F*ck tobacco!. Artyom Ovechkin

smoking a year ago, and I felt that it improved my health. I have neither headaches nor tachycardia anymore, and my bad breath has also disappeared. People close to me noticed that my face skin improved, and some wrinkles disappeared. I have more energy now. I want to move forward, do something. Drowsiness has disappeared. Quitting smoking improved the quality of my life.

      Any smoker can quit smoking! FUCK TOBACCO!

      ☺ Many people ask me how I quit smoking. It’s unbelievable, but I just stopped to put cigarettes in my mouth and light them. And it worked out!

      1.4. How smoking affects the respiratory system

      Do not underestimate the influence of smoking on your respiratory system. Chronic lung diseases, bronchitis, and pharynx diseases are frequent companions of smokers. Tobacco smoke, as it passes through the upper respiratory tract, adversely affects the mucous membrane of nasopharynx, bronchi, and trachea, which causes increased salivation and mucus production. The presence of accumulated mucus in the bronchi causes frequent coughing.

      Pyridine (a toxic substance found in tobacco smoke) also provokes morning coughing and irritates the mucous membranes of the eyes, tongue, and throat. In combination with other harmful substances, it causes bronchial spasms and increases in the volume and mass of the mucous membranes of the glands that secrete excess sputum. It significantly reduces airway resistance to infections. And since tobacco is not clean-burning, combustion products (soot and tar) enter the respiratory tract. Laryngitis may develop, making your voice hoarse. Chronic bronchitis, pulmonary emphysema, and tracheitis are among the other gruesome diseases caused by smoking. Secondary infection of the respiratory tract due to excess mucus production is more common in smokers.

      Last but not least, smoking may cause cancer of the respiratory system. Most deaths from cancer of the larynx and lungs, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema are associated with smoking. I guess everybody knows what the human lungs of a smoker look like. There are a lot of pictures and scary images on this subject on the Internet.

      Smoking also decreases the protective function of the ciliated bronchial epithelium, which can lead to the occurrence and development of pulmonary infections. Smokers are more likely than non-smokers to develop tuberculosis disease since harmful substances contained in tobacco smoke change (and not for the better) deteriorated respiratory function. Besides, smoking hinders medical treatment of the disease. Therefore, it might be evident that the lung function of a smoker is impaired, which results in the narrowing of the airways. The respiratory metabolism deteriorates too, which leads to oxygen deficiency. The good news is that if you quit smoking, the impairment of bronchi ceases. If you quit smoking at a young age, you can achieve a complete restoration of lung function. A great bonus of giving up long-term smoking is decreasing of cough and shortness of breath.

      Sergey, 40

      I do not have a short breath anymore. It disappeared as soon as I quit smoking. Besides, I also got rid of bad breath. My wife is glad that all the money now goes to the family.

      Any smoker can quit smoking! FUCK TOBACCO!

      ☺ Paphnutiy saw “No smoking!” sign in the plane and asked a stewardess for a smokeless cigarette.

      1.5. The effect of smoking on the cardiovascular system

      Nicotine increases the chances of cardiovascular disease and stroke. We should also remember that smoking may trigger ischemic/ hypertensive heart diseases and cause myocardial infarction and atherosclerosis. Harmful substances contained in tobacco smoke penetrate the bloodstream and spread through the tissues in literally half a minute (time necessary for one entire cycle of the blood circulation). Therefore, they almost immediately affect the human body. Spasms that are experienced by small blood vessels after smoking two cigarettes in a row last about half an hour. Accordingly, if you smoke twenty times a day or more, blood vessel spasms have persistent and chronic nature.

      Fragility and frailness of arteries, loss of elasticity are also consequences of smoking. Nicotine provokes narrowing of blood vessels, so the gap between the small arteries becomes smaller, and this results in a tissue perfusion disorder. A disastrous outcome is almost inevitable, because every year, the gap becomes smaller and smaller, and constant spasm is a significant factor in the development of hypertension, thrombophlebitis, and atherosclerosis.

      Due to nicotine, the gap also becomes smaller in the vessels of the brain, which makes them age faster and decreases the elasticity of the blood vessels. The blood flow to the brain decreases. It causes circulatory disorders and may lead to a brain hemorrhage. Smoking is responsible for accelerating the heart rate by twenty beats per minute. The heart is forced to work harder, pumping blood, and spasms of the vessels that feed our heart lead to the inhibition of heart function. As a result, the smoker complains of chest pains and heart beating fast.

      Complaints of nicotine-addicted persons about dizziness and nausea, when smoking too much, indicate that the blood vessels of the heart are cramping. But dizziness is just the beginning. The more severe consequence of the spasms is myocardial infarction. And if a large area of the heart deteriorates, it may cause death. A heart attack occurs three times more often in people addicted to tobacco products at the age of forty to fifty, compared with those who do not smoke.