- The most famous diseases caused by smoking addiction
- What other diseases can cigarette smoking cause?
The addiction to smoking cigarettes often results in the formation of many serious diseases, in particular cancer, respiratory and blood system.
The most famous diseases caused by smoking addiction
It is estimated that smoking in the form of cigarettes is the cause of 90%. all lung cancer cases.
- cancer of the mouth, larynx, pharynx, esophagus, pancreas, lung, stomach, kidney, bladder, cervix,
- smoking can also cause some types of leukemia,
- respiratory failure, emphysema, acute bronchitis and acute respiratory infections,
- stroke, heart attack, gangrene (gangrene), aneurysm, high blood pressure and atherosclerosis.
What other diseases can cigarette smoking cause?
Addiction to nicotine in the form of smoking often causes a disease called cataracts, severe pneumonia and aortic aneurysms.
The addiction to smoking can also seriously affect the reproductive system in both men and women, e.g. it can result in miscarriage, premature birth, low weight of the newborn, sudden death of the child. Smoking in pregnant women can also cause some childhood diseases, such as ADHD. The average weight of newborns in smoking women is on average 200 grams less than in non-smoking mothers.
It is worth noting that not only smokers are at risk of the dangerous effects caused by nicotine. Cigarette smoke can be inhaled by non-smokers in the vicinity of smokers - this is called secondhand smoke. Scientists show that the relationship between passive smoking and the increased risk of cardiovascular disease, lung cancer and others is significant.
The ICD-10 International Classification of Diseases and Health Problems recognizes nicotine addiction as a disease (chronic) that often accompanies relapses through a return to addictive smoking. Addiction to nicotine and quitting smoking requires appropriate treatment.