... more and more people continue to smoke. Huffing and puffing on a cigarette can also damage the heart and circulation. Premature coronary heart disease is one of the most vital medical consequences due to smoking. The coronary arteries are hardened and narrowed. When these arteries are diseased, the heart is at risk of not receiving the oxygen-rich blood that it needs to the Kidd ... 3 heart. Patients diagnosed with this malady can undergo symptoms including chest pain and fatigue (Hamby and Weitzman). For quitters who think they are off the hook of getting this disease, Hamby and Weitzm...

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... arteriosclerosis later in life than smokers. In the UK, 40,000 people die every year of arteriosclerosis-related diseases due to smoking. Coronary and cerebral thrombosis are the most common causes of sudden death. Smokers are 2 to 4 times more likely to develop blood clots than non-smokers ... . About 1/3 of all coronary thrombosis are due to smoking. Sudden blocking of a blood vessel in the heart gives rise to agonising chest pains, breathing difficulties and a feeling ... is particularly important for very young children, who cannot get away from the smoke. Heart Patients Have Everyth...

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... , resulting in an increase risk of heart attacks and strokes. Nicotine and other harmful chemicals get sucked into the bloodstream while smoking and injure the lining of the coronary arteries (and all the other arteries in the body). Inhaled tobacco smoke reduces the amount of oxygen available to the heart, and the rest of the body. The decrease of oxygen available to the ... a long time after quitting; many ex-smokers still crave tobacco long after the physical effects of nicotine have worn off. Smoking constricts the arteries and the body resulting in less oxygen reaching to the brain....

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... immediately to the chemical nicotine in the smoke. Nicotine causes a short-term increase in blood pressure, heart rate, and the flow of blood from the heart. It also causes the arteries to narrow. Carbon monoxide reduces the amount of oxygen the blood can carry. This, combined with the effects produced by nicotine, creates an imbalance in the demand for oxygen by ... compounds than marijuana does thus tobacco is more dangerous. The long-term effects of tobacco are well known. It is now well documented that smoking can cause chronic lung disease, coronary heart disease, and strokes. It a...

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... smoke is also called environmental tobacco smoke (ETS); exposure to secondhand smoke is called involuntary smoking, or passive smoking. Passive smoking artery damage partially heals Damage to the lining of arteries of young adults caused by passive smoking partially heals 2 years after the exposure to smoke, but the artery lining is still not as healthy as the ... arteries of people who had never beenexposed to smoke. 60 young adults, all nonsmokers, between the ages of 15 and 39 were used as essential data for further analysis. Twenty had ... arterial function than those who had been...

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... effects of smoking Smoking causes a five time increase in the risk of dying from chronic bronchitis and emphysema, and a two time increase in deaths from diseases of the heart and coronary arteries. Smoking also increases the risk of stroke by 40-50% in men and 60% in women. Researchers have also proven that mothers who smoke while pregnant or before they got ... ...

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... responds immediately to the chemical nicotine in the smoke. Nicotine causes a short-term increase in blood pressure, heart rate, and the flow of blood from the heart. It also causes arteries to narrow. Carbon monoxide reduces the amount of oxygen the blood can carry. This all causes a greater demand for oxygen by cells and lowers the amount of oxygen the blood ... of the same cancer causing compounds as tobacco. Tobacco has more cancer causing compounds than marijuana so tobacco is more dangerous. Studies show that smoking can cause chronic lung disease, coronary hear disease, and strok...

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... effects of smoking Smoking causes a five time increase in the risk of dying from chronic bronchitis and emphysema, and a two time increase in deaths from diseases of the heart and coronary arteries. Smoking also increases the risk of stroke by 40-50% in men and 60% in women. Researchers have also proven that mothers who smoke while pregnant or before they got ... ...

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