1. The Short/Long Term Effects of Smoking
Alee, Madison, Hannah, and Ashley
4th Hour.

2. Short Term Effects of Cigarettes
When you start smoking cigarettes, the changes in your body can be monitored.
Some smokers wonder what the short term effects of smoking are…
A person's blood pressure and heart rate are increased
This means the heart is working harder than it should
The blood flow to the body's hands and feet is reduced
There is short-term stimulation to the brain and nervous system
Reduced appetite is seen in some people.
Smoking is a poor way to try to control weight
Bad breath
Stained teeth & fingers
Annoying coughing
Reduced or loss of taste & smell
A reduced immune system often sees smokers getting more colds and flu
with longer recovery time
Reduced potency in men & fertility in women
It affects the skin.
Making smokers look older, earlier.

4. Long Term Effects of Cigarettes
Long term effects of smoking are really scary and you have to wonder why anyone would take up smoking in the first place.
The body's respiratory system suffers the most damage
The chemical filled smoke entering the lungs is the start of many things.
There are types of respiratory infections that result from long term use.
Pneumonia
Chronic bronchitis
Emphysema
A lung disease that is irreversible, incurable, and in some cases fatal.
The heart overworks causing vascular decease & coronary disease.
All kinds of cancers are related to smoking; lung, mouth, throat, stomach, bladder, cervix and more.

5. Short Term Effects of Smokeless Tobacco
Makes your heart beat faster
Can decrease your appetite.
Can cause white leathery sores to form where chewing tobacco is held in the mouth.
Eventually turning into Leukoplakia
Can cause addiction to nicotine.

6. Long Term Effects of Smokeless Tobacco
Leukoplakia
This is white, leathery-feeling spots that can develop into mouth cancer
There are 30,000 Americans who get this disease per year.
Only 50% of people with this survive longer than 5 years.
Irregular heart rates & blood flow

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