WHO has predicted that india will have the fastest rate of rise in deaths attributable to tobacco in the first two decades of the 21st century.
Its statistics also reveal that in the 20th century there was about 100 million premature deaths totally in the world.
A stick of cigarette contains 4000 chemicals.
CHEMICALS IN TOBACCO: Nicotine, rat poision (arsenic), insectcide(DDT) PRESERVATION FLUID(fORMALDEHYDE), FUELS (BUTENE, METHANOL) radio active material(potassium 210) toilet cleaning acids.
EFFECTS; Sustained use can cause, strokes, blindness and cataracts, gum diseases, gastric diseases, teethloss, infertility, birth defects,vascular disease, deep vein thrombosis, psoriasis, hearing loss, oateoprosis.
PHYSICAL BENEFITS OF QUITING SMOKING.(SOURCS THE HINDU)
After 20 min of quiting smoking :Bloodpressure and pukse rate returns to normal.
8hrs :Levels od oxygen in the blood returns to normal.
24hrs :Chance of heart attack decreases.
48hrs :Ability to taste and smell increases.
72hrs :Lung capacity increases.
2 weeks to 3 months :Improved circulation, lung function increases.
3months to 9 months :Decreased incidence of coughing,sinus infection.
By.N>Raghu
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