Side Effects of Smoking

Side Effects of SmokingTobacco companies have solicited the ‘benefits’ of smoking cigarettes with phrases that deem tobacco as a natural product and by making it seem as safe as breathing oxygen. However it is too apparent that cigarettes can kill! Although there has been a lot of research into this field, and although science tells us that it can damage our lungs, many of us believe we can overcome the side effects of smoking.

Smoking has a lot of unwanted side effects other than the huge list of serious problems that can develop as a result of smoking. There are a lot of minor problems, such as respiratory trouble, coughs and colds which are as a result of a weakening immune system which happens due to the smoke.
The side effects of smoking that affect other aspects of your life cost you something else. Often times friendships or loved ones are the risk factor you can loose with smoking. Smoking leads to a terrible smell in the clothes you wear and is something you’ll carry with you wherever you tread. Many people hate smokers and smoking in the house isn’t always a safe option. If your clothes reek, the smell can be rubbed off on the sofas and it hangs in the air for a while as well.

Worse than that, smoking leads to bad breath. If your mouth smells, then people might not want to spend time around you. Chances of you finding a partner or even kissing your partner start to wane, of course, unless your partner smokes too!

Even your own house will stink of smoke, especially the curtains and the paint. The paint will turn yellowish over time and the curtains will need to be washed regularly.

Stopping a habit like smoking is tough for any individual. Once someone decides to quit, there can be some difficult side effects on the body since the system has already become addicted to nicotine. Anyone who is on the road towards quitting smoking has to keep it in their minds to have strong will power so that they can force themselves from being tempted to have a smoke. Involving yourself in several activities in and around the house is something that will allow you to keep your mind off the cigarettes. Keep yourself happy, and don’t let the idle mind be a devil’s workshop. So try not to be alone.

The other side effect is that it can have an immediate impact on your finances. Depending on how much you smoke and where you are living, the finances will still be hit by the packs of cigarettes you buy. Five pounds a packet of twenty cigarettes in the UK alone accounts for over 1800 pounds every year if one smokes a whole pack a day! That’s surely one foreign trip gone up in smoke! You only way to avoid the side effects of smoking is to quit once and for all