The health effects of smoking“Tobacco smoke is a complex mixture of more than 4,000 chemicals in the form of gases, particles or both. When you inhale cigarette smoke, dozens of harmful substances enter your lungs and spread throughout your body. They can reach the brain, heart and other organs within 10 seconds of the first puff. (Winstanly. M et al 1995) Tobacco is a plant that has been cultivated for thousands of years on which numerous scientific experiments have been carried out. Researchers have looked at the question in many ways. Experiments conducted through research have shown many results regarding the issue, whether smoking is harmless or harmful. The essay will distinguish between the two problems and provide in-depth insight into the issue to evaluate the health damage caused by smoking. It is known that a cigarette contains thousands of chemicals in the form of tobacco. Some of these chemicals are used in other everyday products such as aerosols and paints. It is known that the main contributing chemicals inside a cigarette are nicotine, tar and carbon monoxide. For many years, scientific research has been conducted on these chemicals and the effects they have on the human body and brain. This is due to the increase in cancer. In a recent study (Dossing, M 2001) it is shown that “One in five people dies from lung cancer and 0.5% of people who develop lung cancer have never touched a cigarette”. Study indicates that cigarette smoking has a relationship with lung cancer. “When you take nicotine, it is absorbed into your blood system and reduces blood circulation.” (Dr. Traquet page 49). The effects... half of the paper... y." (Dr. Traquet pp. 48-49) Overview of smoking in the medical and scientific fields shows some harmful effects on health. Bibliography Ash.Org - Nicotine addiction in Gran Brittany. A report from the TobaccoAdvisory Group of the Royal College of Physicians, 2000 (by percentage of smoking-related deaths). /www.smokersclub.com/newsind.htm Date accessed 22/06 /05http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/health-pubhlth-strateg-drugs-tobacco-resources .htm/$FILE/tobcfacts_harms.pdfDate accessed 21/06/05Dossing, M (2001), Smoking and cancer, http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/smoking/index.shtml?articleldent=uk.smoking. facts.smoking.horrors.uk_smoking_article_4475(www.netdoctor.co.uk)