People have been smoking for thousands of years. The pioneers of this process were the ancient Indians, who have been doing this since time immemorial. With the discovery of America, this product fell into mass consumption among the inhabitants of the Old World, creating a new problem - tobacco addiction. In addition to increasing vigor and a short-term increase in mental abilities, nicotine was fraught with many harmful properties. Do blood vessels constrict or expand when you smoke? Are there any benefits to using nicotine?
The effect of tobacco
The main active substance responsible for the effect of smoking is nicotine. It is a cholinomimetic agent that can increase the strength of the effect of acetylcholine when smoking. Vessels and other internal organs are subject to its influence. Tobacco also acts on the mental state by increasing the amount of dopamine compounds, which provides a short-term mood boost. It is thanks to this factor that smokers enjoy cigarettes.
Nicotine addiction
Tobacco and its active substances are extremelydangerous. Almost everything in a cigarette is pyrolyzed inside the lungs when smoked. The vessels of the brain and other internal organs also absorb all the substances, of which there are about 50 in a simple cigarette. According to many international studies, nicotine is one of the most dangerous substances associated with addiction. If we take other drugs as an example, such as caffeine, alcohol or marijuana, then the number of addicts becomes many times lower.
Each puff is a new dose. For the time during which a person smokes only one cigarette, he takes about 50 doses. This contributes to the early emergence of long-term dependence. Never, ever start smoking!
Smokers inhale nicotine regularly, which continually fuels their long-term addiction. Only 33% of people who started smoking at any age were able to quit later. Anyone who quits nicotine is in remission throughout his life and can start again at any time, which makes the substance one of the most dangerous on the planet. Smoking is a slow death.
Statistics
In no case should we forget about the terrible statistics of smokers. In the US, for example, the average life expectancy of a smoker is 65 years, which is 13 years lower than that of non-smokers. This is due to how smoking affects blood vessels, the central nervous system, as well as a number of other vital human organs.
If you believe the World He alth Organization, you can find out that every 6 seconds in the worldone smoker dies. This makes nicotine the most dangerous drug in the world. There are more and more smokers every year, which is why we are systematically moving towards the bar of 10 million deaths per year. Because of this, smoking as a factor in mortality begins to outstrip all the diseases and wars of our time.
Diseases such as heart attack and stroke are 4 times higher in smokers than in non-smokers.
The positive effects of smoking: is there any?
The compounds that make up cigarettes are detrimental to all living beings. We have all heard that 1 gram of nicotine can kill a horse. In fairness, it should be noted that 1 gram is about several hundred cigarettes.
Besides the obvious he alth risks, smoking has few positive effects. There is a phenomenon according to which nicotine has a beneficial effect on the intestinal mucosa. Through the circulation, the substance enters the cavity, which can protect against ulcerative colitis. Nicotine, which is present in cigarette smoke, has anti-inflammatory properties. The effect of smoking on blood vessels is negative, but it contributes to the establishment of a balance of neurotransmitters. This reduces the likelihood of the onset and development of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. The process of smoking constricts blood vessels, which increases mental abilities, improves memorization, but still negatively affects the heart.
Based on scientific research, people have long found out that smoking is not a purely negative factor in human life. But this in no way cancels all maliciousconsequences of a terrible habit.
Using nicotine through hookah
Smoking through a hookah is a little different from the usual sipping of cigarettes. When using a hookah, the effect of smoking on blood vessels increases many times over. A person after a long puff can immediately begin to feel dizzy, migraine, and subsequently completely “smoke”, lose consciousness. This is due to the fact that when smoking through a hookah, a large amount of thick and oily tobacco is used. It is not only better absorbed by the body, but its quantity is much larger. If you smoke a hookah every day, then all the risks associated with smoking will make themselves felt much earlier.
How does smoking affect the vessels of the heart?
Since smoking constricts blood vessels, the body requires more oxygen, the load on the heart increases many times, which can cause nicotine hypertension. For this reason, a smoker can earn peripheral vascular disease, as well as atherosclerosis, a disease associated with the formation of plaque on the walls of blood vessels and leading to the appearance of blood clots.
What happens to the vessels of the brain when smoking?
The process causes a decrease in oxygen supply. Nicotine plaques form in the brain, which can cause a stroke from smoking. The vessels of the brain and nervous system can be paralyzed, which will necessarily be accompanied by unbearable pain. Severe headache, depression are constant companionsevery heavy smoker. Although many have not yet reached this stage, it must be understood that this awaits all abusers.
Influence on the vessels of the legs
The eternal problem of smokers is foot problems. If a person smokes for more than 2 years, then unpleasant calls may begin to come to him. The vessels of the legs are affected, which leads to the appearance of various pathologies associated with the musculoskeletal system. The smoker may begin to limp, which in all cases is accompanied by pain in the joints from smoking. Joints and blood vessels can suffer from osteochondrosis, atherosclerosis, endarteritis and many other unpleasant ailments.
In this matter, it is necessary to begin the necessary treatment as soon as possible. The plaques that are produced when smoking can lead to sad consequences, and then to gangrene.
Harming the lungs
The most affected part of the body by nicotine. In fact, it is difficult to overestimate the harm from smoking if you know all the statistics and many studies. Everyone knows that the smoker "coughs" in the morning, which is directly related to tobacco smoking. And this is the least evil of all! Smoking entails the development of emphysema, bronchitis and lung cancer. The risks associated with these diseases for people who smoke are increased 10 times. Such people are 2-3 times more likely to get TB.
Influence on other human organs
Nicotine also has a detrimental effect on the digestive system. Smoking is associated with stomach ulcers, pancreatic cancer, stomach andesophagus. Smoking reduces the level of efficiency of the salivary glands, which increases the concentration of gastric acid. Nicotine relaxes the lower part of the esophageal sphincter, which leads to the development of gastroesophageal reflux disease. This is a chronic disease in which there is a regular spontaneous reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus.
Also an important risk factor is the effect on the genitourinary system. It's no secret that smokers often have problems with "male power". All this is confirmed by experimental data. It is known for certain that smoking and the vessels of the genitourinary system cannot interact normally. Nicotine depresses the organs associated with erection and ejaculation. People who smoke often have problems with premature ejaculation.
The process of smoking is extremely detrimental to all reproductive processes. Vasoconstriction entails a decrease in the production and activity of spermatozoa in men, and in women it worsens the quality of the egg. Under no circumstances should you smoke during pregnancy. This can cause a lot of unnecessary complications in all trimesters, and also contributes to the appearance of various diseases in the fetus.
The oral cavity also suffers from smoking. Nicotine can be the cause of such unpleasant diseases as periodontitis or purulent gingivitis. And in general, if you take good care of your teeth, they will in any case be more yellow than non-smokers.
The skin of a nicotine user is gray and yellow. Atpeople who smoke have yellow fingers, increased wrinkles at an early age, and other skin problems.
The most dangerous factor of smoking is the influence of nicotine and other cigarette compounds on the human genome. Parents who smoke are 53% more likely to have autistic children. They are also more prone to developing tumors.
Why do people smoke?
Cigarettes as such do not have a strong euphoric or sedative effect. Everyone has long known that smoking is harmful, so why do people start smoking? This entails a lot of questions related to the restoration of he alth, people begin to think about how to restore blood vessels after smoking. The answer is very simple!
Smoking has entered the culture of many countries and has become entrenched in it. The process of inhaling tobacco smoke is primarily communication, "smoke breaks" with friends. This is how most people start smoking. However, if everyone in your company smokes, you still don't have to. Always remember that you do not need it, that it is harmful!
