The documentary that ABC wouldn't show you. How cigarettes work on your body as they destroy it. One study showed that although most teens know the hazards of smoking, few are worried about them. Tobacco tar comes back up as bad breath every time smokers exhale. Sexual Problems Female smokers have an unusually high rate of infertility.
Male smokers suffer decreased sperm count and have a more difficult time maintaining erections.
It takes as little as five years of smoking to have it hit you in the face. The result is premature facial wrinkling, with deep crow's-feet radiating from the corners of the eyes, and pale, gray, wrinkled skin on the cheeks. CO binds to the same receptors on red blood cells as oxygen, kicking oxygen out of the bloodstream. It takes only a few packs of cigarettes for smokers' blood to contain up to 15 times as much CO as nonsmokers' blood. Less oxygen reaches the brain and muscles, slowing athletes' reaction times and impairing their energy, strength, and coordination.