Smoking

"Smoking"

By: Arlj Paglinawan

2 -Regis

       How bad is smoking? It is the worst. Scientists say that there are over 4,000 chemicals found in a cigarette and 51 of them are known to be carcinogenic. Carcinogen is something that causes cancer. This means that when a person smokes, there is really a big possibility of having plenty of diseases. Worse it can cause death. Not just because of the diseases you get from smoking but because cancer doesn’t have a cure. Smoking is dangerous because of its components like nicotine, tar and carbon monoxide.

            The most common disease a smoker can get is lung cancer because of the chemicals found in a cigarette like nicotine, tar and carbon monoxide. Nicotine is a poisonous drug and it is the main ingredient in making insecticides or bug sprays. They say that even if at least a drop of this on a person’s tongue, it could already kill him/her. Imagine how much nicotine you have in your body when you smoke? Tar is an oily material which sticks to and blackens the lungs when a smoker inhales. When a person’s lungs turn black this means that he/she has a lung disease. Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas. When a person inhales this gas, it can interfere with their respiratory and circulatory systems which means it can affect their breathing and their blood. These chemicals can already trigger plenty of diseases, how much more with the other chemicals?

            Smoking is dangerous because of the chemicals found inside. It does not only trigger many diseases but can also cause death. It’s like a silent killer. You may not notice it but when you smoke, it already destroys our organs slowly. Smoking is dangerous to your health. It may be hard to resist but a person should at least try to stop. Learn to say no to smoking.