What are the harms of smoking to teenagers

Smoking is a very bad lifestyle habit. Long-term smoking can cause great damage to the lungs and may lead to lung cancer. So try not to smoke in normal times. Teenagers' bodies are still in the period of growth and development. If they have bad living habits, it will be very bad for their health. So what are the harms of smoking to the health of teenagers? Let us introduce it below.

First of all, it is a hazard to life. The harm of smoking among teenagers is greater than that among adults. Because teenagers are in a stage of rapid physical growth and development, their organ systems are not yet fully developed, are relatively tender and sensitive, have weak resistance, and absorb various toxic substances more easily than adults, so they are more seriously poisoned. Teenagers’ smoking may also lead to premature aging, premature death, and affect the development of the next generation. Smoking can cause menstrual disorders and dysmenorrhea in young girls.

Second, smoking is harmful rather than beneficial to psychological function. Long-term smoking will lead to a certain degree of decline in attention and stability, and will also reduce people's intelligence level, learning efficiency and work efficiency. Teenagers' addiction to smoking may cause serious degeneration of thinking and damage to intellectual functions, and in severe cases may lead to thinking interruptions and memory impairments. Smoking is harmful to teenagers' intelligence, personality, psychological quality, and academic performance.

Third, smoking among teenagers will encourage them to pursue a hedonistic attitude towards life, increase the financial burden on their parents, promote bad interactions, induce bad behavior, and even lead to crime. In order to get money to buy cigarettes, he resorted to stealing, extortion and robbery.

Teenagers smoking can also bring serious harm to society. Smoking has now become an important cause of fire accidents and endangerment to public safety. Cigarette smoke pollutes the surrounding environment and harms the health of others.

The harms of smoking to the health of teenagers are introduced above. After knowing so much about the harm of smoking to the body, we should pay more attention to taking care of our bodies and maintaining healthy living habits in our daily lives. This is especially important for young people. Doing so can effectively prevent many diseases.