Does smoking cigarettes stunts growth

Answer 1

Don't be so stupid!

Your body grows when its ready and stops when your 18-20. Your genes would be the only reason to stop breast growth. Some people say eating cream cheese makes your develop fat in your breast area, and smoking cannabis once in a while balances out the breasts.. don't ask.

Answer 2

Government experts now admit that pot doesn't kill brain cells. So smoking most likely doesn't inhibit growth. This myth came from a handful of animal experiments in which structural changes (not actual cell death, as is often alleged) were observed in brain cells of animals exposed to high doses of pot. Many critics still cite the notorious monkey studies of Dr. Robert G. Heath, which purported to find brain damage in three monkeys that had been heavily dosed with cannabis.2 This work was never replicated and has since been discredited by a pair of better controlled, much larger monkey studies, one by Dr. William Slikker of the National Center for Toxicological Research3 and the other by Charles Rebert and Gordon Pryor of SRI International.4 Neither found any evidence of physical alteration in the brains of monkeys exposed to daily doses of pot for up to a year. Human studies of heavy users in Jamaica and Costa Rica found no evidence of abnormalities in brain physiology.5 Even though there is no evidence that pot causes permanent brain damage, users should be aware that persistent deficits in short-term memory have been noted in chronic, heavy marijuana smokers after 6 to 12 weeks of abstinence.6 It is worth noting that other drugs, including alcohol, are known to cause brain damage.

Answer 3

Answer:

No, but it can stunt your life, and everything good about your life. It will also pollute everyone else's air while you're still living.

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I am still trying to find out. Heavy smoking must have an effect on growth in height. I know of one guy that smoked and he is very very short...and in his 20s. This guy is a very heavy smoker. If you smoke many cigarettes, cigars of all sizes including the size of bratwursts and salami, made of tobacco or anything else, and have done this for many many years, even before you were a teen...start worrying... I am not sure how it can actually stunt growth unless smoking causes slight brain damage, and this can be harmful to teens since their brains are still growing... I know another 14 year old that smokes... not sure how much or what that he smokes, or when he first started... He isn't as bad as this other kid in his 20s, so since this 14 year old kid still has not finished growing I guess I will have to wait a few years to see how the smoking affects him.

I doubt it i mean im almost 15-been smokin since i was 12 and i still grow fine-im 6 feet tall

First you have to get this clear. SMOKING IS DANGEROUS FOR HEALTH! If you smoke, many functions of your body will be in danger's way and the most common is lung cancer.

Secondly, smoking reduces your testosterone levels and make you sexually weak. As for growth, the hormone in the human body which is responsible for development is called Human Growth Hormone or HGH in short. The deficiency of this hormone results in slow growth and again smoking blocks the release of it in your body.

It is not advisable for anyone top smoke be you teen or adult.

Answer 4

yeslack of sleep

lack of excersize

lack of vitamins, minerals, herbs

smoking weed

smoking cigarettes..( they say that they only say they stunt growth to scare young teens , but think about it it has so many chemicals of course it will stunt your growth in my option)

Too many carbs stunt growth too

They also say sleeping on too many pillows, because your back is not straight.

ALSO STRESS CAN STUNT YOUR GROWTH ALOT, IT AFFECTS YOUR WHOLE BODY. BEING HAPPY AND ENERGETIC IS THE BEST WAY TO GO WHEN YOUR MAD THE BEST THING TO DO IS TAKE YOUR MIND OFF IT LISTEN TO MUSIC AND SING OR SOMETHING THAT'S WHAT I WOULD DO....LIFE IS TO SHORT DONT GET TO MAD AT SOMETHING THAT INST NECESSARY JUST KEEP IT MOVING

***************CAFFEINE DOES NOT STUNT YOUR GROWTH.. LIFTING WEIGHTS DO NOT STUNT YOUR GROWTH , ACTUALLY ALL IT DOES IS MAKE YOUR BONES STRONGER, RIP TISSUE AND BUILD IT BACK UP******************

Answer 5

Yes. (Answerd by Sean Sands)