What are your thoughts on cigarettes? This is what I know about them:
Stating all those facts, what do you think about cigarettes and smoking? I'm sure there are facts out there that I left out, I just started the ones that were at the top of my head. If you know anything else, feel free to post them.
Cigarettes contain a substance called "nicotine" which is basically is what makes someone addicted to them. What it does is it effects part of your brain, the part that helps you make decisions. That's why most people who smoke, know that it's bad for them, smoke anyways. When you breathe in smoke, it brings all sorts of nasty stuff into your lungs, like tar. That fills up over time and can cause lung cancer. When you breathe it in, it destroys these little sacs in your lungs called Alveoli. Those are what convert oxygen into your blood so you can breathe. The more and more you smoke, the more and more Alveoli are destroyed, making it harder to breathe. You cannot grow these back. There are also several cases of second-hand smoke. This occurs when someone who doesn't smoke, is around someone who does. They breathe in the smoke as well, and thousands of non-smokers die each year because of smokers. There is one benefit I can think of from smoking, which is stress relief. But in the end, stress < lung cancer.
Stating all those facts, what do you think about cigarettes and smoking? I'm sure there are facts out there that I left out, I just started the ones that were at the top of my head. If you know anything else, feel free to post them.
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