November 18, 2011
Smoking can cause the following damage to the skin: skin cancer poor wound healing increased infection psoriasis hidradenitis suppurativa bags under the eyes drooping skin deep wrinkles and lines uneven skin tone dry skin While the exact reason behind these changes isnt well understood, most theories suggest premature aging from tobacco is caused by: poor blood flow a breakdown of elastic skin fibers an increase of cell-damaging particles called free radicals The appearance of smoking fingertips can vary from person to person, but it generally involves a yellow-brown stain on the tips of the thumb, index finger, and middle finger
Similar to how its been recently proven that there is no safe level of air pollution, the pollutants from wildfire smoke are not considered safe at any level and carry health risks even at very low levels (source)
British American Tobacco (BAT), home of Reynolds American Inc., only needs to sell two packs of cigarettes (in the U.S.) to make the same profit as it would selling six in other markets. And when it comes to cigarette consumption, price matters
The term 'mid-life crisis', first pinned down by Canadian psychoanalyst Elliott Jaques in 1965, is now widely used in our society and not only by middle-aged people
If you want to improve your health, you should quit smoking
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