What does tobacco do to your body?

Nicotine, the drug that makes tobacco addictive, goes to your brain very quickly. Nicotine makes you feel good when you are smoking, but it can make you anxious, nervous, moody, and depressed after you smoke. read more

Smoking raises your blood pressure and puts stress on your heart. Over time, stress on the heart can weaken it, making it less able to pump blood to other parts of your body. Carbon monoxide from inhaled cigarette smoke also contributes to a lack of oxygen, making the heart work even harder. read more

Smoking robs you of some of your good cholesterol. Smoking temporarily raises your blood pressure. Smoking increases the blood’s clotting likelihood. Smoking makes it more difficult to exercise. Although cigarette smoking alone increases your risk of coronary heart disease, it greatly increases risk to your whole cardiovascular system. read more