Affects Of Cigarett Smoking

There are many habits that are developed in every person. People tend to develop these habits through their exposures to the natural environment, what ever that may be. Many habits go on undetected or that a person may not be aware of the habits that he or she has. Although some habits are helpful in a person's life, other habits are known to be harmful even addictive to a person's life. Smoking cigarettes is one of those habits that are detrimental to one's health and longevity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cigarette smoking is the single most preventable cause of premature death in the United States (CDC, 2005). Smoking cigarettes can cause many diseases in a person's body that can shorten the lifespan of a person. Many people who smoke heavily have been known to develop diseases that can affect the human body in severe ways. I believe that smoking cigarettes will shorten the health and longevity of a person's life. We will try to understand the habits or addictions of smoking cigarettes and the consequences of such habits in smoking cigarettes.

Habits that are not understood and dealt with immediately eventually become addictions that are much more than a person can handle on his or her own will. Addiction is characterized as a state of physiological or psychological dependence on a substance, or a persistent compulsive use of a substance known by the user to be harmful (Merriam-Webster, 2005). Many people grapple with habits and addictions that potentially hurt them physically, mentally and eventually their loved ones. Smoking is a habit or an addiction that many people have to deal with daily. Doctors and well educated people in the field of medicine and human behavior believes that since smoking is an acquired behavior of choice, it can be cured through help in coping with his or her own addiction. In trying to understand addictions, one should remember that certain urges will be felt by the person suffering from addiction. I believe that such emotional dissatisfaction is common when faced with the thought of losing

anything that is assigned value by people. Through the support of others to help combat one's personal addictions, successful diminishment of such habits can be achieved.

Each year, more than 400,000 Americans die from cigarette smoking (CDC, 2005). Lung cancer is one of the diseases that by smoking the contents inside the cigarettes or consuming nicotine can cause harmful affects on a person's body resulting in precipitating death. Smoking cigarettes can cause deterioration in the lungs of a person creating difficulties in breathing that can have cancerous results. Smoking not only causes lung cancer but also other cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Smoking in my opinion is a bad habit that a person should try to avoid and not start with in life. On the other hand, I have heard stories told that in some rare cases, smoking has worked in a positive way. The result of smoking

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