Effects
The effects of cigarette smoking can be horrifying. ... Some of the effects include lung cancer and other cancers, cardiovascular malfunctions, strokes, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. Cigarette smoking may even lead to changes in the smoker’s appearance such as early wrinkling and yellowing of Effects 3 their teeth. Heart disease and cardiovascular malfunctions are also major effects of cigarette smoking. ... Because the larynx is Effects 4 located near the voice box, the voice box will often get destroyed from the tumor on the larynx, forcing the smoker to use an artificial voice box in order to speak. ... Prolonged smoking makes a smoker’s cilia, Effects 5 (microscopic hairs that line the lungs), useless. ... 53 for non-smokers who live with smokers to develop lung cancer, compared to Effects 6 nonsmokers who are not exposed to ETS (Glantz & Daynard, 1991). ... Minor effects on nonsmokers include respiratory problems such as chronic cough, Phlegm and wheezing, reduced levels of lung function, and increased numbers of asthmatics. ... Effects 7 Infants and children at home that are exposed to ETS on a regular basis have a lower growth rate, they lose 0. ... Along with adult passive smokers, these unborn babies and children suffer from the effects of ETS. ... As more women have started Effects 8 to smoke, their death rates from smoking-related lung diseases are fast approaching those of men. ... Even though cigarette smokers find that smoking relaxes them and relieves some of their stress; it is actually causing harmful effects from them to others. ... Effects 9 Tips to Help Stop Smoking • Set a date for quitting.