Health effects of cigarette smoking

Smoking is very harmful to the body. Smoke more or less - it will affect the body.

It is not uncommon to develop lung and respiratory problems from excessive smoking. But most smokers do not know that this nicotine is also quite harmful to the spine. Recent research suggests so.

 This research related to 'degenerative spine disease' with smoking has been published in 'Brain and Spine Journal'. According to research, it is a very common disease of the spine.

Spinal stenosis is linked to smoking.  According to the same study, there is a direct and indirect link between nicotine-like compounds in the development of 'degenerative spine disease'.

Certain tissues and genes in the spinal cord are damaged by the nicotine in cigarettes. Also compounds like cadmium, nickel and chromium are responsible for spinal damage.

Not only 'degenerative spine disease', but any previous injury or trauma to the spine can become more severe under the influence of nicotine. 

According to 'The National Spine Health Foundation', smoking is responsible for deterioration of not only spine but also bone health.

Long-term smoking increases the risk of later developing diseases such as osteoporosis.