Consumption of tobacco in any form is bad as it has inimical
interaction with a majority of drugs/medicines in addition to its
other bad effects and health hazards. There are thousands of chemical
substances in the tobacco and the smoke of its products like cigarette
and bidi. Nicotine, tar and carbon monoxide are
three most damaging chemical substances present in the smoke of cigarette
and bidi. Smoking and chewing of tobacco would affect your
metabolism and physiology. Like cocaine and morphine; nicotine
causes addiction to tobacco. Cigarette smoking speeds up your heart
beat and increases blood pressure. It is major cause of emphysema
(chronic obstructive lung disease leading to damage of alveoli), chronic
bronchitis, coronary heart disease (CHD) and lung cancer.
Carbon monoxide along with nicotine
increases the prevalence of heart attack in smokers.
The tar present in the smoke of cigarette or bidi damages the delicate epithelial lining of lungs. The brown and sticky deposit produced by the tar is a cause of lung cancer in smokers. The nicotine content per cigarette has been estimated to 20-30 mg. The carbon monoxide remains in the blood of a smoker for 5-6 hours after he finishes a cigarette and keeps interacting with body metabolites and drugs. The tobacco that is chewed, kept in the mouth or snuffed has equally bad effects. The consumption of tobacco is like ‘slow motion suicide’ due to its bad effects and inimical interaction with large number of drugs taken for various health ailments:
Tobacco has been found to reduce the effectiveness of pain killers (analgesics), anti-asthma drugs, anti-coagulants and drugs used to treat heart ailments. The risk of cardiovascular diseases increases in women taking oral contraceptives.
The tar present in the smoke of cigarette or bidi damages the delicate epithelial lining of lungs. The brown and sticky deposit produced by the tar is a cause of lung cancer in smokers. The nicotine content per cigarette has been estimated to 20-30 mg. The carbon monoxide remains in the blood of a smoker for 5-6 hours after he finishes a cigarette and keeps interacting with body metabolites and drugs. The tobacco that is chewed, kept in the mouth or snuffed has equally bad effects. The consumption of tobacco is like ‘slow motion suicide’ due to its bad effects and inimical interaction with large number of drugs taken for various health ailments:
Tobacco has been found to reduce the effectiveness of pain killers (analgesics), anti-asthma drugs, anti-coagulants and drugs used to treat heart ailments. The risk of cardiovascular diseases increases in women taking oral contraceptives.
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