Smoking and It's Harm
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Cigarette smoking, which ranks first among frequently consumed tobacco products worldwide, is one of the extremely harmful habits that causes the death of more than 5 million people every year. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable and non-communicable diseases and deaths related to these diseases all over the world. There are more than 7000 chemicals in cigarette smoke, hundreds of them are toxic and more than 70 are directly carcinogenic. Many harmful components such as cadmium used in battery production, methane gas found in large amounts in swamps, arsenic used in the chemical industry and known for its toxic effects, nicotine used in pesticide production, carbon monoxide gas responsible for stove and water heater poisoning, ammonia used in the paint industry are directly released into the body by cigarette smoke. is taken. Among these toxic chemicals, which cause extremely negative effects on human health, the substance called nicotine, which is used as an insecticide, also has a strong stimulating effect on the nervous system. Due to this feature of nicotine, smokers develop psychic and physical dependence on nicotine over time.
