Health care professionals and caregivers of people with dementia
and other neurological problems, here is some information you
will find useful. Smoking has been shown to be bad for all
people. It affects every organ in your body in a negative way.
There is nothing good about it. Yet millions of people still
smoke despite the risk they put themselves at. If you or a loved
one have been a lifelong smoker, you are at a huge risk for
developing dementia sooner rather than later. Of course you or a
loved one may escape the clutches of dementia, but you could
develop heart disease, lung cancer or kidney disease by smoking.
What is really bad is if your loved one already has dementia.
There are just so many risks if he or she continues to smoke.
First of all, the dementia will progress more rapidly than if he
or she quit. It may be hard to get him or her to stop because he
or she is so used to doing it Also imagine the safety risk. They
could easily start a fire by being careless lighting the
cigarette. Or he or sh