Cigarette smoking is harmful to health. So, you can get cancer, 'the legal warning is written on the pack of cigarettes, but it does not seem to have any effect on the smokers. According to a recent survey, India is the fourth largest smoker in the world. So it is clear that any statutory warning does not affect smokers. It is not known whether smoking can cause a variety of ailments, from high blood pressure to heart attack and from diabetes to impotence.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), smoking is the leading cause of death globally. Cigarettes and cigarette smoke contain more than 4,700 harmful chemical compounds, the most toxic. A middle-aged person who smokes more frequently is more likely to die sooner than a non-smoker.

Tobacco is a plant of the genus Nicotiana in the genus Solanaceae. There are more than fifty species of this plant and they are used to make tobacco for sniffing, sniffing, or eating. Nicotianatabacum and Rustica are specially used for smoking.

Be sure to read the reasons given below to know how harmful smoking is for the body.

1- Risk of heart attack and stroke-

Smokers have a 25% higher risk of developing lung cancer because the chemicals in cigarette smoke affect the overall structure of your blood. These chemicals are more likely to cause your blood to clot. Therefore, such patients are more likely to develop cardiovascular and heart problems.

2 - Lung disease

Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are a growing disease that affects smokers. These diseases are never cured. Because of this, it becomes difficult to breathe. Breathing also becomes difficult due to blockage in the lungs. Smoking reduces the supply of blood and oxygen to many parts of your body, which makes you feel tired and short of breath.

3 - Smoking causes premature ejaculation:

The problem of premature ejaculation in older men is more common in young men who smoke. The main reasons for this may be a lack of blood supply, insensitivity in the penis, heart problems, and low stamina. All these factors make the reproductive system of such men dysfunctional. Early ejaculation of semen occurs.

4 - Smoking can cause cancer

Of course, you all know that smoking can cause cancer but if you think that smoking only causes lung cancer then this is not true because smoking causes nose, mouth, larynx, trachea, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, Bone marrow and blood can cause cancer.

5 - Smoking weakens the brain

Frequent smoking also affects IQ. The supply of oxygen to the brain decreases and the amount of carbon dioxide increases, which also affects hemoglobin. Prolonged smoking affects the ability to analyze problems and deal with various issues in the workplace.

6 -Smoking causes Erectile Dysfunction-

A paper published by the NHS found that smoking and erectile dysfunction were closely linked. This makes it difficult to prevent erections. Chemicals in smoking cause changes in the blood vessels in a man's penis, which can lead to the inadequate blood supply to his penis. If nicotine is not the case, it may be a bad effect.

 7 - Blockage in the leg veins

People who smoke are 16 times more likely to have a blockage in the veins of their legs. Patients who ignore the early signs of blockage in the veins of the legs are more likely to have gangrene.

Smoking is a serious addiction and getting rid of it is very important.  The above guidelines will help you to of quit smoking.