... 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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... 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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