Health effects of smoking
hard facts
Smoking will give you a full body makeover – in a bad way – as it affects every part of you both inside and out. These may happen straight away and others may take longer to occur.
Some health conditions and diseases that are caused by smoking include:
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cancer (in the lung, lip, tongue, mouth, throat, nose, nasal sinus, voice box, oesophagus, pancreas, stomach, kidney, bladder, ureter, cervix, and bone marrow)
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heart disease
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stroke
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emphysema
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asthma
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blindness
But wait there’s more: there are a number of immediate effects on the body from smoking just one cigarette. In the short term, cigarettes can cause:
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bad breath, stained teeth, and smelly hair
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stained fingers
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more coughs and colds
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decreased oxygen to the brain
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increased heart rate and blood pressure
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less oxygen to the lungs which causes shortness of breath, reduces fitness and can also cause asthma attack in asthmatics
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decreased blood flow to the hands and feet
Keeping fit is also a lot harder if you smoke. Those who smoke:
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are more easily exhausted
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suffer shortness of breath
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have reduced endurance
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are slower to react
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have poorer visual judgement
Watch the following graphic Aussie TV ads to learn more about the effects of smoking on the body.
Mouth cancer TV advertisement
This ad shows you smoking doesn't make you look pretty.
Amputation TV advertisement
Learn how moking can cause you to loose you legs.
Artery TV advertisement
Shows how smoking can clog up your arteries and reduce blood flow around your body.
Stroke TV advertisement
See how smoking can cause a blood clot in your brain and cause a stroke.
Eye TV advertisement
Learn how smoking can make you blind.
Lung cancer TV advertisement
See what a lung cancer caused by smoking really looks like.For more information on the effects of smoking on the body and being active check out: