People begin smoking for many different reasons. Here are the most common reasons for kids to start smoking. Many teens struggle to find friends and often give into peer pressure in order to feel accepted. These teens are extremely self-conscious. They are willing to do anything so they aren't looked at as different or an outcast. What many teens don't know is that smoking can become a habit with many risks and is a high price to pay in order for them to think they fit in. According to JELiowa.com tobacco advertising plays a big role in encouraging young people to start a lifelong addiction to smoking before they fully understand the risks involved in it. Advertisements make smoking look cool and sophisticated, lacking the real truth about smoking which may result, such as cancer or even death. According to the Federal Trade Commission of 1998 $5,660,000 dollars per year on cigarette advertisements. Compared to 1988 when smoking advertisements were only $2,580,000 dollars. It is out of control. Referring to teens against tobacco some teens begin to smoke because they know that their parents do not approve of it, but in many cases teens who do smoke as a way to rebel against their parents are really following in their footsteps. The parents are trying to stop kids from making the sam mistakes that they made, the kids just don't understand. Finally, some kids begin to smoke because they are insecure with their weight. They think that smoking will help them keep off unwanted pounds, but in reality it is making you not think at all while putting your health in severe danger. According to the University of Michigan institute for social research 22.7% of high school males and 22.4% of females smoke at least three times a day. Over 90% of these teenagers started smoking before reaching high school. Looking at the National Center for Health Statistics in 2000 35.7% of kids under twelve have at least tried a cigarette.
No Smoking? A topic of recent discussion is smoking in public places. ... Wicksell 2 Obviously the effects of smoking are hazardous to one's health, but what is the basis for the regulation of public smoking? The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's report on reducing tobacco use is very clear on this matter. ... Smoking clearly causes severe and even fatal health risks. ...
The Toll of Tobacco use in Pennsylvania More people die every year from smoking cigarettes than the total number combined of deaths by AIDS, alcohol, motor vehicle accidents, homicide, illegal drugs and suicide. ... These numbers are historically high for our youth of today, it has been stated that rates of youth smoking has declined since 1997. ... There are hundreds of substances that are added by manufacturers to cigarettes to enhance the flavor or to make the smoking experience more pleasant. ... Smoking is a major cause of heart disease, bronchitis, emphysema, and stroke and ...
Abstract A review of literature on pregnant women smoking efforts found that few programs heed epidemiological patterns of smoking and is not empirically designed. ... Cigarette smoking has been associated with increased risk of entopic pregnancy. ... A fully covered comprehensive smoking cessation benefit cost less than $5.92 per member per year. ... Growing public awareness of the adverse effects of smoking on pregnancy has led an increasing number of pregnant smokers to conceal or under report their smoking behavior. ... School are effective places for prevention programs because they a...
In the United States smoking rates among adults has decreased significantly over the last 50 years. ... The smoking rate in the United States in 1965 was 42% and has decreased to about 18% in 2013. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) This decrease can be attributed to a number of explanations, first are public health warnings placed on cigarettes. ... (Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements) Acts including, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009, has helped decrease the smoking rate in the United States. ... Smoking is still a choice that some p...
My goal today is to not only inform you of the risks of smoking, but to persuade you to quit or to never try smoking. ... But its not just dropouts that are smoking, 10.9% of people with 16yrs or more of education are smoking. ... These kids will die from smoking because smoking is very unhealthy and each cigarette takes 7 minutes off your life. ... And although smoking is very very addictive, there are methods used to quit smoking for good. ... According to the National Center for Disease Prevention, 30-50% of people quit by using nicotine patches or gum. ...
Recent studies on the number of deaths as a result of smoking confirmed that eight out of ten people affected with diseases affiliated with smoking were a cause of second hand smoke. ... Wont someone be unhappy no matter what the decision about banning smoking is? ... The majority seems to have a neutral attitude towards the new smoking laws. ... The Association for Non-smokers Rights has worked very hard in the last few years to pass legislation to outlaw public building smoking because of the second hand smoking risks and the prevention of young people getting addicted to tobacco. It seems a...
In this age smoking has become a very typical thing to do amongst people of all ages and both genders. ... Those who smoke are putting themselves at risk of dying from all the possible diseases that come from smoking. ... According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) "smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis". ... It is truly sad that kids can get their hands on cigarettes and start smoking at young ages. ... According to the Centers for...
The government also needs to provide a program to help prevent underage smoking in the future. ... It is proven by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), smoking remains the leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States and is responsible for 16% of all deaths nationwide (Shaw, Barry 460). ... If adults don't enforce the law for underage smoking, they are also guilty of committing a crime. My moral view of raising taxes and issuing fines on tobacco products is that the money should have an immediate impact on society and used towards the prevention of youth sm...
Specific Goals: At the end of this speech the audience should know: Ingredients contained in cigarettes Cancers caused by smoking Who smoking affects How quitting helps Where to get help Introduction: Will it be smoking or non-smoking? ... Based on current smoking patterns, smoking will kill about 500 million people alive in the world today. ... (Surgeon General's Report, 1990) If you or a loved one need help to quit smoking, here are some numbers to call: American Cancer Society www.cancer.org American Heart Association www.amhrt.org American Lung Asso...