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It is a known fact that cigarette smoking is dangerous to one’s health. While this may be the case, there are still millions of people all over the world who are addicted to this habit. Nevertheless, health professionals and different support groups continue to provide awareness on the hazards of smoking to the general public in the hopes of providing smokers sufficient reason for them to quit smoking once and for all. Part of these advocacy awareness efforts conducted, deals with making smokers aware of the different chemicals that cigarettes contain. Each stick of cigarette contains over 4,000 different chemicals, many of which have been determined to be carcinogens, which are primary causes for the development of different types of cancers. Although the amount of these chemicals is extremely small in quantity in each stick, the amount builds up with each stick that a person lights up during the course of an entire day. Mentioned below are just some of the numerous chemicals that are found in cigarettes.
Tar
One of the chemicals that cigarettes contain is tar. Each time you light up a cigarette, tar coats and lines the inside of your airways and alveoli. The longer that you smoke, the thicker the lining becomes. Just like soot that builds up on the sides of your fireplace and chimney, tar eventually builds up within your airway and alveoli, resulting in the lowering of the amount of oxygen that is absorbed in the bloodstream and delivered to the cells in our body.
Nicotine
Another chemical found in cigarettes is nicotine. While nicotine has been pinpointed to be the leading cause as to why it is difficult for people to stop smoking, nicotine is not an addictive drug. Instead, nicotine causes a release of dopamine (a hormone that provides positive and pleasurable feelings) into the bloodstream. When the level of dopamine depletes in the bloodstream, it can lead to the person feeling those withdrawal symptoms commonly experienced when you quit smoking.
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon monoxide is found in the smoke that goes in your body each time you take a puff of your cigarette. Carbon monoxide enters into the bloodstream, causing the oxygen molecules to bond with it, resulting in an increase of carbon dioxide in the body and lesser amounts of oxygen getting transported throughout the body.
Formaldehyde
Formaldehyde is a chemical agent that is commonly used in mortuaries during embalming to help preserve dead tissues. This is an extremely poisonous substance that can lead to the development of intestinal disease and the failure of some of the body’s vital organs.
These are but a few of the harmful chemicals that can be found in each stick of cigarette. Because of the fact that they are present in extremely minute quantities, it takes quite a long time before a smoker experiences its adverse effects. The good news about it is that by quitting the smoking habit, you are able to eliminate these chemicals from building up further in your body, and even help your body expel these for good.
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