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The effects of smoking
A smoking cigarette gives you:
• Nicotine
• Carbon monoxide
• Tar
• Carbon
Carbon
Inflames the airways
Triggers asthma
Linked to bronchitis
Affects the ciliated cells
Normal cells lining the windpipe and bronchus have tiny hairs.
Tar can damage these cells so lung infections are common.
Sticky mucus traps dust and microbes.
The hairs moves it out of the lungs.
Nicotine
Chemical in tobacco plant cells
Addictive – affects the way the brain works
Stimulant drug
Carbon monoxide
Poisonous gas
Absorbed by red blood cells
Stops them carrying oxygen
Tar
A mixture of chemicals
Affects the ciliated cells
Condenses in the lungs
Linked to cancer
Linked to heart disease
Linked to circulation problems
Substance in cigarette smoke
Type of substance
Effect on the body
Disease
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