For some it is a stress reliever. For some it’s a way of socializing. And for some, it’s just plain addiction.
But if you are a smoker, did quitting ever crossed your mind? Do you feel like you may have been reading on the effects of smoking but still can’t stop? Then again, the biggest question is, DO YOU want to stop?
Have you ever read the warning “Smoking is hazardous to your health” but still ignored it?
Haven’t you seen the pictures of the effect of smoking but didn’t bother anyway?
Personally, every year I see smokers get younger and younger. I see children as young as twelve years of age smoking. This is alarming knowing that children have small lungs, and that being our fault. This was the reason that made me quit smoking. Yes I smoked and told children that it’s not healthy. But as it is said over and over again, change starts when you yourself start.
The effects of smoking are as harmful as it comes not just to you but to the people around you. Second hand smokers suffer the most because they inhale the carcinogen YOU exhaled.
These are some of the problems that smoking cigarettes bring:
- cancers of the lung, oral cavity and esophagus
- Gum disease
- Lower Athletic Ability
- Wrinkles
- Breathing Problem
- Heart disease
- Chronic bronchitis
- Lowering of sexual Arousal
Children exposed to smoking are at the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and severe asthma.
Yes I know you seen the lowering of sexual arousal. For men, this simply means it blocks the coronary artery which deprives blood flow and in term, deprives erection. It has the same effect on women as well in terms of blood flow.
How do you stop smoking?
- Set your mind and tell yourself that you want to quit
- Quit one stick of cigarette at a time
- Go to the doctor to get medications
- Learn to handle nicotine withdrawal physically and mentally
- Accept the challenge
As I surf the internet, listen to the radio and write this article about its’ effects. I can’t help to think about my own father that smokes at least one pack of cigarette a day. My mom kept on asking him why he doesn’t stop. He always answered “Just because”. We wanted him to stop but it’s his personal choice that always gives the period to the sentence.
At the end of the day, it’s your choice. But remember to ask this question to yourself: “If I smoke, can I tell and prove my future child that smoking is bad?”
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