In Science we trust - It damages your blood vessels (arteries). The weak spot can expand or bulge which is an aneurysm. If it ruptures, that can cause a stroke. There is a tremendous amount of research on this topic. A few links that show/talk about some of it... http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/smo/ http://videos.howstuffworks.com/sciencentral/909-nicotine-damages-arteries-video.htm http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/412223
wg0z - because nicotine affects/stresses the circulatory system.
ReplyDeleteto be fair, there are other behaviors/drugs that do this also.
The Boss - Smoking weakens the blood vessels, when those blood vessels get a weak enough spot on them they burst which is an aneurysm...
ReplyDeleteIn Science we trust - It damages your blood vessels (arteries). The weak spot can expand or bulge which is an aneurysm. If it ruptures, that can cause a stroke. There is a tremendous amount of research on this topic. A few links that show/talk about some of it...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/smo/
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/sciencentral/909-nicotine-damages-arteries-video.htm
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/412223