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Smoking does not turn your lungs black. This is a myth created by educational tools developed to discourage kids from smoking Cigarettes. The pictures you always see with black lungs displayed are actually pig lungs that have been dyed to represent smoker's lungs. Some even have fake tumors sewn into them before they are preserved and plasticized for the kits. While black lung is real, it is related to significant carbon inhalation such as you might see in a coal miner.
This does not mean that smoking does not harm your lungs. While there are no outward appearances of damage unless the patient has severe emphysema, dissection of the lungs of smokers will show the alveolar spaces of the smoker contain numerous scavenger cells (macrophages) that are filled with engulfed (phagocytized) particles of impurities and debris.
The good news is that damage to the lungs from smoking will be repaired, over time, if a smoker quits. While the black lung images falsely suggest the tissue in the lungs is dying, this is not what happens. The lungs will heal if you stop smoking. It just takes time.
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∙ 12y agoThere is tar when in cigarettes when you smoke & that blackens your lungs a lot.
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Can the smoke from a grill turn your lungs black?
The smoke from a grill doesn't really turn your lungs black so the answer is no. The smoke of the grill doesn't turn your lungs black no.
What happens to your lungs if you smoke?
Your lungs turn black
What hapenns to your lungs when you smoke?
your lungs will turn black and it will be harder to breathe
What happen to people lungs when they smoke a lot?
turn black and get weaker
Could your lungs go black just from one smoke?
Well, in a nutshell, it is not certain that if you smoke one cigarette your lungs will go black because that is physically impossible. But if you smoke a lot (like maybe one pack) your lungs WILL turn black.
Why do lungs are black when you smoke?
You get black lungs because of smoking
Why does smoking turn your lungs black?
Any smoke can harm your lungs. some more than others. It is because of the combustion.
Describe at least five ways secondhand smoke can be harmful to others?
they can breath in the smoke so they would be smoking and thier lungs will turn black
What color are lungs when people smoke?
Black
What damage does smog do?
Smog or smoke can damage your lungs, turn them black and block the airways with this gooey white stuff...and eventually die... if you breath it, it does the same damage to your lungs because the fumes are still going in your lungs...
What is the name of that black stuff that sticks to your lungs when you smoke?
Tar
How does smoking effect your lung function?
Easy, Smoking Is Bad For Your Lungs The Smoke That Carries Through Our Throats Go Into Our Lungs, Making Them Slowly Going Black, This Also Has Side Effects On Our Teeth, (They Turn Yellow) Tongues, (Also Turning Black) And Our Lung Functions. It Causes Our Lungs To Stop. They Shut Down.You Die.DONT SMOKE
