On the other hand, the dangers of smoking to health body has been researched and proven long ago by many. Effects of any adverse effects of smoking are clear.
Many studies have shown that smoking increases the risk of various diseases. Such as heart disease and blood vessel disorders, lung cancer, mouth cancer, larynx cancer, cancer osefagus, bronchitis, high blood pressure, impotence, and pregnancy disorders and defects in the fetus. Recent research also shows the dangers of second-hand smoke, the smoke inhaled by people for non-smokers around smokers or usually referred to as passive smokers.
Not surprisingly, called danger because of a cigarette containing no less than 4,000 toxic chemicals. Released chemicals consists of a gas component (85 percent) and particles (15 percent). Gas component of cigarette smoke is carbon monoxide, ammonia, acid hidrosianat, nitrogen oxides, and formaldehyde. The particles of tar, indol, nicotine, karbarzol, and cresol. Substances are toxic, irritating and cause cancer (carcinogens).
As a result of the most serious chronic use of nicotine is addictive. Once a person becomes a smoker, would be difficult to end the habit, both physically and psychologically. Smoking becomes a compulsive habit, starting with the ceremonial lighting a cigarette and blew smoke done repeatedly.
Because of the nature adiktifnya (makes a person become addicted), cigarette in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV) are grouped into nicotine related disorders. Meanwhile, world health organization (WHO) rank as a form of addiction. Pharmacological and behavioral processes that determine tobacco addiction are similar to processes in addictive drugs, like heroin and cocaine.
So far, the unconscious is a smoker effect stems from only one study that worked rokok.Menurut Dr. Vincent Sorrell, heart experts from East Carolina University, United States, one puff of cigarettes directly affects heart function.
In his research, he gathered the people who are not smokers or nonsmokers constantly active. The flow of blood from the lungs and the heart of these people then studied and recorded. They were then asked to choose the nicotine chewing gum or smoking one cigarette. After that, they return blood flow studied.
The result, the average person who chose the gum cigarettes rather than the current changes in blood flow. “Heart function of people who smoke one cigarette are also beginning to experience damage,” said Sorrell. This research can be input for teenagers or young people who often think that the effect of the new cigarette will appear next decades.
The number of smokers, especially young adult smokers continue to grow, especially in developing countries are. This situation is a challenge for efforts to improve community health status. In fact, WHO has warned that in the decade 2020-2030 the tobacco will kill 10 million people per year, 70 percent of them occur in developing countries are.