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So why would a person want to put something into their mouth and suck on it till addictive toxins go inside the lungs and do damage? Individuals who indulge in this habit claim that cigarettes have a calming effect when they feel stressed. At least that’s what two of my friends used to tell me in high school. The reason for the calming effect is due to nicotine delivered from tobacco by smoking. The very rapid absorption of nicotine (nicotine takes just ten seconds to reach the brain once smoke entered the lungs) and the high blood pressure levels that result, promote rapid and strong behavioral reinforcement from
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Tobacco contains substances that will stain your teeth. So much for first impressions. Dentists now have new ways to bleach tooth enamel, but after a period of time, the stains become too deep to remove. Heavy smokers have permanently yellowed teeth, and those are the lucky ones who keep their teeth. To make things worse, smokers sometimes have a problem with the bones that support the teeth so that they can't even wear dentures. And these problems are just about the way your mouth looks, not to mention the breath. Second reason is that when you smoke, your family suffers. If you smoke in the house, you are putting your family at risk for the same health problems that smoking causes. When they breathe in second-hand smoke, they also are at risk for lung cancer and emphysema. Mothers who smoke while pregnant adversely affect their unborn babies. The baby can be born with a very low birth-weight, which can result in health problems, mental problems and even at worst, death for the …show more content…
Whereby every time the victim struggles to break free, the hooks get more deeply embedded. There is only one way to escape. To remain still and calm while each hook is, as gently as possible, removed. When and only when each hook has been dealt with, can the person walk free. It is clear that the disadvantages of smoking far outweighs any perceived advantages and hence smoking should be avoided at all costs or stopped. While there is a cost associated with quitting, over time the damage smoking had done to the body, can reverse itself, if a person ceases tobacco use. This puts that cost into perspective, especially when compared to the thousands of dollars spent every year on smoking. With all the reasons discussed in previous paragraphs, there are no real to continue smoking. Isn’t it time people saved their health’s and their money by putting in the effort to become non-
Tobacco contains substances that will stain your teeth. So much for first impressions. Dentists now have new ways to bleach tooth enamel, but after a period of time, the stains become too deep to remove. Heavy smokers have permanently yellowed teeth, and those are the lucky ones who keep their teeth. To make things worse, smokers sometimes have a problem with the bones that support the teeth so that they can't even wear dentures. And these problems are just about the way your mouth looks, not to mention the breath. Second reason is that when you smoke, your family suffers. If you smoke in the house, you are putting your family at risk for the same health problems that smoking causes. When they breathe in second-hand smoke, they also are at risk for lung cancer and emphysema. Mothers who smoke while pregnant adversely affect their unborn babies. The baby can be born with a very low birth-weight, which can result in health problems, mental problems and even at worst, death for the …show more content…
Whereby every time the victim struggles to break free, the hooks get more deeply embedded. There is only one way to escape. To remain still and calm while each hook is, as gently as possible, removed. When and only when each hook has been dealt with, can the person walk free. It is clear that the disadvantages of smoking far outweighs any perceived advantages and hence smoking should be avoided at all costs or stopped. While there is a cost associated with quitting, over time the damage smoking had done to the body, can reverse itself, if a person ceases tobacco use. This puts that cost into perspective, especially when compared to the thousands of dollars spent every year on smoking. With all the reasons discussed in previous paragraphs, there are no real to continue smoking. Isn’t it time people saved their health’s and their money by putting in the effort to become non-