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Effects of snuff on the young
The snuff on the health of young people has particular aspects that should be taken into account to see young people smoking. The World Health Organization in the pages dedicated to the risk of snuff (in English), presents an article on the effect of snuff in the young. Then I will present a translation of it.
In young people, the consequences of smoking are:
Short-term health effect of snuff consumption, including both respiratory and nonrespiratory effects, addiction to nicotine, and the risk associated with drug use other equally or more dangerous than snuff.
long-term effects of snuff on the health of young people increased by the fact that most young people who smoke regularly continue to smoke throughout adulthood. There is evidence that cigarette smokers have reduced lung function compared to people who have never smoked. In fact, smoking prevents normal lung development. Read the rest of this entry »
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Medications for smoking cessation
Every day people take more awareness about the habits and ways of life they have and also the individual and social practices with the body and the environment. Noteworthy is the fact that it is beginning to think more and more globally in all types of changes because the men begin to understand that this course can no longer move more. Think both micro and macro levels is very important. From a personal level, for example, many individuals have taken the decision to seek ways to quit smoking , an issue highly favorable for a person’s physical health and care of the planet as a whole, not to mention the affects that it recover after .
If you kick the habit of smoking is, methodologies for action are many. Some operate more quickly and others require patience and perseverance of the smoker. Many choose to take drugs to stop smoking. It is important to clarify that these drugs must be prescribed by a doctor, so it is advisable and important that whoever took the decision not to smoke more, go to a specialist who can advise and help in this task.
The substance that contains this type of medicine is called Vareneclina and direct action to help kick the cigarette habit. What these pills is that they are achieving the anxiety decreased in the absence of snuff smoker. Also, would ensure that the smoke snuff hope the feeling of pleasure is less. This method facilitates smoking cessation action by the smoker to quit using snuff, but we must not forget that a minimum of will and determination will always be critical to achieving a good result.
Oral Cancer
What is oral cancer?
Oral cancer is an abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells derived from the mucosa lining the oral cavity (tissue of the lips or tongue and floor of the mouth or salivary glands, the lining of the cheeks, gums and palate). Malignant cells can invade nearby organs or tissues and distant and, finally, if untreated, cause death. Cancers of the head and neck are the sixth most common human cancers. Oral cancer constitutes 48% of these cancers and accounts for 3% of all cancers that affect the entire body.
Oral cancer affects, in Spain, 8 in 100,000 people a year. Spain is one of the European countries with more cases and one of the highest mortality rates. This high mortality is due to that 85% of oral cancers are diagnosed in advanced stages, cause that worsens prognosis. Only 15% of cases are diagnosed early. Approximately 90% of oral cancers are diagnosed in people over age 40, and 50% in individuals over 65 years.
Men are affected more often three to five times higher than women, although this relationship is winding down. The cause of this reduction is attributed to changes in lifestyle, mainly in the consumption of snuff and alcohol.
The type of oral cancer most often is called squamous cell carcinoma or reaching 90% of oral cancers. The remaining 10% includes a variety of malignancies: melanoma, adenocarcinoma of minor salivary glands, odontogenic tumors, malignant cancer of the maxillary sinus, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, Kaposi’s sarcoma, lymphoma, leukemia, myeloma and metastasis. Read the rest of this entry »
More reasons to quit smoking: aesthetic effects
We know that cigarette smoking is harmful to health and that the act of smoking a cigarette increases the risk for many diseases, however, no need even more reasons to quit , we show their aesthetic effects that may also result a strong reason to give up snuff.
Wrinkles on the skin : the higher level of oxygen free radicals in addition to vasoconstriction that produces snuff hampering the arrival of nutrients to the skin, is what causes premature aging of the same with a higher incidence of wrinkles.
Opaque or grayish skin: smoking reduces the levels of collagen and elastin as well as reducing levels of vitamin A in the body, all of which adversely affects the skin and spoil your appearance to limit their brightness and change the hue.
Yellowing of the fingernails, fingers holding the cigarette usually get a browning and yellowing which is called a “harlequin” and produces the effect of smoke on nearby tissues. Dry hair: for the same reason that the skin dries and ages, the hair receives fewer nutrients and less oxygen, therefore, dries easily and becomes more fragile and brittle.
Greater risk of sagging , the skin becomes thinner by reducing the thickness of the dermis and epidermis, therefore, becomes more sensitive, stronger and less prone to sagging. Read the rest of this entry »
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The danger of cigarette smoke
A Spanish research study found that how cigarette smoke affects the muscle fibers first before the entire respiratory system. This means that little is deteriorandfo the human body without you noticing.
The researchers from the Hospital del Mar and the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS of Barcelona, research published in Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
In the same stressed that it was known that the snuff may be one of the factors that contribute to muscle dysfunction in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), but did not know the molecular mechanisms by which cigarette smoke may damage muscle fibers of these patients.
In this sense, the working hypothesis was that the smoke could induce oxidative modifications of key structures of the muscle fibers, such as proteins.
During the investigation it was determined the levels of oxidative stress and inflammation in various muscles of healthy smokers (without cardiovascular or respiratory disease) and guinea pigs exposed to smoke for six months. Was also determined that chronic exposure did not lead to increased levels of inflammation in the muscles, but significantly increased levels of oxidation of muscle proteins in both models.
As the snuff affects your body
There are few areas of the human body that are affected by chemicals in cigarettes. Let’s take a tour of your body to discuss how the affecting snuff it. We hope this information will encourage you to stop smoking or at least try.
Starting up
As a smoker, you have the risk of mouth cancer. Snuff smoke can also cause gum disease, tooth decay and bad breath. Take teeth yellow. Smokers may experience frequent headaches. And the lack of oxygen and reduction of blood vessels in the brain may lead to cerebrovascular disorders.
Bronchi and lungs
Take the chest, smoke passes through the bronchi. Hydrogen cyanide and other chemicals in the smoke attack the lining of the bronchial tubes swell and cause chronic cough in a smoker. Because the bronchi are weakened, you’re more likely to have chest infections. Read the rest of this entry »
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Benefits of quitting Smoking
20 minutes after quitting, your blood pressure decreases, your pulse low and the temperature of the blood on your hands and feet increased.
2 hours after quitting, nicotine is reduced in your system.
8 hours after quitting, the carbon monoxide level in your blood drops and oxygen level increases to normal from a non-smoker. This is one of the best benefits of quitting, because carbon monoxide affects your muscles, brain and tissues.
At 24 hours, your chances of a heart attack has decreased.
At 48 hours, your sense of smell has improved and your taste buds come alive again. Read the rest of this entry »
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What are the effects of snuff in the body? (III)
Cigarette smoke, including tar, causing biological changes in the eye leading to vision loss in some smokers.
In addition, each puff of cigarette smoke contains about two trillion free radicals responsible for oxidation and premature skin aging. If you want to look younger image as best you can do is quit.
Fertility problems
The fertility problems generated snuff. Are you a woman you’re having trouble getting pregnant? Then you should seriously consider quitting. Dutchman According to a report published by the British science journal “Human Fertility” the snuff has an effect ‘devastating’ fertility.
The study was conducted among 8,500 women from twenty to forty years in the Netherlands were subject to fertility treatment. Forty percent of them were addicted to snuff and had smoked at least one cigarette a day during the previous year. Read the rest of this entry »
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What are the effects of snuff in the body? (II)
The effects of snuff decreased lung tissue elasticity. Cigarette smoke causes respiratory inflammation and interferes with the normal expansion and contraction of lungs.
Carbon monoxide, the invisible poison in cigarette smoke causes heart disease. Carbon monoxide robs oxygen from blood. As a result, tissues receive less oxygen, the food necessary to stay healthy.
Damage to blood vessels and airways
The tars damage and obstruct blood vessels. This can aggravate infections cause diseases of the mouth, throat, lungs and bladder.
Smoking is one of the most common causes of impotence. In one study, smoking a pack of snuff per day increases by up to 60% risk of impotence. Read the rest of this entry »
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What are the effects of snuff in the body?
The effects of snuff have been proven and are not positive. Every year there are four million deaths from diseases associated with consumption of snuff, according to estimates by the World Health Organization.
In Spain, the effects of snuff also take their toll. Each day about 150 people die from the effects of snuff according to a study of the Sociedad Catalana de Pneumologia (SOCAP) and the Spanish Association Against Cancer of Catalonia.
It is well known that snuff causes lung cancer approximately 90% of cases of this disease relate to snuff.
What else happens in the body by smoking?
Here’s a summary of some of the most common effects of snuff:
* Less oxygen to the organs
* The damage to blood vessels
* Paralyzes respiratory cilia
* Ulcers
* Eye Damages
* It makes you grow old
* Fertility problems
* Impotence
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