- The red blood cells in your body are responsible for getting the oxygen in your body where it needs to go. When you smoke you are inhaling carbon monoxide which actually bonds to your red blood cells. It stops your red blood cells from delivering your much needed oxygen to the correct places in your body. Oxygen's job is to cleanse your body of disease and impurities. Without the proper amounts of oxygen your body has a much greater chance of getting sick with disease. If your body does not get enough oxygen, you may need to be placed on an oxygen tank.
- Cigarettes contain over 4,000 chemicals. Chemicals that do not belong in your body and are actually toxic to your body. People naturally release toxins through their skin. The constant need for you body to get rid of the toxins from your cigarettes causes your skin to age prematurely. .
- Probably the most commonly known problem that smokers have is the way that their lungs are affected. That is because this affect takes place immediately. The tar in the cigarettes irritates and inflames the lungs. The lungs also have tiny little air sacs that when damaged stop working. The body can make more, but they don't work as well as the original ones. This also affects the oxygen levels that can travel throughout your body. Whenever you body does not have enough oxygen other parts of your body begin to get sick. Smoking affects the lungs in a negative way and often leads to emphysema and lung cancer.
- Cigarettes contain nicotine which increases a person's blood pressure. Elevated blood pressure can lead to blood clots which can lead to heart attacks. Additionally, the lack of oxygen can cause cholesterol deposits on the artery wall which also lead to heart attacks. Smoking increases a person's chance of having a heart attack.
- Smoke passes through your entire body. As it enters your mouth and goes down your throat it can eventually lead to throat cancer. Its poisons also impact the bladder and can lead to bladder cancer, which can be fatal.
