What Do Cigarettes Cause? Smokers’ Answers Revealed!
Why Smokers Won’t Stop Smoking
No matter what TV ads or experts say, there is only a slim chance that smokers will stop their favorite past time. For some reason, months into the habit will make it a part of their body, as if it was a new body part. Non-smokers will not understand this but inspite of the negative answers to the question “what do cigarettes’ cause”, they will still find ways in order to puff.
Even if you say that smoking can cause millions of death annually, smokers will not really care. They will not stop smoking but just argue that they are still alive. Well, if you do research, there are people who lived to be in their nineties, who smoke boxes. If you must know, there are actually a few who lived to be over a hundred. Take for example Christian Mortensen: he was a cigar smoker almost all his life but he died in 1997 at the age of 114. This is what smokers will build their defense on.
Things People Don’t Know About Smoking
At the same time, there are always two sides to an object. Smoking will always have its negative side but it also has a good side—its beneficial effects. I bet you (reader) didn’t know this. Among the cancers, deaths and all those sicknesses, there are also beneficial smoking effects.
- People smoke because they are stressed. Somehow the nicotine can calm their nerves a bit.
- Smoking can help dieters because it lowers their craving for carbs and sugar. At the same time, it can burn 300 calories a day.
- Smoking can lessen the risks of certain sicknesses such as: Parkinson’s disease, Tourette Syndrome, ADHD and Alzheimer’s disease.
- It can also lessen the chances of you having ulcerative colitis—where the stomach lining is inflamed.
So, before going to a smoker and telling him or her off about their habit, think carefully of what you’re going to say. Chances are, they will have their defense. Although smoking may be quite a dangerous act, it too has a good side.