“One cigarette affects your entire body.” – Health Awareness Note

🧠 Brain

  • Nicotine reaches the brain in seconds, causing addiction.
  • Reduces oxygen supply, affecting concentration and memory.
  • Increases risk of stroke over time.

❤️ Heart & Blood Vessels

  • Raises heart rate and blood pressure immediately.
  • Damages blood vessels, making them stiff and narrow.
  • Increases the risk of heart attack, even in young smokers.

🫁 Lungs

  • Irritates airways and damages lung tissue.
  • Reduces lung capacity and oxygen exchange.
  • Triggers cough, breathlessness, and long-term diseases like COPD and cancer.

🩸 Blood

  • Makes blood thicker and stickier, increasing the risk.
  • Reduces oxygen delivery to organs.
  • Harms circulation to hands, feet, and vital organs.

🦷 Mouth & Digestive System

  • Causes bad breath, gum disease, and tooth loss.
  • Increases the risk of mouth, throat, and stomach cancers.
  • Weakens digestion and nutrient absorption.

🧬 Immune System

  • Weakens the body’s defense against infections.
  • Slows wound healing.
  • Increases inflammation throughout the body.

⚠️ The Truth

There is no safe cigarette.
Every puff causes damage.
Quitting—even today—allows your body to start healing immediately.

✅ Choose Life. Choose Health.

Quit smoking. Protect your body. Protect your future.

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✒️ Author: Eelaththu Nilavan
Hospital Pharmacist | Government Medical Researcher
13/01/2026

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