The warnings about how smoking is so bad for you.Let's us find out a cigarette is usually made up of three parts first there's the cigarette filter this is also known as a cigarette bud then there's the rolling paper which is wrapped around a tobacco blend.


What chemicals do a cigarette consists of? 

The tobacco blend is usually made up of dried and processed tobacco leaves and leaf stems the main plant used in the manufacture of tobacco is Nicotiana tabacon so what happens once a cigarette is lit well the tobacco blend contains over 7,000 different chemicals these chemicals are released in the form of small particles and gases cigarettes smoke then passes through the cigarette filter the cigarette filter traps bits of partially burned tobacco this is also called top the cigarette filter is able to trap some but not all of the tar tar a sticky and brown resulting in that characteristic yellow stain in addition to staining the smokers fingernails and also moves into the mouth and stains the teeth the inner part of the mouth and also the vocal cords.


The vocal cords become irritated because of the top making people coffer flexibly once cigarette smoke has passed through the upper airway it then goes to the lower airway the lower airway is lined by cilia cilia are tiny hairlike projections that beat in order to move debris and bacteria out of the lung.Hydrogen cyanide is a poisonous gas that works with tar in order to paralyze the cilia with the cilia out of action the cigarette smoke is able to move even deeper into the lung multiple other cancer-causing chemicals such as arsenic and benzopyrene also coat the lining of the airways this is where they significantly increase the risk of lung cancer with the main defence of the lungs paralyzed the cigarette smoke moves into the deepest part of the lung this is the alveoli or the air sacs of the lung normally this is where oxygen is a changed for carbon dioxide using a transfer protein called hemoglobin hemoglobin then carries that oxygen to the rest of the body where the body cells use it as fuel. carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that is also found in cigarette smoke.Carbon monoxide is a bully it knocks off oxygen from hemoglobin and instead takes its place.

Effect of smoking..

The problem here is that the body can't use carbon monoxide as fuel and so these cells starve because of the lack of oxygen,these starving cells send out inflammatory SOS signals however this backfires because the increased inflammation leads to increased mucus production and narrowing of the Airways making it even more difficult to breathe.The remaining chemicals in cigarette smoke are also absorbed into the bloodstream this is an important event the bloodstream is the highway to all the organs inside the body once these chemicals are absorbed into the bloodstream there is no limit to the amount of damage they can cause and the damage from these chemicals is no longer contained to just the lungs there are a large number of oxidizing chemicals in cigarettes work these chemicals are highly reactive and can damage any type of body cell the first thing inside for these chemicals are the blood vessels themselves the oxidizing chemicals react with the lining of the blood vessels causing inflammation and fatty plaques these fatty plaques narrow the blood vessels.

 The oxidizing chemicals also damage the vessels that supply the heart and brain if these critical vessels become blocked then part of the heart muscle or the brain tissue can die death of the heart muscle is called a heart attack or myocardial infarction and death of the brain tissue is called a stroke and can often lead to permanent disability.Metals such as arsenic and radioactive compounds like Polonium continue to travel to the other organs of the body through the blood they significantly increase the risk of cancer other than lung cancer for example skin cancer liver cancer kidney cancer and even bladder cancer and finally the one chemical to rule them all nicotine.

 Why people continue to smoke despite of disadvantage?

 The nicotine in cigarettes that make them so addictive within seven seconds of smoking a cigarette nicotine rich blood travels from the lung to the brain in the brain the nicotine attaches to a class of receptors called the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors once these receptors are activated they release a flurry of brain messages such as dopamine adrenaline and serotonin this leads to the activation of the brain's reward and alertness system this is why some people report feeling more focused and attentive after smoking a cigarette nicotine can also cause temporary feelings of relaxation due to the increased level of serotonin in the brain nicotine only stays in the body for a few hours it's broken down in the liver and expelled through the urine as soon as nicotine exits the body the body misses the buzz of having these huge amounts of stimulating brain messengers rushing around cravings can became just 2 hours after your last smoke signs of nicotine withdrawal include restlessness anxiety frustration anger and even insomnia every time you light another cigarette the effect of nicotine gets weaker as your brain develops a tolerance to the drug now you'll need even more nicotine to get the same high and cravings get even stronger this forms the cycle of addiction there are so many other long-term effects of smoking things like breakdown of the alveoli wall which is also called emphysema staining and wrinkling of the skin loss of smell and taste impotence and the list just goes on.The National Survey of drug use and health found that over ninety five percent of smokers started before the age of 21 it can be very difficult to overcome an addiction to nicotine so the best thing you can do is to never pick up a cigarette in the first place so what's the good news well the number of smokers worldwide is decreasing and with the power of the internet helpful people who want to quit smoking is just at our fingertips with the combined effect of more informed younger people and stronger tobacco control laws we may one day see a generation who are smoke-free and wouldn't that be a monumental achievement for Humanity if you are smoking and even thinking of quitting you're halfway there make the decision.Hope you take control of your own health.