Should Cigarette be Banned from the Society?

            Indonesia is the second biggest tobacco producer in the world. Tobacco grows in a tropical region such as Indonesia, which makes Indonesia is the biggest tobacco producer. Cigarette is one of the products from tobacco. Cigarette itself has the negative effects and the positive effects for our body. Well, aside from the World Health Organization, Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and every medical board and association on the face of the Earth? But should smokers be fortunate enough to dodge all that cancer, heart disease, emphysema and many others, they will be uniquely protected, for reasons unexplained by science against a handful of diseases and afflictions. Call it a silver lining in their otherwise blackened lungs. Although, long-term smoking is a largely ticket to early death. However, smoking cigarette has the positives and negatives effect to our body and our health. 

            There are two positive effects of smoking cigarette. The first is smoking lower risk of knee-replacement surgery. While smokers might go broke buying a pack of cigarettes, they can at least save money by avoiding knee-replacement surgery. Surprising results from a new study have revealed that men who smoke had less risk of undergoing total joint replacement surgery than those who never smoked. The study, from the University of Adelaide in Australia, appears in the July issue of the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism. What could be the connection? Knee-replacement surgery was more common among joggers and the obese; smokers rarely jog, and they are less likely to be morbidly obese. After controlling for age, weight and exercise, the researchers were at a loss to explain the apparent, albeit slight protective effects of smoking for osteoporosis. It could be that the nicotine in tobacco helps prevent cartilage and joint deterioration.

            The second effect is smoking lowers risk of obesity. Smoking, in particular, the nicotine in tobacco smoke is an appetite suppressant. This has been known for centuries, dating back to indigenous cultures in America in the pre-Columbus era. Tobacco companies caught on by the 1920s and began targeting women with the lure that smoking would make them thinner. A study published in the July 2011 issue of the journal Physiology & Behavior, in fact, is one of many stating that the inevitable weight gain upon quitting smoking is a major barrier in getting people to stop, second only to addiction. The relationship between smoking and weight control is complex: Nicotine itself acts as both a stimulant and appetite suppressant; and the act of smoking triggers behavior modification that prompts smokers to snack less. Smoking also might make food less tasty for some smokers, and further curb appetite. As an appetite suppressant, nicotine appears to act on a part of the brain called the hypothalamus, at least in mice, as revealed in a study by Yale researchers published in the June 10, 2011, issue of the journal Science. No respectable doctor would recommend smoking for weight control, given the toxic baggage accompanying cigarettes. This recent Yale study, however, does offer an inkling of hope for a safe diet drug to help obese people control their appetites.

            On the other hand, there are also two negative effects of smoking cigarette. First, one big area of where smoking harms the body is the heart and lungs. Smoking causes your heart to work much harder and faster than normal, meaning tremendous stress on that area. It is because of the blood pressure levels increase as well as the chance of a heart attack or stroke because the blood vessels are constricted. Smokers have a greater chance of developing irregular heartbeats than non-smokers. Even though the heart is beating much faster, Effects on the Body (1997) it is not able to fully circulate the blood and can result in congestive heart failure. Because the lungs have to handle so much smoke, the bronchial lining must thicken for protection. This thickening can lead to a greater chance of lung cancer. Effects on the Body (1997) As the lungs continually push smoke toxins through the body; they will lose the ability to add oxygen to the blood, which can cause difficulty in breathing (emphysema).

            Another huge effect that smoking has on the body is on the skin and in the arms and legs. Smoking causes vasoconstriction. This is where the blood vessels in your skin narrow and oxygen and nutrients cannot get to the skin cells. Vasoconstriction usually occurs in the facial area where one might get premature wrinkling with, Effects on the Body (1997) feet around the eyes and pale, gray skin on the cheeks. Smokers are usually the only group at risk of getting peripheral vascular disease. This is where the blood vessels in the arms and legs have narrowed, which in turn may lead to an amputation of a limb in the future.

            In summary, there are always positives and negatives of smoking cigarette. As we know that, in public always show the negative effect of smoking cigarette especially in the cigarette’s pack itself. People can freely choose whether they want to smoke or to stop smoking cigarette. They know the bad and the good effect of smoking cigarette. My suggestion is keep health and take care of your body.

Reference:

http://www.livescience.com/15115-5-health-benefits-smoking-disease.html

By: Tisyrinul Awwal Fatiani
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