Cause Effect Rewrite

Smoking is considered one of the most dangerous habits that an individual can have. Smoking kills an average of 450,000 people each year. That is more than car accidents, drunk driving, and illegal substances. So why is it that people still continue to smoke? What causes people to want to smoke even knowing the deadly effect? Cigarette smoke does not only effect the smoker’s body and health, it effects the non-smoker’s around them even worse. There are many causes which make people smoke and the effect of smoking to their health. Although smokers claim that it helps them to relax and release stress, the negative aspects of the habit take over the positive. As it has been stresses by the scientists and experts, there are some very severe reasons of smoking, but its crucial consequences should also be taken into consideration. However, it can be divided into two main causes which are physical and psychological. The first cause which is physical, concerns the human body’s needs like nicotine. Nicotine contained in cigarettes is an addictive substance. It is the chemical which causes addiction. Nicotine reduces tension in the muscle and allows smokers to relax, so they feel that they can relieve stress by smoking. A small amount of nicotine makes smokers feels more energy and improves concentration. The second main cause of smoking is psychological which seems to be a very important factor for people to get addicted. One of the psychological situations which drive people to smoke is low self-esteem. Smoking Causes many diseases and is a slow way to die. Smoking can affect many other parts of the body that most people are unaware of. Smoking can cause major problems with many body parts including the eyes, mouth, throat, lungs, heart, stomach and pancreas. The effect of smoking to the eyes is smoker have a two to three times greater chance of developing cataracts, a leading cause of blindness and a cataract causes the cells around the lens to turn white. The effect to the mouth and throat that smoking causes is mouth cancer, and smoking causes cancer of the larynx and cancer of the esophagus. Furthermore, the lung and heart get the effect of smoking too. Smokers are at greater risks of lung cancer, and smoking causes atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries. The stomach and pancreas also get the effects from smoking. Smokers are more likely to get peptic ulcers than a non-smoker. Smokers also can get the stomach cancer and pancreatic cancer. Smoking does not just effect the smoker, it also effects those who are not smoking by the smoke that is released by the cigarette. Secondhand smoke can also cause cancer to the non-smokers. Secondhand smoke contains a higher concentration of these carcinogens than the smoke inhaled by smokers. Secondhand smoke can also cause respiratory problems and heart disease to non-smokers. Secondhand smoke also can give the effect to pregnant women, which can cause the pregnancy complications when the mother in hales the smoke from smokers. There are so many short and long term health effects which smoking can have throughout one’s life. Needless to say, the effects of smoking are disastrous. According to the researchers, non-smokers live on average about 14 years longer than smokers. If you are a smoker, and you want to live a longer and healthier life, you should seriously consider quitting as soon as possible.