The public is or should be aware of all the risks of smoking. From heart disease to lung cancer, there’s nothing to bright for the future’s of smokers. Wait, did I leave out emphysema and a slew of other respiratory diseases?

I think one thing that warnings and scare campaigns are lacking is the fear of the now. What I mean is, when you try to inform, persuade, or scare an 18 year old into not smoking, mentioning all these bad things that can happen 20, 30, even 40 years in the future seems so distant and gives room for thoughts like, “I’ll just quit in a few years before any of that happens”. I believe that informing prospective smokers about the immediate dangers could possibly be way more effective in the war on smoking.

So, what are the immediate, negative effects of smoking?

  • Rapid Addiction - Think you’re just going to keep your smoking down to “onec-in-a-blue-moon” or what many beginning smokers call “social smoking? Think again. Studies have shown that the very first cigarette you smoke can be powerful enough to start your addiction to smoking. Get ready for extremely powerful cravings and urges to smoke.
  • Stress - Contrary to popular belief, the fact is smoking causes stress. The constant wanting and needed piled on with smoking becoming less and less socially acceptable (meaning you’ll find yourself in situations where you want a cigarette but can’t have one) is only a small example of how smoking can increase your stress. The reported feelings of relaxation when smoking are actually the results of stress levels returning to normal.
  • Increased Phlegm - Mucus is manufactured by the lungs to trap toxic or harmful substances. Most cigarettes contain many toxic and harmful substances and checmicals. Thus, when you smoke cigarettes, you will have plenty of phlegm build up. Now, what will you do with all this mucus? Swallow it? Spit it? Gross.
  • Persistant Coughing - Your body is designed to stay healthy. Smoking is very unhealthy and harmful to your body. coughing is a way for your body to expell toxins and is also a way to alert your brain that something bad is happening.
  • Immediate inability to perform physically - The human body runs on oxygen. When you smoke, even one cigarette or the very first cigarette, there is an immediate decrease in lung capacity. When performing an activity like running, the performance of a smoker will be less than that of the same person who doesn’t smoke. This is not the case only in long time smokers. This stands true for someone who has just taken up the bad habit of smoking or has possibly only had one cigarette shortly before the physical activity.
  • Increasing of Heart Rate - A smoker’s heart has to work harder than the heart of the same person who does not smoke. This can lead to a heart attack or stroke at a younger age.
  • Periodontal Disease, Teeth Yellowing, and Bad Breath - This is one of the main focuses of these immediate effects caused by smoking since this site is a bad breath site. Smoking increases plaque and inflamation of gums which can leat to inner mouth diseases and tooth decay. Bad breath is a result of smoking because it increases bacteria inside the mouth and dries the mouth which causes an optimal breeding ground for plaque and bacteria which can cause bad breath.

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