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Tobacco’s Toll: Looking at the Long-Term Systemic Effects
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: Received: 12 July 2023 / Approved: 13 July 2023 / Online: 14 July 2023 (09:29:44 CEST)
How to cite: Patil, A.; Singh, N. Tobacco’s Toll: Looking at the Long-Term Systemic Effects. Preprints 2023, 2023070950. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.0950.v1 Patil, A.; Singh, N. Tobacco’s Toll: Looking at the Long-Term Systemic Effects. Preprints 2023, 2023070950. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.0950.v1
Abstract
Tobacco use is bad for your health in many ways, not just your lungs. It affects many other parts of your body, including your nervous system. This abstract looks at the link between smoking and the nervous system and shows how smoking affects the nerve system in specific ways. There are a lot of different diseases and risks that can come from smoking. By weakening blood vessels and making it easier for blood clots to form, smoking makes the chance of having a stroke much higher. Using tobacco is also linked to a drop in brain function and memory problems, as well as a higher chance of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Also, people who smoke have a higher chance of getting multiple sclerosis, which is a long-term autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. It can also cause peripheral neuropathy, which can damage nerves and cause tingling, pain, and stiffness in the limbs. Nicotine, the substance that makes tobacco addicting, changes the brain's reward circuits. This makes it hard to stop smoking because it leads to addiction. In addition to these effects on the body, smoking also has effects on the mind. It makes mood disorders like sadness and anxiety more likely, making the symptoms worse and hurting general health. Understanding the effects of smoking on the brain is important for improving overall health and getting people to stop smoking. Public health efforts, education, and targeted interventions are needed to make people aware of these risks and help them make choices about smoking that are based on accurate information. By looking at how smoking affects the brain, we can try to make people's lives better and protect their and their communities' well-being.
Keywords
Tobacco; smoking; diseases; health; mind
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Medicine and Pharmacology
Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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