Respiration and Smoking

5000 toxic chemicals in 1 cigarette

Tar builds up on teeth and gums

Nerve endings in your nose are damaged reducing the ability to smell

Cilia become damaged and are no longer able to clear the airways

You are more likely to develop the diseases like Bronchitis and Emphysema

Alveoli can fill with tar and are no longer able to hold Oxygen

Carbon monoxide enters your blood stream and displaces Oxygen leading to Oxygen deprivation

Nicotine makes your blood vessels thicken and platelets become sticky, blocking those blood vessels

Blood clots will then form increasing the risk of heart attacks or strokes

Nicotine also causes DNA mutations, leading to cancers