... , 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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... 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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... for blood clots. Smoking also increases the activity in the sympathetic nervous system which regulates the heart and blood vessels. The more a person smokes the higher the chance of developing coronary heart disease and experiencing a heart attack. (Davis) In women who smoke the risk for a heart attack is about 50% greater than in male smokers. Researchers speculate that tobacco smoke may ... disease in women through an effect on hormones that causes estrogen deficiency. Quitting will rapidly decrease the risk of developing heart disease, but long-term smoking may still permanently dama...

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