Smokers are Jokers, Smokers are Jokers...
Theres nothing wrong with smoking cigarettes..
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Effects
The effects of smoking will vary from person to person and depend on such things as:
* a person's susceptibility to chemicals in tobacco smoke;
* the number of cigarettes smoked per day;
* the age when the person began smoking; and
* the number of years of smoking.
Immediate effects
* Smoking one cigarette immediately raises a person's blood pressure and heart rate and decreases the blood flow to body extremities such as the fingers and toes.
* Brain and the nervous system activity is stimulated for a short time and then reduced.
* A smoker may also experience dizziness, nausea, watery eyes and acid in the stomach.
* Appetite, taste and smell are weakened.
Other effects of cigarette smoking
* Smokers typically experience shortness of breath, persistent coughs, reduced fitness, yellow stains on fingers and teeth and decreased sense of taste and smell.
* Smokers have more colds and flu than non-smokers and find it harder to recover from minor illnesses.
* Smoking can cause impotence in men, while women who smoke are less fertile than non-smokers.
* People who smoke tend to have facial wrinkles appearing much earlier and, in general, look older than non-smokers of the same age.
Smokers have an increased risk of developing:
* respiratory infections such as pneumonia and chronic bronchitis;
* emphysema (a progressive and potentially fatal lung disease);
* heart attack and coronary disease;
* cancer of the lung, throat, mouth, bladder, kidney, pancreas, cervix, stomach;
* stomach ulcers; and
* peripheral vascular disease due to decreased blood flow to the legs.
