The effects of snuff are more than shown and are nothing positive. Each year there are four million deaths from diseases related to the consumption of snuff, according to estimates by the World Health Organization.
In Spain, the effects of snuff also take their toll. Every day about 150 people die from the effects of snuff according to a study of the Catalan Society of Pneumology (SOCAP) and the Spanish Association Against Cancer in Catalonia.
It is well known that snuff causes lung cancer, approximately 90% of cases of this disease relate to snuff.
What else happens in the body from smoking?
Here’s a summary of some of the most common effects of snuff:
* Less oxygen to the organs
* Blood vessels are damaged
* Paralyzes respiratory cilia
* Ulcers* Eye Damage
* It makes you grow old
* Fertility problems
* Impotence
* Negatively affects children’s health
Less oxygen to the organs
Carbon monoxide reduces the amount of oxygen reaching the organs. This oxygen depletion can have serious consequences such as heart attacks or strokes. Nicotine also increases heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure and coronary flow.
The effects of snuff decreased lung tissue elasticity. Cigarette smoke causes respiratory inflammation and interferes with the normal expansion and contraction of the lungs.
Carbon monoxide, the poison hidden in the smoke of the cigarette, causes heart disease. Carbon monoxide robs the blood oxygen. As a result, tissues receive less oxygen, the food necessary to stay healthy.
