Smoking
As a matter of fact, we all know about the ill-effects of cigarette smoking and tobacco use but a smoker really is helpless against this menacing addiction. When he has to, he 'will' smoke. The 'Will' is associated with the short-term effects. Let us see the quick-effects of a cigarette smoke that makes a man physically and mentally dependent on it.
· Nervous system and brain activities are quickened for a few minutes by the stimulation caused by smoke.
· One cigarette quickly increases blood pressure and heart beat rate. At the same time blood flow to the body's end points is reduced giving numbness to the areas like fingers and toes.
· Hunger, taste and olfactory senses are weakened.
· Dizziness is also experienced in many cases.
While the smokers enjoy the short-term effects, what about the long-term effects which, most of the time, are irreversible? Smoking actually increases the risk of suffering from life-threatening diseases even if a person quits it in the later years of his life.
So, we should give up smoking.
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