Steemit Engagement Challenge Season 8 Week 3: Smoking Kills
Hello everyone, how are you doing, I hope everyone is doing great. I welcome you to week 3 season 8 of the engagement challenge in the STEEMIT HEALTH community, and here I shall be participating in the contest discussion of "Smoking Kills".
Smoking is more of an addiction rather than what people enjoy, people smoke for a lot of reasons, some tend to justify this habit, but at the same time we can't justify smoking based on the damaging effects it has on the human body system, smoking is likely to cause lots of damage such as Lung cancer or kidney disease, the reason for the development of the statement "Smokers are liable to die Young".,
In this article, I shall discuss the negative impacts smoking has on the body , the main reasons for smoking addiction, and as well discuss how it is likey for people to reduce their smoking addiction, Happy Reading!!.
The Phrase “Smoking Kills!” is a word that we often use when it comes to discussing smoking addiction. But is the exact meaning?
Smoking is known to be one of the highest causes of death in the world, and it is also responsible for a lot of health problems, smoking causes very harmful diseases such as lung cancer, heart disease, and kidney disease.
In a simple explanation, smoking kills because it has the ability to cause damage to our bodies and increases the rate of developing heart deadly diseases which are likely to shorten the human lifespan.
Another important question is, If Smoking Kills, Why do people still become addicted to it?
Smoking addiction is caused by the human mentality. Even despite knowing that this kills, there is this mental development in the brain that sorts of creates a feeling of pleasure while in the act, so in this case the brain sort of led them to believe the Cons outweigh the Pros.
Smoking addiction is more of a mental effect, some people already made up their minds that they can only feel peace and relaxation while smoking especially those going through tough times, they see smoking as a way out of their problem which might vacate temporarily, but they are okay with it regardless despite knowing the damaging effect of it.
So all things considered, this is the reason people continue to smoke, even when they know the dangers of it. The addiction has become so strong that it is now difficult for them to quit, even if they want to.
NO!!, I don't smoke and neither am I addicted to smoking, but I have had an experience with a friend who had OD'd from smoking and was taken to a psychiatric clinic, but unfortunately after he got out in a year, he has not left the smoking behavior totally, addiction is really hard!!
Although I did notice some changes in his health behavior when he started becoming addicted. For example, he began to develop bad breath and rough teeth, and he also coughs often.
All in all, smoking addiction can lead to severe health problems in the body system, such as lung cancer, and kidney disease.
There are several ways in which we can help individuals to reduce their smoking addiction.
1 - Educate People: - We may need to educate people about the dangers of smoking and the effect it has on the body and I believe that this can safely help them quit.
2 - More TV Advertisement - Government can help by organizing several tv campaigns and advertisements that highlight the harmful effects of smoking.
3 - Therephy Session: We can also support people who are addicted to smoking by providing them with therapy sessions, and talking to them about their feeling or whatever is giving them life difficulties.
Smoking addiction is more of a mental disease that was developed by the brain system which makes the brain believe in the current pleasure it's getting while neglecting the side effects of it. smoking is a serious problem that has deadly consequences.
It is important that we understand the dangers of smoking and also provide support to those who are already addicted to it. By enlightening smokers about its damages, we can help reduce the rate of smoking addiction, Remember, smokers, are liable to die Young. Thank you everyone for coming, I hereby invite @solexybaba, @josepha, and @Sahmie to participate in the contest as well.
Thank you so much for participating in this engagement challenge I really agree with you that's smoking causes a lot of damage to your heart and then ultimately cause the heart disease as well as suffocation by developing respiratory diseases also.
I wish you success in this engagement challenge.
Fumar es el peor de los vicios, aunque cualquier vicio es malo en realidad, debemos ayudar a las personas abandonar este mal hábito nuestra salud es lo principal para disfrutar la vida
Saludos
I totally agree with you on this;
"Smoking addiction is more of a mental effect, some people already made up their minds that they can only feel peace and relaxation while smoking especially those going through tough times, they see smoking as a way out of their problem which might vacate temporarily, but they are okay with it regardless despite knowing the damaging effect of it"
People really feel smoking is a way out for their pains and depression so therefore there is really a need to create more awareness to counter that ideology in the minds of smokers and put to the minimal the rate at which people smokes. Thank you for sharing your view on this @badmus-official i really learnt alot from this post.
Hey, @badmus-official! Your post about smoking is really informative and engaging. It's great to see people like you spreading awareness about the dangers of smoking and its negative impact on our health . Your post is well-organized and easy to follow which makes it really helpful for anyone who wants to learn more about the topic . I appreciate the effort you put into presenting the facts and statistics on smoking, as well as your personal experiences & thoughts on the matter .