Effect of smoking
Introduction
Smoking since immemorial to date is taken like naive and its effects when raised, are taken for granted. Since many who are held by this habit, are ignorance of its effects and tend to take smoking as a lifestyle. Majority claim that they undertake it to relieve stress of daily hassling in the course of their tasks without minding the effects. Others argue judging from the observations of other long smokers’ lives and state that many of the effects which they are being claimed to emanate from smoking are lies. The reason being, they cannot see the evident from their fellow victims. Smoking, however, naive it may seem, it has grievous effects both to lives of the victims and the passive smokers who are unaware.
Effects of smoking on expectant mothers and unborn babies
Expectant women are supposed to mind to take care during pregnancy period, which is extremely delicate both for their health and their unborn baby. This is according medics who state that; during this period they need to deny themselves various things, which might interfere with the pregnancy’s health. Smoke contains harmful carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide gases which are seriously harmful when they get in blood streams. This causes carboxyhemoglobinin in their blood yielding to inept distribution of oxygen in the bloodstreams. The growth of the kid is interfered and is denied the needed share of the nutrients besides oxygen. Studies have depicted that; babies who are born by the smoking mothers have retarded growth besides other health complications.
Expectant women who are addicted to the habit are known to give birth to infants who are underweight and unusually small. Thus, leading them being born prematurely and spend longer time in maternities or some instances leads to death of the child. Research depicts that almost 5-6% of infant mortality is caused by smoking currently which also, increases high chances of miscarriage.
Effect on passive smokers
Passive smokers are the people who due to their presence in the smoking area do gasp the smoke from the exhales of the firsthand smoker. The victims may be; kids in the presence of their parents, passengers in a vehicle, or any person in the vicinity close distance of the smoker. Passive smokers gasp almost five times of what the actual smoker inhales since, in exhaling the poisonous gases are coupled with normal carbon dioxide from the blood of the smoker. This exposure is hazardous as it is affecting the passive people who become victims, thus leading to grievous health complications. Passive victims inhale high quantities of carcinogen than first victims, which makes them riskier.
Effects of smoking on dental health
Smoking is the cause of many gums health complications in active smokers. It does not affect the victim instantly but slowly as first activates the bleeding of bacteria in the plaque. This causes the inflation of gums and other shortcomings thus, making gums lose their grip on the roots of teeth. It leads to some of the teeth decaying, hollowing and lastly is extracted or to some people who might ignore to visit the qualified medic practitioner lead to other ailments and can yield to death. Gum related complications have been proved to be silent teeth destroyers.
The result of extraction of teeth makes some people being affected adjust to the way of eating habits, which makes them refrain from hard foods they used to take. This has a significant effect on the Third world people rendering them look aged only at their prime ages. Also, affects their physical appearance as many do to change eating habits result to soft foods, which they can chew.
Cause of smoking
The most common cause of smoking is curiosity of finding much what one feels and taste. This is brought and motivated by peer pressure. One’s peers may be smokers who usually, due to their company the naive individual get recruited in the gang. It starts with only one puff before ones gets addicted to a point he/she cannot retrace the incoming path again.
The other form of peer pressure is via same age group who are not smoking, but all are eager to know the truth devoid of considering consequences. They indulge in the act thereby acting as a group who want to explore something and appear different from their comrades in a certain setting. The setting may be in an institution or a large group to earn respect and reference. Indulging in smoking, besides, can be taken by young and thoughtless people to fit and associate themselves with a certain class of people. These include; the people they adore in society who are highly reputed due to some achievements. Mainly, musicians and other artists according to one’s lifestyle are the most imitated due to their prowess as many participate in advertising, in the media. This paints a lovely picture while in the real sense is not that gratifying at all. The people are not necessarily artists but diverse celebrities from reputed genres of interests.
