# How Cigarette Smoke Affects the Lungs and Brain

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2098389792627249360
- Source account: [@Madicalvid](https://x.com/Madicalvid)
- Source language: English
- Duration: 0:46
- Published: 2026-09-11
- Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0K1ZyiMQjHxu/en/how-cigarette-smoke-affects-the-lungs-and-brain

## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0K1ZyiMQjHxu/en/how-cigarette-smoke-affects-the-lungs-and-brain) He inhales cigarette smoke. Smoke moves deeper into the lungs. Smoke reaches the alveoli.

[0:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0K1ZyiMQjHxu/en/how-cigarette-smoke-affects-the-lungs-and-brain?t=8) Toxic particles stick to the alveoli walls.

[0:12](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0K1ZyiMQjHxu/en/how-cigarette-smoke-affects-the-lungs-and-brain?t=12) Gas exchange starts to slow down. Nicotine enters the bloodstream. Blood carries it toward the brain.

[0:21](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0K1ZyiMQjHxu/en/how-cigarette-smoke-affects-the-lungs-and-brain?t=21) Nicotine reaches the brain. Brain cells react instantly. Addiction pathways begin forming.

[0:29](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0K1ZyiMQjHxu/en/how-cigarette-smoke-affects-the-lungs-and-brain?t=29) Oxygen supply to the brain drops. Damage continues with every puff. Lung tissue begins to break down. Air gets trapped inside the lungs. And it starts again with the next inhale