Video: A close-up of the gruesome destruction of smoking

Smoking is like absorbing a cocktail of cyanide and arsenic into the body, causing horrific harm to the smokers themselves.

The UK Ministry of Health has released a video of the scary effects of smoking on the human body, to encourage people to end this harmful habit.

The video begins with a man standing outside smoking. Next are images of how the smoke that he inhales into the lungs, before penetrating into the blood vessels, to the heart and eventually reaching the brain. During the "attack" throughout the body, cigarette smoke causes the body parts to be damaged quickly.

Professor Dame Sally Davies, Britain's leading health official, stressed: "We all know about the serious effects of smoking on the heart and lungs, but smokers need to be aware of the level. potential damage to the brain and other vital organs in the body when toxins in tobacco enter the blood.

Every time you smoke, blood contaminated with toxins will circulate throughout your body for a few seconds, increasing your risk of stroke or heart attack. Smoking is the main cause of premature death, with half of all smokers dying young because of smoking-related diseases. It is particularly worrisome that people still underestimate the harms associated with smoking. "

According to experts, within 5 years after stopping smoking, your risk of stroke can be reduced to the level of lifelong non-smokers.