Chapter 1
What happens inside the body
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Chapter 2
The history of tobacco and marketing
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Chapter 3
The hidden environmental and social toll
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Chapter 4
The science of addiction and recovery
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The true cost of smoking
Ch 1 · What happens inside the body
haloo43 Smoking inside the body
From that first deep breath, it only takes ten seconds to hit your head and take over the wheel.
haloo43 Toxic smoke paralyzes the tiny hair-like structures in the airways that keep lungs clean.
Fun Fact
Cold fingers: Nicotine reduces blood flow so quickly that a smoker's finger temperature can drop by several degrees after just one cigarette.
haloo43 Inhaling cigarette smoke floods the blood with carbon monoxide, starving vital organs of oxygen.
Glossary
nicotine (noun)
A highly addictive chemical compound found in tobacco plants that acts as both a stimulant and a sedative. Upon inhalation, this stimulant reaches the human brain in seven seconds, raising heart rate and blood pressure.
A highly addictive chemical compound found in tobacco plants that acts as both a stimulant and a sedative. Upon inhalation, this stimulant reaches the human brain in seven seconds, raising heart rate and blood pressure.
Quiz
Which hormone is released by the adrenal glands when nicotine enters the bloodstream?