The risks caused by smoking

Smoking increases blood pressure, which can lead to hypertension - a risk factor for heart attacks and strokes.
• Couples who smoke often have fertility problems than couples who do not smoke.
• Smoking worsens asthma and counteracts asthma medication for worsening inflammation of the airways that the medicine is trying to alleviate.
• blood vessels in the eye are sensitive and can be easily damaged by smoke, causing the appearance of blood and itchiness.
• Heavy smokers are twice as likely to get macular degeneration, which leads to a gradual loss of vision.
• Smokers run an increased risk of cataracts.
• Smokers are 25 percent more patients than the year-day non-smokers.
• Smoking stains your teeth and gums.
• Smoking increases the risk of periodontal disease, which causes swollen gums, bad breath and teeth to fall out.
• Smoking causes acid taste in the mouth and contributes to the development of ulcers.
• Smoking also affects your looks: smokers have paler skin and wrinkles. This is because smoking reduces the blood to the skin and

reduces the level of vitamin A.