Smoking is a habit that has many adverse effects on one’s health; it can turn into an addiction in most of the cases. Cigarette smoke contains many carcinogenic elements that can wreak havoc on a person’s health and body. Smoking can be very dangerous as it leads to several short-term and long-term diseases.

Ill effects of smoking
A persistent habit of smoking can make a person experience a large number of ill effects in different organs of the body. The respiratory organs mainly face the major adverse effects of smoking. The smoke which is emitted from cigarettes, cigars, or hookah has a high content of hazardous substances such as nicotine, tar, acetone, and carbon monoxide.

How smoking is bad for one’s health
Smoking can be bad for human health in a variety of ways. There are a few short-term and long-term effects of smoking that a person may experience. Some short-term effects of smoking are as follows:

• Yellow fingernails
• Smoky odor from the mouth and clothes
• Black or brown stained teeth
• Allergies
• A runny nose
• Nausea
• Mucus buildup

If a person smokes for a prolonged period of time, he or she can suffer from conditions such as the following. These conditions can cause a hindrance in a person’s daily life:

• A diminishing capacity of lungs
• Tiredness
• Low athletic abilities
• Increase in blood pressure
• Throat irritation

These, although not actual diseases, can be a warning sign of the onset of a disease.

A person can also experience the following effects while cigarette smoking addiction is at its peak level.

• Worsening of the stains on the fingernails
• Involuntary shaking of hands
• Increased raggedness
• Social isolation

Diseases commonly caused due to smoking
There are many diseases that can affect a smoker who is addicted to the habit. Many organs get affected due to the presence of harsh and dangerous chemicals that are generated due to smoking. Below are some diseases that can occur due to persistent smoking.

Brain strokes  – Smoking heavily increase the chances of getting a stroke. Brain cell damage can lead to death in the case of a stroke.

Bone diseases  – Weakening of the bones may occur due to long-term smoking habits. Chances of getting affected with osteoporosis may increase within women who smoke regularly.

Cardiovascular diseases  – Plaque often builds up in the human blood due to excessive smoking. Atherosclerosis, in which the arteries narrow down, can also occur as a result of excessive smoking.

Heart diseases  – Heart attacks and other cardiovascular ailments commonly occur among people who smoke persistently.

Immune system disorders  – Autoimmune diseases like Cohn’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis may occur due to an addiction to smoking.

Lungs diseases  – The lungs can also be affected the most when it comes to diseases caused due to smoking. Some of the alarming lung diseases have been listed as follows:

• Lung cancer:  Smoking is majorly related to the development of lung cancer. A scar may occur in the lungs due to excessive smoking. It can develop further to become a cancerous tissue.
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – There is no cure for this disease. A person may experience conditions like tightening of the chest, breathlessness, and wheezing.
• Emphysemia  – This is a type of COPD which is both incurable and irreversible in nature. In this disease, the number of air sacs in the lungs reduce. It can cause a person to experience difficulty in breathing. They may need an oxygen mask every time to breath.
• One can also experience conditions such as asthma, pneumonia, and tuberculosis as a result of smoking.

Mouth diseases  – Squamous cell cancer is a common mouth disease that a smoker may suffer from.

Reproductive abnormalities  – There are a number of reproductive abnormalities that can occur due to excessive smoking. Conditions like premature birth, miscarriage, infant illness, and stillbirth may occur if the mother is an addict.