do you smoke??

i met my new science and technology professor today. she's young, pretty, smart, a good speaker and very funny. she also talks fast but that's okay coz it seems like the androgen hormone is more active in her...hehe

so, we've been discussing lots of things..science here..technology there..and so on..it's not that hard to understand coz her english is very clear and she's good at what she is doing. since we've been tackling almost anything that can be related to S&T, we reached the topic cigarette...

did you know that a single cigarette is composed of about 1,700 carcinogens in it?? lead, formaldehyde, acrolein, acetaldehyde..and many others....name it. if you smoke for about a year, it will take 10 years to detoxify your body...even passive smokers are greatly affected.. remember that it produces gas and gas travels very fast for their molecules are very far from each other so you can be intoxicated in just a few seconds.. cigarette smoking is not only responsible for lung cnacer, it can also cause cancer of the pharynx,  mouth, larynx, oesophagus, stomach, pancreas, uterine cervix, kidney, ureter, bladder and colon. Cigarette smoking has also been linked to Leukaemia.

i know people smoke for some reasons...it may be that they live in a cold areas ( but i don't think that's an excuse..it is too lame), they may also think that it's cool, and that it makes them feel more confident and let's not forget glamour. 

the big question is, we know that cigarettes are dangerous for our health but why do people still use them and why do producers still create them?? i think that is because of tax.  you smoke or not, that is your choice. and we are held responsible for all the choices that we make. i mean, who else would take the blame if you suffer cancer right? you bought it, lit it, and inhaled it. it's not too late to stop smoking. it's not going to be easy also. lots of struggles and sacrificing to do..but it's for the better.