There are numerous effects.
First of all, the tar in the cigarettes sets in lungs and cannot be easily thrown out (smoker's cough).
Mineral particles in the smoke stick into the lung tissue and cause miniature ruptures of the alveoals. In time, alveolas go dead, and there is no replacement for them.
Particles, that are not stuck in the tissue, get wrapped by "slime", which is hard to cough out. It remains in the lungs, and may cause pneumonia. The slime is also very good environment for bacteria to grow.
If many ruptures are concentrated in one place, the damage can cause enormous growth of the tissue, but with cell metabolism changed, and lung cancer begins to spread.
Shortage of oxygen cause lungs to work harder, to provide enough oxygen to the body. Damaged tissue contains blood cloggs that may be moved by intensive lung movement, start flowing through the blood vessels and obstruct the flow through tiny blood branches, which leads to the lung infarct.
Is this enough, or You want to be frightened for some more?
2006-06-16 00:33:25
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answered by Vlada M 3
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I was in Veterinarian Research for 15 years, where at that time we used Rats as our Hosts for smoke inhalation studies. We piped in direct smoke from unfiltered cigarettes, then from that cage would be the second hand smoke, and so on and so on... NEVER was there an instance where smoking caused "cancer" and it has never been proved that it does.
However, it "does" cause loss of cells in the lungs, which in turn cause less oxygen into the blood stream. Eventually we saw the effects of emphysema. This is a condition where the lung marked by abnormal dilation of its air spaces and distension of its walls. These "dilations" or "bubbles" can burst, and thus effect the heart.
To summarize, smoking eventually effects your lungs, and if untreated, can eventually end in death.... although, please note, there have been many many "chain smokers" who lived to be a ripe old age with very low percentage of any illness whatsoever, and scientist's are still puzzled over it.
2006-06-20 14:31:01
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answered by Lady Trucker 2
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Try and watch a smoker run around the corner and you will see the effects of respiration. Their lungs are so coated with tar and crap that they can't even breathe properly.
Let's not even get started on cancer and other things that happen as a result of smoking...
2006-06-20 02:06:46
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answered by Lisa 5
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Basically, cigarettes contain many carcinogens, tar, and chemicals that are toxic to the body. The tar actually coats the sensitive cells of your lungs so that they can't absorb as much oxygen anymore. Thus, you will have shortness of breath and less of an ability to absorb oxygen. Also, it will irritate your bronchi, bronchioles, and your lungs. This will cause coughing and more difficulty to breathe. Cigarettes are bad for you (that's pretty obvious) and they're a waste of money.
2006-06-14 11:51:01
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answered by King Yellow 4
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Smoking just about gave me cancer good thing I found out soon before it started so I immediately stopped Cold Turkey.
2006-06-17 17:44:30
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answered by ? 4
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very bad.you can see and hear on the news.and if you look at people that smookes you can see how bad it is how they couph how the smoke goes every way how they smeel and how the smoke bothers other people.it is real bad.
2006-06-07 12:31:54
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answered by what is the good word? 4
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My grandma died from infazema, my friends in the hospital.
2006-06-21 09:29:17
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answered by Mike 3
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no effects
2006-06-16 12:49:48
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answered by not me 2
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devastation.
2006-06-20 11:45:25
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answered by Anonymous
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DEATH
2006-06-16 01:27:00
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answered by uselessadvice 4
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