Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Tobacco Addiction

People have compulsive need to take drugs though after understanding the harmful effects of it, when they are addicted to tobacco or any drug. Cigarettes, pipes or cigars, and smokeless tobacco these are all products of tobacco and they can lead to addiction. Smoking is bad for everyone, it is known by everyone and many people want to quit from this habit. To quit each year from this tobacco taking habit, in fact nearly 35 million people make a serious attempt. But unfortunately, some people cannot quit from this habit.

Smoking a cigarette is equal to swallowing a dirty socks. 30 percent of all cancers are contributed by tobacco. Tobacco causes lung cancer and it is a dangerous cancer because it spreads to other organs of the body quickly before it is detected. And tobacco addiction may cause cancer of bladder, larynx and lips.

You will shorten your life span by eight years, if you smoke two packs a day. Your life can be shorten by four years by smoking one to nine cigarettes per day. There is decrease in ability of lungs to cleanse, which is caused by years of smoking.

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