Side Effects of Smoking- Original Writing

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Side Effects of Smoking- Original Writing

114,000 - The number of deaths caused by smoking every year in the UK

alone, this number is predicted to rise to 495,000 by 2040. But the

question is; are you willing to help bring this down, to zero?

If you have not already realised by now why I am writing this letter

to you, it is to ask for your help. Myself, and infact the majority of

Britain need your help, we need you to ban smoking permanently in the

UK, doing so would help save a massive ammount of people from deaths

due to smoking - Cardiovascular Disease, Lung Canser and Emphysema are

3 of the more serious threats to a smokers health (and also people in

the proximity of a someone smoking), and will be dealt with in more

detail in this letter.

"Smoking is a greater cause of death and disability than any single

disease, according to the World Health Organization.

It kills about 5m people worldwide every year and is a known or

probable cause of some 25 diseases." - This text is taken from BBC

News online, on reading this i instantly became interested in the

facts and figures of smoking and health.

Cigarettes contain more than 4000 chemical compounds and more than 400

toxic substances.

When you inhale, a cigarette burns at 700 degrees C at the tip and

around 60 degrees C in the core. This heat breaks down the tobacco to

produce various toxins.

As a cigarette burns, the residues are concentrated towards the butt.

The products that are most damaging are:

tar, a carcinogen (substance that causes cancer).

nicotine is addictive and increases cholesterol levels in your body.

carbon monoxide reduces oxygen in the body.

components of the gas and particulate phases cause chronic obstructive

pulmonary disorder (COPD).

Research has shown that smoking reduces life expectancy by seven to

eight years. Did you know? On average, each cigarette shortens a

smoker's life by around 11 minutes. That means the average pack of

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