Tobacco smoke contains hundreds of toxic chemicals can directly cause damage to organs. In a recent study surgeon found no safe level of exposure a person exposed to cigarette smoke, both for active smokers and passive smokers.
This is because the cigarette smoke seeping directly into the bloodstream, chemically changing the organ so that the clot and arterial pressure. As a result, the artery narrows and closed. The report also found that even exposure to cigarette smoke in a short time can trigger a heart attack.
"I advise people to try to avoid being around smoke any way you can," said Dr. Regina Benjamin is a medical advisor to President Obama.
However, for those who want to quit smoking, never too late. Start now! Because, in the report also described what happens in the body when a person stops smoking.
- 20 minutes: Blood pressure and pulse rate returned to normal.
- 8 hours: Nicotine and carbon monoxide levels in the blood is reduced half and oxygen back to normal.
- 24 hours: Carbon monoxide is lost from the body. The lungs begin to remove mucus and dirt from any other cigarette.
- 48 hours: The body cleanse nicotine from the body. The ability to feel the sense of smell and taste increases.
- 72 hours: Breathing becomes easier. Bronchial tubes begin to relax and increase energy levels.
- 2-12 weeks: circulation improves.
- 3-9 months: Coughing, and respiratory problems increase with improvement in lung function by 10 percent.
- 5 years: Risk of heart attack drops to about half compared to the smokers.
- 10 years: Risk of lung cancer is half of the smokers. The risk became similar to the non-smokers.
