There are many things people smoke. It ranges from cigarettes, cigar, weed, marijuana and raw tobacco. Smoking in the cold region has to do with the chilling cold in the chest which the smoke is erroneously supposed to drive away. For some it is part of belonging to a class. To others, it is a habit that has refused to be abandoned. Whatever the reason, makers of cigarette write on it and put in their advertisement that smokers are likely to die young.
The death may result from recurrent chest infections, chronic obstructive airway diseases or cancer of the lungs. Smoking causes heart disease, stroke, it lowers immunity, it increases wrinkles of the skin, increases risk of blood clotting (thrombo-embolism), can be a risk factor in cancer of the cervix, infertility, and early menopause. Smoking is harmful to the body. Non-smokers should not stay where smoking is taking place. The effect on them is worse.
Smoking is a habit that should be dropped, and the good news is that its effects can reverse if it is stopped.
Written by Dr. A.C Umezulike