Maybe it is not unusual anymore when we hear that smoking is harmful to human health, because it actually has a lot of warnings and messages that we often hear from the media about the dangers of smoking are actually even being warned about the dangers of smoking on cigarette packs themselves. But strangely still, there are still many people who smoke, whether merely want to be considered as jocks or may have become a necessity for him. Clearly whatever the reason, we should avoid cigarettes early on, because the effects of cigarette smoke can cause a variety of health problems ranging from mild to severe that can lead us to death. It is not too much,. If I say that, but that's the negative effects of smoking. Maybe we will not feel the direct effects but the effect will be felt in the long term.

And according to research, it turns out that will receive the negative effects of cigarette smokers is not only active, but also passive smokers will receive the negative effects of cigarettes. And it is precisely the effect received by the passive smokers will be far more dangerous than active smokers. There may be some of you who are still confused with the term passive smokers. So passive smoking is a term for someone who is actually not a smoker but the people who are close to orang2 or smoke so he indirectly often inhale cigarette smoke released by active smokers. And why are more dangers in comparing active smokers because the smoke inhaled by passive smokers in will go directly to the lungs - lungs through the nose. Wah wah wah ... cigarette has indeed been a disaster for everyone.
Actually why cigarettes can be so harmful to health? This is caused from the content contained in the cigarette. The following substances contained in cigarettes:

1 Nicotine
This substance containing opium could cause a person addicted to smoking cigarettes trus
~ The effect on the human body:
lead to addiction / dependence
damage the brain tissue
cause rapid blood freeze
harden artery walls

2 Tar
The manufacture of asphalt that can be attached to the lungs and can cause irritation and even cancer
~ The effect on the human body:
kill cells in the bloodstream
Increase the production of mucus diparu-lung
Causes of lung cancer

3 Carbon Monoxide
Gas that can cause heart disease because it can bind oxygen gas in the body.
~ The effect on the human body:
hemoglobin binding, so the body is deprived of oxygen
blocking transport in the blood

4. Carcinogenic Substances
~ The effect on the human body:
Trigger the growth of cancer cells in the body

5. Substance Irritant
Pollute the airways and air sacs in the lungs
causes of cough


Foreign substances are hazardous substances contained in the SMOKE, and there are 4000 chemicals contained in cigarettes, 40 were classified as hazardous substances such as: hydrogen cyanide (HCN), arsenic, ammonia, polonium, and carbon monoxide (CO).

Some Dangers Caused by Cigarette That in
1. Lung Cancer
Known to about 90 percent of lung cancer cases are caused by cigarette smoking. This is because the smoke will go inhaled into the lungs. Substances from cigarette smoke will stimulate the cells in the lungs are growing abnormally. It is estimated that 1 out of 10 smokers and 1 of 5 being heavy smokers will die of lung cancer.

2. Bladder Cancer
Bladder cancer occurs in about 40 percent of smokers. Study finds high levels of the compound 2-naphthylamine in cigarette into carcinogens that lead to bladder cancer.

3. Breast Cancer
Women who smoke are more at risk of developing breast cancer. The study shows women who started smoking at age 20 years and 5 years before she got pregnant the first time greater risk of developing breast cancer.

4. Cervical Cancer
About 30 percent of deaths from cervical cancer are caused by smoking. This is because women who smoke are more susceptible to infection by a sexually transmitted virus.

5. Esophagus Cancer
The study found that cigarette smoke damage the DNA of the cells of the esophagus causing esophageal cancer. Approximately 80 percent of esophageal cancer cases has been linked to smoking.

6. Digestive Cancer
Although cigarette smoke into the lungs, but there was some smoke that swallowed thereby increasing the risk of cancer of gastrointestinal (digestive).

7. Kidney Cancer
When a person smokes, the smoke containing nicotine and tobacco will go into the body. Nicotine along with other harmful chemicals such as carbon monoxide and tar cause changes in heart rate, respiration and blood pressure circulation. Carcinogens are filtered out of the body through the kidneys also alter the DNA of cells and damage kidney cells. These changes affect the function of the kidneys and lead to cancer.

8. Oral Cancer
Tobacco is the leading cause of oral cancer. Known smoker 6 times more likely to develop oral cancer than people who do not smoke, and people who smoke tobacco smokeless risk 50-fold greater.

9. Throat Cancer
Smoke inhaled before entering into the lungs will pass through the throat, hence this cancer will be associated with smoking.

10. Heart Attack
The nicotine in cigarette smoke causes the heart to work more quickly and increase blood pressure. While carbon monoxide take more oxygen in the blood which makes the heart pump more blood. If the heart is working too hard plus high blood pressure, it can cause a heart attack.

11. Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
The majority of coronary heart disease caused by smoking and will deteriorate if you have other illnesses such as diabetes mellitus.

12. Atherosclerosis
Nicotine in cigarette smoke may accelerate the clogging of arteries that can be caused by a buildup of fat. This will cause scarring and thickening of the arteries that lead to atherosclerosis.

13. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
This condition causes the blood flow is blocked so that makes breathing difficult one, and about 80 percent of cases of COPD are caused by smoking. This condition can cause emphysema (shortness of breath caused by damage to the air sacs or alveoli) and chronic bronchitis (cough with lots of mucus that occurs continuously for 3 months).

14. Impotence
For men in their 30s and 40s, smoking can increase the risk of erectile dysfunction about 50 percent. This is because smoking can damage the blood vessels, nicotine narrows the arteries that reduces blood flow to the penis and blood pressure. If someone is already experiencing impotence, it could be an early warning that cigarettes are already damaging other areas of the body.

15. other medical disorders
Some medical disorders can also be caused by smoking such as high blood pressure (hypertension), fertility problems, aggravate asthma and inflammation of the airways, higher risk of developing macular degeneration (gradual loss of vision), cataract, become more frequently ill, causing stains The dental dam gums, canker sores develop in the intestine and ruin the appearance.