teen body cells are not as strong as adults. It is hard to protect their bodies from the invading of germs because their cells and organs are not completely having grown. When they smoke, many harmful substances are entered there breathing organs, so it causes many diseases, such as asthma, middle-ear infections and lung cancer (The lung association). A quarter of smokers who starts smoking before the age of 20 will get lung cancer and died by smoking diseases (The lung association). It can be terrible the problem for teen smokers. Also, they will be more likely to have a heart attacks or stroke when they are adults than teenagers who don¡¯t smoke (The lung association). Thus, smoking is directly related with their growth and their life. Teenagers who don¡¯t smoke will grow faster and have strong body. Secondly, teenagers¡¯ brains are affected by smoking cigarettes. Adolescence is important time to grow mentally and period of studying, but teenagers cannot grow and hard to study if they are smoking. Non-smokers have no problems with the functioning of the red cells, which transport oxygen and nutrients to their whole bodies, but smokers¡¯ hearts can¡¯t work as well as non-smokers¡¯. Red blood cells are delivering carbon monoxide instead of oxygen when smoke is inhaled from cigarettes, so their cells are lack in oxygen (McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2001). The thinking faculty is repressed if the blood cells don¡¯t delivery oxygen to brain, and concentration is also repressed. After smoking, smokers get nervous by smoking cigarettes. Some people think that smoking makes them feel relax, but it is not true (CCS, 1999). So teenagers can¡¯t study hard, and sit chair for long times. Smoking also disturbs teenagers during school life; because they go to smoke right after class, it is way easier to be late for the next class. They miss what teachers say in class. Therefore It makes teenagers can¡¯t be smart and are not eager to study, they can¡¯t also memory for the long times. Smoking blocks teenagers¡¯ studying. Lastly, teenagers can get addicted to nicotine easily. Most of smokers started smoking before 20 ages (The lung association). It is a rare occurrence, which people starts to smoke after 20 years. It indicates the smokers are starting to smoke during adolescence. The teenagers are hard to think about their future and bodies because they think they are not going to die such as superman; their life is forever (Merc Perkel).They can be addict more easily than adult. If they started to smoke, it is very hard to quit because the nicotine which is the fatal substance an...