The Repulsive Effects Of Smoking

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millions of people. Just in the United States alone, 400,000 people have died due to tobacco related illnesses. Study has shown that a single cigarette contributes to the loss of seven minutes of a person’s life. As Lawrence C. An, MD, documents, “Each day nearly 3000 young people begin smoking, one in three of whom may die prematurely.” Doctor An tries to convince people that chronic smokers have a good chance of dying at an early age. One reason for this magnitude of death is lung cancer. Smoking causes severe damage to a person’s lungs. When you inhale cigarette smoke, you are depositing a great amount of tar on your lungs. Over the years, all this tar builds up and makes it harder for you to breathe. Cigarette smoke turns your lung’s color from a nice pink to a nasty black. Clinic studies prove that it is much harder for chronic smokers to run, to exercise, and to do different kinds of physical activities. All of these happen because smoking makes your heart beat ...

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