Danger of Smoking

Name   : AIZAT BIN ABDUL AZIM
 No. ID : PTM140717281

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Smoking is one of the leading causes of death in the world and is the only legal product that kills as up to half of use. Association of Public Health Survey Indonesia 2007 mentions every hour about 46 people died of smoking-related diseases in Indonesia. Smoking causes at least 30 types of diseases in humans. Diseases that arise will depend on the rates contained hazardous substances, the period of smoking and how smoking. The younger a person starts smoking, the greater the risk of the disease when older.

In one cigarette contains about 7000 chemicals, 200 of which are carcinogenic, which are substances that damage the genes in the body that lead to cancer, such as lung cancer, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis. Or other cancers, such as nasopharyngeal cancer, mouth, esophagus, pancreas, kidney, bladder, and uterus. Atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries can lead to heart disease, hypertension, stroke risk, early menopause, osteoporosis, infertility, and impotence.

Toxins produced by the largest cigarette smoke that billowed from the tip of the cigarette is not inhaled. The smoke produced by the burning of tobacco is not perfect. Cigarette smoke contains a number of harmful substances such as benzene, nicotine, nitrosamines, compounds, amines, aromatics, naphthalene, ammonia, cyanide oxidation, carbon monoxide benzapirin, and others. These particles will settle in the airways and are very harmful to the body. Deposition of cigarette smoke are also easily attached to the objects in the room and can last for more than 3 years, remains dangerous.

Passive smoking is more dangerous than active smokers. Even the dangers of secondhand smoke are three times more than the dangers of active smokers. Space Chief Physician, Pulmonary Specialist Hospital Royal Aun said, as much as 25 percent of the harmful substances contained in tobacco enter the body of smokers, while 75 percent of outstanding shares in the open air that enters the body at risk for those around him.

Concentration of harmful substances in the body of smokers is higher because the toxins are inhaled by active smokers smoke is not filtered. While tobacco toxins in the body active smokers filtered through the end of the cigarettes smoked. However, the concentration of toxins active smokers could increase if active smoker inhales cigarette smoke back he blow. "But at the same time because of active smokers to secondhand smoke is in itself active smokers is much greater than nonsmokers," said Dr.Budhi Space.

In addition, various studies have also concluded women smokers 25 percent higher risk than male smokers. Women smokers have double the risk of heart disease and lung cancer when compared with male smokers. The reason is because women have weight and blood vessels are smaller than men.The dangers of smoking in women include: Damaging the skin, disrupt the reproductive system, disrupt the menstrual cycle, including the onset of pain, decreased fertility, increased risk of cancer of the breast, uterus, and lung cancer, disrupt the growth of the fetus in utero, disrupting the smooth flow of milk, miscarriage until the death of the fetus.