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Smoking and its effects in teens

Posted on June 7, 2011 by
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Do you know that Even A Cigarette a day can cause harm?

Most of the people, especially teens are not aware about the ill effects of smoking. A recent study on smoking have revealed a groundbreaking statement, that is tobacco smoking can result in wide spread brain abnormalities.

It’s known that cerebral cortex is responsible for many higher order functions and these may include functions like information processing, language, and memory. Cortical thickness is closely associated with normal aging. As age increase cortical thickness decreases. This may result in reduced intelligence, and impaired cognition. Recent studies highlighted the impact of smoking on cortical thickness. Cortical thinning in leftmost medial orbitofrontal cortex was observed in smokers. This cortical thinning is proportional to number of cigarettes smoked a day. So heavier smoking results in thinning of cortical tissue. This cortical thinning also results in elevated risk of addiction to smoking.

A study conducted by researchers of University of Montreal revealed the fact that large number of teenagers are trying hard to get rid of smoking, but not able to succeed. A survey conducted on 319 Montreal teenagers showed that, incapability in giving up smoking have lead to lowering their confidence.Dr.Loughlin on of the researcher found that teen smokers will make their first serious attempt after 3 months of smoking and after smoking for 21 months they will find it difficult to quit smoking. So it is really a hectic task to make teens to quit smoke even if they have the desire to do so.

So steps must be taken as to prompt these teenagers to quit smoking. Methods like increasing the cost of cigarettes may reduce the number of smokers as cheap cigarettes discourage them to quit smoking. According to the survey taken by the Canadian Tobacco monitoring (statistics Canada) about 15 percent of the teenagers smoke daily or occasionally. Montreal investigation showed that within nine months teenagers become monthly smokers and in 19 months they become weekly smokers and within 23 months they become daily smokers.

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How to quit smoking at the earliest?

Posted on July 31, 2010 by
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So whats that special with a smoker?Smoking is something through which one himself spoils his health.Recently it was a big news that Hollywood actor Russel Crowe, who was a regular smoker quit smoking.Through regular smoking you get addicted to Nicotine and after a certain level its difficult to quit smoking.But its not at all impossible,follow these tips to quit smoking.

8 tips to quit smoking easily

1.Intake more water or other fluids.

Have more water  or other drinks like juice etc so that your body gets flushed out of Nicotine and Tobacco.

2.Take Deep breaths once you want to smoke.

Experts have said that taking long deep breath can help you not to smoke once you want to smoke.Fill fully your lungs and breath out very slowly.

3.Avoid Sugar,Coffee,Alcohol.

Strictly avoid Alcohol,sugar and coffee for some period as they are stimulants which  increases your desire for Nicotine.Once you get drunk your desire for Cigarettes will increase exponentially,you may think to have just one puff and you might continue smoking.

4. Go to a gym or have regular exercise.

If you are physically healthy you will get healthy mentally also and your desire for Cigarettes should cease periodically.Many men have tried this technique to quit smoking very easily.

5.Have something in your mouth once you want to smoke.

Choosing a substitute will help you a lot to quit smoking,say chewing gum,artificial cigarettes are very helpful.

6.Avoid the company of Smokers for some weeks.

Its being said that a regular smoker get the most tendency to smoke when he sees someone smoking.So avoid the company of other smokers or request them not to smoke in front of you.

7.Read articles  and watch videos about the harmful effects of  Smoking.

Motivation is very much necessary for a venture,so that you need to be motivated all the time.So watch some videos which is available all over the internet about the side effects of Smoking.Always think that by regular smoking you can get heart attack, stroke, or cancer.

8.You save money too!

Just remember that you are spending your own money to buy some Dreaded Diseases in future,Try saving or spending the same money on some other things you feel good.

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The bad effects of Tobacco smoking

Posted on December 18, 2009 by
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Our health depends on the quality o air we breath in our surrounding environment . the concentration of pollutants in a smoky kitchen or in a room of a cigarette smoker is higher than that our outdoors. Studies have shown that tobacco smoke contains at least seven polycyclic hydrocarbons and radio active polonium which can cause cancer. The risk of lung diseases is six times and that of heart diseases twice as compared to a non smoker . there are numerous other disease and disorders that are related to smoking . there is a world wide campaign to banish smoking in public place as smokers affect the health of even non smokers.
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The cigar smoke consists of poisonous gases such as carbon monoxide , carbon dioxide in great amount. The carbon monoxide is too injurious to our health. It forms carboxy haemoglobin with haemoglobin. The oxygen carrying capacity of haemoglobin reduced the smoker may undergo suffocation. Prevention is better than cure . so avoid smoking and save you and others.

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