People have been smoking for several thousand years. The discoverers 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 dependence. In addition to increasing vigor and a short-term increase in mental abilities, nicotine was fraught with many harmful properties. Do vessels narrow or expand when smoked? Is there any benefit from using nicotine?
Tobacco action
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, increasing the number of dopamine compounds, which provides a short-term increase in mood. It is thanks to this factor that smokers enjoy cigarettes.
Nicotine addiction
Tobacco, as well as its active substances, are extremely dangerous. Almost everything in a cigarette pyrolyzes inside the lungs when smoked. The vessels of the brain and other internal organs also absorb all substances, of which there are about 50 in a simple cigarette. According to many international studies, nicotine is one of the most dangerous substances with which dependence is associated. If we take other narcotic substances, for example, caffeine, alcohol or marijuana, the number of addicts becomes many times lower.
Each puff is a new dose. During 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 and never start smoking!
Smokers inhale nicotine regularly, which constantly fuels their long-term dependence. Only 33% of people who started smoking at any age were subsequently able to quit. Anyone who throws nicotine throughout their lives is in remission and can start again at any time, making 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 USA, for example, the average life expectancy of a cigarette lover is 65 years, which is 13 years lower than that of non-smokers. This is due to the way smoking affects blood vessels, the central nervous system, as well as a number of other vital human organs.
If you believe the World Health Organization, you can find out that every 6 seconds in the world one 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 to the bar of 10 million deaths per year. Because of this, smoking as a factor in mortality begins to outstrip all diseases and wars of our time.
Diseases such as heart attack and stroke are 4 times higher in smokers than in non-smokers.
Positive effect of smoking: is it?
The compounds that make up cigarettes are harmful to all living things. We have all heard that 1 gram of nicotine can kill a horse. In fairness, it is worth noting that 1 gram is about several hundred cigarettes.
In addition to the obvious harm to health, smoking has a small amount of positive properties. There is a phenomenon according to which nicotine has a beneficial effect on the intestinal mucosa. Through blood 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 helps to establish a balance of neurotransmitters. This reduces the likelihood of the onset and development of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. The process of smoking narrows blood vessels, which helps to increase mental abilities, improves memory, 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 the harmful effects of a terrible habit.
The use of nicotine through a hookah
Smoking through a hookah is a bit different than just sipping a cigarette. When using a hookah, the effect of smoking on blood vessels increases many times. 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 amount is much larger. If you smoke a hookah every day, then all the risks associated with smoking will be felt much earlier.
How does smoking affect the blood vessels of the heart?
Since smoking constricts blood vessels, the body requires more oxygen, the load going to 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 when smoking with the vessels of the brain?
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 companions of every heavy smoker. Although many have not yet reached this stage, it must be understood that this awaits all abusers.
Effect on the vessels of the legs
The eternal problem of smokers is leg 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 entails the appearance of various pathologies associated with the musculoskeletal system. The smoker may begin to limp, which in all cases is accompanied by joint pain 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. Plaques that are produced by smoking can lead to sad consequences, and then to gangrene.
Harm to the lungs
The most nicotine-affected part of the body. In fact, it is difficult to overestimate the harm from smoking, if you know all the statistics and a lot of research. Everyone knows that in the morning the smoker “coughs”, which is directly related to tobacco smoking. And this is the smallest 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 suffer from tuberculosis 2-3 times more often.
Effect on other human organs
Nicotine adversely affects the digestive system. Smoking is associated with stomach ulcers, cancer of the pancreas, stomach and esophagus. Smoking reduces the level of salivary glands, which increases the concentration of acid in the gastric juice. The lower part of the esophageal sphincter relaxes from nicotine, which entails the development of gastroesophageal reflux disease. This is a chronic disease in which regular spontaneous reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus occurs.
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 inhibits organs associated with erection and ejaculation. Smokers often have problems with premature ejaculation.
The smoking process is extremely detrimental to all reproductive processes. Vasoconstriction entails a decrease in sperm production and activity in men, while in women it affects the quality of the egg. In no case 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 carefully monitor your teeth, then in any case they will be more yellow than non-smokers.
Nicotine skin is gray and yellow. People who smoke have yellow fingers, increased wrinkles at an early age, and other skin problems.
The most dangerous factor in smoking is the effect 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 tumors.
Why do people smoke?
Cigarettes as such do not have a bright euphoric or sedative effect. Everyone has long known that smoking is harmful, so why do people start smoking? This entails many questions related to the restoration of health, 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 strengthened in it. The process of inhaling tobacco smoke - this is primarily communication, "smoke breaks" with friends. That is how most people begin to smoke. However, if everyone in your company smokes, then you still do not have to. Always remember that you do not need it, that it is harmful!