Second Hand smoke – harmful effects

The ill effects of smoking cigarettes are very harmful; the damage of cigarette smoking most often happens in the respiratory tract and the circulatory system and can also lead to illnesses like cancer, heart and lung disease.  Unfortunately, it is not only the smoker who is affected but anyone near the smoker is also in danger – this is secondhand smoke where a non-smoker is forced to inhale the smoke which comes from the person who smokes.  This is also called passive smoking which is very harmful to people close to him while he smokes especially if the smoker often smokes indoors which exposes others in the room to the cigarette smoke.

When a family member smokes continuously in front of other members, it can be very harmful especially in children as their body is still developing and they can succumb to the effects of smoking. If you live with a smoker the effects of secondhand smoke are much deadlier.  The dangers the secondhand smoke brings is that the arteries of your heart age faster and has to work harder by pumping more blood due to lack of oxygen and the presence of carbon monoxide thus making the heart deteriorate tremendously each time you inhale cigarette smoke.  The lungs are more vulnerable to a lot of lung diseases like cough, asthma attacks, complicated chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, immune system gets weak etc.  There are many more ill-effects of secondhand smoke.

Therefore, it is important for a smoker to quit smoking and live a healthy life not only for him but also his family and people surrounding him.

Quit cigarette smoking and lead a healthy life

People have been informed about the ill effect of cigarette smoking; however, this has very little effect on smokers as more and more people continue to smoke despite the dangerous health effects of smoking.  Studies has shown that smokers die to cigarette related illnesses such as lung cancer, etc.  It is therefore important to quit smoking before itis too late.  It is not easy to give up smoking, but it is important to know that however difficult, it is better to quit smoking before it develops into a serious illness. Cigarette smoking worsens a person’s health and lowers their immune system thereby finding yourself vulnerable to illnesses. Once you stop smoking your body is free of chemicals and this improves health and overall well being.

Nicotine the substance that is there in cigarettes makes you feel and crave for more cigarettes and even though there will be some withdrawal symptoms such as insomnia, mental confusion, depression and anxiety it is better to be strong and quit smoking as these symptoms can be dealt with if you have the will power and are ready to quit smoking.  Most smokers get back to smoking after some time but if you have the determination and will, you can succeed and stop smoking.

 There are a lot of benefits once you quit smoking; you will not be at any risk of any illnesses linked to smoking.  You can live a healthy, energetic smoke-free life without any stress and let all the benefits give you the motivation to quit smoking immediately.