What are the dangers of men smoking?

Men smoking is undoubtedly very attractive to women, as it makes them look mature and cool. For people who are under great pressure in life, smoking is also a way to relieve stress. However, smoking undoubtedly has many hazards, some of which may even affect one's health for a lifetime. Let me introduce the hazards of smoking below!

Tobacco smoke contains at least three dangerous chemicals: tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide. Tar is a mixture of several substances that concentrates into a sticky substance in the lungs. Nicotine is an addictive drug that is absorbed by the lungs and mainly acts on the nervous system. Carbon monoxide can reduce the ability of red blood cells to transport oxygen to the whole body. A person who smokes 15 to 20 cigarettes a day is 14 times more likely to die from lung cancer, oral cancer or laryngeal cancer than a non-smoker; he is 4 times more likely to die from esophageal cancer than a non-smoker; the chance of dying from bladder cancer is twice as high; the chance of dying from heart disease is also twice as high. Smoking is the main cause of chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Chronic lung disease itself increases the risk of pneumonia and heart disease, and smoking also increases the risk of high blood pressure.

Mouth and throat: Tobacco smoke (especially the tar it contains) is a carcinogen - that is, it can cause cancer in the tissues it touches, so smokers are at risk of developing cancer in any part of their respiratory tract (including the mouth and throat). Heart and arteries Nicotine can increase heart rate and blood pressure. Tobacco smoke, probably because it contains carbon monoxide, seems to promote the accumulation of arterial atheroma, which is a cause of many heart diseases. People who smoke a lot are much more likely to die from a heart attack than non-smokers. Most smokers like to swallow a certain amount of tobacco, so the digestive tract (especially the esophagus and pharynx) is at risk of cancer. Lungs The tiny hairs that line the airways of the lungs normally remove foreign matter from the lung tissue. These hairs continuously sweep particles from the lungs into sputum or mucus, which is then expelled. In addition to being carcinogenic, the chemicals in tobacco smoke gradually damage some of the hairs, increasing mucus production and thus chronic lung disease, susceptibility to bronchitis. Apparently, the "smoker's cough" is caused by an impairment of the mechanical efficiency of the lungs' cleaning, resulting in an increase in sputum.

Bladder: Bladder cancer may be caused by inhaling carcinogenic chemicals contained in tar. These chemicals are absorbed into the blood and then excreted in the urine.

The above is what I have introduced about the harms of smoking for men. There are so many harms of smoking, but some are unavoidable. In fact, men should fully understand the harms of smoking and then smoke as little as possible. This is not only good for themselves, but also improves the health index of their families. I hope what I said above is helpful to you!