Smoking tobacco produces smoke that is inhaled and absorbed into the bloodstream, exposing the body to toxins. These toxins increase blood pressure and the risk of clotting while making bones more brittle. Lungs are severely impacted, increasing risks of diseases like emphysema and lung cancer. Nearly 60% of new smokers begin by age 18, and those who start as teenagers are more likely to become addicted due to increased susceptibility to nicotine and other chemicals. Long-term, smoking-related diseases can cause premature death for those who started as youth.

2.  Smoking is a practice in which a substance is burned and the resulting
smoke breathed in to be tasted and absorbed into the bloodstream. Most
commonly the substance is the dried leaves of the tobacco plant which
have been rolled into a small square of rice paper to create a small, round
cylinder called a “cigarette"

3.  Circulation: when you smoke, the toxins from cigarette smoke enter your blood. The
toxins in your blood then:
Increase your blood pressure and heart rate, making your heart work harder than normal
Make your blood thicker, and increase chances of clot formation
 Bones: smoking can cause your bones to become weak and brittle. Women need to be
especially careful as they are more likely to suffer from brittle bones (osteoporosis) than
non-smokers.
 Skin: smoking reduces the amount of oxygen that gets to your skin. This means that if you
smoke, your skin ages more quickly and looks grey and dull. The toxins in your body also
cause cellulite.
 Lungs: your lungs can be very badly affected by smoking. Coughs, colds, wheezing and
asthma are just the start. Smoking can cause fatal diseases such as pneumonia, emphysema
and lung cancer.

4.  In 2007 , there were more than 3 million American teenagers ( between 12 and 17 years of
age) who reported having consumed a product of snuff in the month before the survey. In the
same year , it was found that nearly 60 percent of new smokers were under 18 when they
smoked a cigarette for the first time . Smokers under 18 , it is likely that more than 6 million
die prematurely from smoking-related disease.
 Teenagers also seem to be more sensitive to the reinforcing effects of nicotine combined
with other chemicals found in cigarettes , thus increasing their susceptibility to becoming
addicted to snuff . As mentioned above, acetaldehyde increases the addictive properties of
nicotine in adolescent , but not in adult animals . A recent study also suggests that there are
specific genes that may increase the risk of addiction in people who start smoking during
adolescence. NIDA continues to actively support research aimed at increasing our
understanding of how and why teens become addicted and develop strategies for prevention
and treatment to meet their specific needs.

5.  Puga: In conclusion we saw in this presentation snuff consumption at different
ages and the effects that cause addiction, not only to him but also to eat around it.
Dante: today there are many people who smoke but that's not bad, bad is that 60
by the way of new smokers are people under 18 and that means young people are
becoming addicted has younger ages and that can cause disease which can lead to
death or very serious conditions that are for permanent such as lung cancer which
is the most affected by the snuff