Smoking and Alcohol

No amount of gold or silver can make a nation strong, its healthy citizens who can do so. Smoking and alcohol are one of the most preventable causes of death.  Tobacco was 1^st introduced in Europe,  Germany in the 15^th century. Later it was brought to India by Portugese, since then its consumption is increasing rapidly. Nearly one-third of the people die due to tobacco and alcohol related problems. Cigarette contains carcinogenic components and nicotine that are addictive drugs. The smoke released as toxic component which when enter a blood stream reduce the oxygen carrying capacity of our blood, thus affecting all organs of the body.

Rightly it is said “ Cigarette is a tobacco rolled in a paper with smoke at one end and a fool on the other”

Smokers and alcoholics are prone to victims of the various diseases like Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis, Angina, Duodenal Ulcers, Osteoporosis, Diabetes, Hearing loss, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Impotence, Tobacco Amblyopic, Impaired Immune System, Cohn’s disease, Depression, Osteo Arthritis, Cataract, Early Menopauses, Liver diseases. The diseases causing death to smokers are Cancer, Heart disease, Atherosclerosis, Stroke, Respiratory diseases, gastric ulcers etc.