Question
Why are adolescents especially advised not to smoke? How does smoking affect the functioning of the body?
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Answer
Adolescents are advised not to smoke for the following reasons:
- Smoking paves way for hard drugs.
- Smoking is associated with increased incidences of cancers of lung, throat and bronchitis and emphysema, smoking also increases carbon monoxide content in blood and reduces the concentration of haem-bound oxygen.
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