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May 17th, 2009 | 
Author: At short-term (I'm not talking about cancer and stuff), what happends exactly to the lungs (alveoli and other stuff)? How does that effect our health (in short-term still)? Thanks in advance!
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Hard to forget about the acute effect on the cardiovascular system:
"Short-term effects
There is some evidence that reducing exposure to tobacco smoke cuts the risk of heart attack. When Helena, Montana implemented a 100% smokefree law, heart attack admissions in the local hospital dropped by 40%, and rebounded when a court suspended the law.[48] Heart attack admissions have been shown by meta-analysis to drop by an average 27%[49] after the implementation of smoke-free laws.
Adults or children with asthma can experience attacks brought on by passive smoking[50][51][52][53][54], and there has been one case study report of a death due to an asthma attack associated with passive smoking[55].
Tobacco smoke is an irritant, and allergy sufferers can experience stuffy or runny noses, watery or burning eyes, sneezing, coughing, wheezing, a feeling of suffocation, and other typical allergy symptoms within minutes of exposure.
Many former smokers, and those who are trying to quit prefer to not be around smoke as it can cause them to have cravings. Some people simply do not like the odor, which clings to hair, skin, teeth, fingernails, clothing, furniture, and rugs"
"Short-Term Effects
The body’s response to nicotine is immediate — causing short-term increases in blood pressure, heart rate, and blood flow from the heart. Nicotine also causes arteries to narrow,5 while carbon monoxide reduces the amount of oxygen the blood can carry — two side effects which create an imbalance in the demand for oxygen by the cells and the amount of oxygen the blood is able to supply.6"
Thank you for posting this information. It will help a lot of people especially those who are at risk in heart attack and asthma. What are the other information or details that you can share with us, that can help us very much?
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I have looked at many sites on this subject and not come across a site such as yours which tells everyone everything that they need to know. I have bookmarked your site. Can anyone else suggest any other related topics that I can look for to find out further information?