{"id":67240,"date":"2022-06-01T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T07:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=67240"},"modified":"2022-06-07T08:44:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T06:44:59","slug":"the-harms-of-smoking-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/the-harms-of-smoking-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Harms of Smoking – Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harms of Smoking<\/strong><\/p>\n

Smoking cigarettes can have many adverse effects on the body. Some of these can lead to life-threatening complications.<\/p>\n

In fact, according to the leading experts in this field, who have been researching this topic for well over a decade, smoking cigarettes increases the risk of dying from all causes, not just those linked to tobacco use.<\/p>\n

Smoking cigarettes affects the respiratory system, the circulatory system, the reproductive system, the skin, and the eyes, and it increases the risk of many different cancers.<\/p>\n

Over the next two days, we will look at 10 harmful effects of smoking cigarettes.<\/p>\n

1. Lung damage<\/strong><\/p>\n

Smoking cigarettes affects lung health because a person breathes in not only nicotine but also a variety of additional chemicals.<\/p>\n

Cigarettes are responsible for a substantial increase in the risk of developing lung cancer. This risk is 25 times greater for men and 25.7 times greater for women<\/p>\n

The latest studies on this report that roughly 9 out of 10 lung cancer deaths is linked to smoking.<\/p>\n

Smoking cigarettes also presents a greater risk of developing and dying from chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD). In fact, in America, the American Lung Association reports that smoking causes 80 percent of COPD deaths.<\/p>\n

Cigarettes are also linked to developing emphysema and chronic bronchitis. They can also trigger or exacerbate an asthma attack.<\/p>\n

2. Heart disease<\/strong><\/p>\n

Smoking cigarettes can damage the heart, blood vessels, and blood cells.<\/p>\n

The chemicals and tar in cigarettes can increase a person\u2019s risk of atherosclerosis, which is the build-up of plaque in the blood vessels. This build-up limits blood flow and can lead to dangerous blockages.<\/p>\n

Smoking also increases the risk of peripheral artery disease (PAD), which occurs when the arteries to the arms and legs start to narrow, restricting blood flow.<\/p>\n

Research shows a direct link between smoking and developing PAD. Even those who used to smoke face a higher risk than people who never smoked.<\/p>\n

Having PAD increases the risk of experiencing:<\/strong><\/p>\n

blood clots
\nangina, or chest pain
\na stroke
\na heart attack<\/p>\n

3. Fertility problems<\/strong><\/p>\n

Smoking cigarettes can damage a female\u2019s reproductive system and make it more difficult to get pregnant. This may be because tobacco and the other chemicals in cigarettes affect hormone levels.<\/p>\n

In males, the more cigarettes a person smokes and the longer they smoke for, the higher the risk of erectile dysfunction. Smoking can also affect the quality of the sperm and therefore reduce fertility.<\/p>\n

4. Risk of pregnancy complications<\/strong><\/p>\n

Smoking can increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy and reduce the baby\u2019s birth weight.<\/p>\n

According to the leading experts, smoking can affect pregnancy and the developing foetus in several ways, including:<\/p>\n

increasing the risk of ectopic pregnancy<\/p>\n

reducing the baby\u2019s birth weight<\/p>\n

increasing the risk of preterm delivery<\/p>\n

damaging the foetus\u2019s lungs, brain, and central nervous system<\/p>\n

increasing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome<\/p>\n

contributing to congenital abnormalities, such as cleft lip or cleft palate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Harms of Smoking Smoking cigarettes can have many adverse effects on the body. Some of these can lead to life-threatening complications. In fact, according to the leading experts in this field, who have been researching this topic for well over a decade, smoking cigarettes increases the risk of dying from all causes, not just those […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67155,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[43],"tags":[5476],"class_list":["post-67240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-special-feature","tag-special-feature"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/world-tabacco-day.jpg?fit=200%2C200&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pc0QIf-huw","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-27 00:45:02","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}