The Effects Of Smoking

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Term Paper Title	The Effects Of Smoking
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The Effects of Smoking

     Smoking is one of the leading causes of death among Americans. What you don't hear are many of the effects of smoking. You may have heard that smoking causes cancer, but there are many more effects of smoking than just cancer.
     One of the main problems of smoking is that people have a limited knowledge of smoking. In fact, in 1983, one-quarter of the smoking population did not believe that smoking caused illness. In 1991 around one in seven smokers attributed no illness to smoking. This is compared to never-smokers and past smokers, of whom only 3% and 5% respectively shared this view. However, it is likely that smokers' stated beliefs reflect at least some degree of denial. While smokers may accept that smoking is harmful to health, they may, at the same time, dismiss their own chances of being affected.
     Cancer may occur in people aged in their thirties, if they have been smoking for 15 - 20 years. The influence of smoking on heart disease is much greater at younger ages. In smokers between 35 - 44 years of age, 73% of deaths from coronary heart disease are due to smoking. By ages 75 - 84 years, the proportion of CHD deaths due to smoking in current smokers falls to 14%.  Even smoking one cigarette causes a wide range of physiological reactions. The carbon monoxide inhaled when a cigarette is lit has a number of toxic effects on the body. The first is the impairment of oxygen transportation in the blood. This impairs muscular performance, and may also affect the vision, particularly at altitude.
     In general, smokers are less fit than non-smokers, performing less well in both endurance and short-term exercises. Smokers are slower, reach exhaustion earlier, and achieve lower goals. These disadvantages are directly related to duration of smoking and amount and are caused by the effects of carbon monoxide on blood oxygen levels, as well as increased heart and metabolic rates stimulated by smoking. Toxic chemicals in cigarette smoke damage the lung capacity, leading to increased coughs and respiratory infections among smokers. Adolescent smokers cough more than non-smokers do, and by the time they reach young adulthood, a substantial proportion of them will have abnormal changes and the cellular structure of their small airways. Younger people are also more likely to miss school or work due to illness or smoke related problems.
     Smoking also has some good health benefits. It can reduce the incidence of some diseases (endometrial can...

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