HOW CAN CIGARETTES DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH??? The body is made up of lots of cells. They all need oxygen. You get this from the air that you breathe into the lungs. Oxygen is then sent round the body through the blood. If people smoke regularly some of the substances in smoke can stop the lungs from doing their job. The soot and tar from cigarettes settle in the lungs and the tubes that lead to them. This often causes the sore throats and coughs that many smokers suffer from. The soot and tar can also attack the cells. This can lead to cancer, where the cells are out of control and keep growing. Carbon monoxide in cigarettes makes it more difficult for blood to carry the oxygen round the body . It can travel round the body along with the blood . This, along with the nicotine can make the blood much thicker. In some cases, it can get so dense that the flow of blood can stop altogether. This is what leads to heart attacks...
Posted on: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:22:50 +0000