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Effects of Smoking
Immediate Effects of Smoking include:
One cigarette immediately raises a person's blood pressure and heart rate and decreases the blood flow to body extremities
Brain activity and the nervous system are stimulated for a short while and then reduced
A smoker may experience dizziness, nausea, watery eyes and acid in the stomach while or after smoking
Appetite, and senses such as taste and smell are distorted
Quit smoking
Quitting and smoking reduction
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Quitting has immediate and long term benefits. It's never too late to stop smoking. It has even been proven that lung cancer patients who quit smoking have better treatment outcomes than those who continue to smoke. |
Long term benefits
- Improved health status.
- Decreased signs and symptoms of respiratory disease.
- Increased life expectancy.
- Reduced risk of developing smoking-related diseases.
- Reduced risk of a low birthweight child in women who stop smoking within the first 3 months of pregnancy.
For full article from European Lung Foundation click here.