NO SMOKING

Smoking is an act/habit of inhaling fumes from a burning cigarette or beedi or pipe. Generally, tobacco is the major content of them, rarely with other blend/stuff.

Origin of smoking tobacco - Herbs usually produce fragrance while they are burnt. Initially, Egyptians and Greeks were found to inhale fumes of burnt herbs for medicinal purpose. Researches suspect that America must be the birthplace of tobacco, since only after Columbus it has been known to spread all over the world. The Portuguese take the credit of introducing the smoking habit in India. Tobacco is generally used in various ways i.e., smoked, snuffed, chewed, drunk or rubbed against skin. It had been learnt that ancient doctors sometimes prescribed tobacco smoking to soothe nerves.

History of smoking- Originally, they smoked raw, folded tobacco leaf, followed by other advancement, paper rolled, filtered, flavored, etc. Kings used to smoke on those days with specially made mouth tube from a burning bowl. Blending other herbs and aromatic substances with tobacco may vary according to the craving or desirable taste of the smoker.

Contents of Tobacco smoke – The major constituents are

i) tar,

ii) nicotine,
iii) carbon monoxide,
iv) Ammonium compounds,
v) acetone,
vi) methanol,
vii) phenol,
viii) naphthalene,
ix) butane,
x) mercury,
xi) lead,
xii) cadmium,
xiii) urethane,
xiv) arsenic,
xv) Hydrogen cyanide, etc.
Many of these are carcinogenic i.e., have the tendency to produce cancers.

Addiction - Any routine habit will go to our subconscious mind and remain there to induce us to do our routine routinely. More than that, smoking addiction is extraordinary craving mainly due to nicotine and ammonium compounds. They will trigger our brain to pass signal for top up of addictives, once satiety level drops.

In reality, nicotine and other compounds in tobacco smoke are found to stimulate brain temporarily. But one should be aware that every action has its own opposite reaction. So, this addictive booster will finally end in retardation of brain activities and premature ageing. So, altogether, a smoker will get fenced and will be made to remain on the dark side of health in the midst of his/her own smoke.

Poisonous effects of smoking- since blood has become contaminated, but most common sufferers are lung and heart. The smoke entering the lung usually converts oxygen into carbon monoxide to cause bad effect. The deeper the puff and more the time of holding smoke in the lungs will cause more damage to the lungs. The common sufferings are
· Discoloured lips and stained teeth
· Foul breath and nasal/sinus allergy
· Respiratory disorders like recurrent cough, bronchitis, asthma, tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, emphysema, lung cancer, etc.Heart attack
· Increased blood pressure and strokeBlocks in peripheral blood vessels causing TAO (Thrombo Angitis Obliternas) or gangrene which can end in amputation
· Sleeplessness
· Peptic ulcer and constipation
· Premature ageing and death
· Males may suffer from lowered sperm count & Impotency
· Female smokers often suffer from delay in getting pregnant and early abortions. They would also poison the fetus when they smoke during pregnancy.

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