Smokers smoke tobacco. Many chew it. Whatever form it may be in tobacco, which contains nicotine, provides much relief from mental stress. Smokers get addicted to it. Tobacco has positive effects as well as negative effects also.

Tobacco being injurious to health many socially conscious persons are trying to help smokers to get rid of the habit. Why so? Tobacco has many side-effects.

What are the side effects of tobacco?

1. Children who inhale the smoke let out by smokers and also young adults who smoke can have their lungs growing at a slower rate.
2. Lung functioning gets damaged.
3. Causes cancer such as throat cancer, lung cancer etc.
4. One can suffer from cardio-vascular diseases.
5. Children exposed to the smoke are likely to suffer from ear-infections, bronchitis, asthma attacks.
6. Pregnant women who smoke can have pregnancy complications and can deliver premature babies. Also it can result in stillbirth.
7. Babies born of pregnant women who smoke can weigh less.
8. Nicotine is addictive.
9. Those women who smoke and breast feed pass on nicotine and other chemicals contained in it through their milk to the baby.
10. Tobacco in larger amounts can cause death.
11. Excessive smoking causes pre-mature deaths.
12. Tobacco stains the teeth and gums.
13. Smoking causes serious diseases such as cardio-vascular diseases, respiratory problems etc
14. Bad Breath.
15. Causes gum recession.
16. Oral lesions.
17. Hairy black tongue.
18. Red inflammation of the upper part of the mouth.
19. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
20. Smoking can cause infertility.

Tobacco helps one relax, but is injurious to health. Many people are habituated to tobacco. Cigarettes, which contain tobacco and pipes which require tobacco can also be harmful to health. Chewing tobacco causes equal risk to health.

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