Nicotine is one of the most addictive drugs, and after seconds of taking a drag from a cigarette, nicotine travels to the brain and releases chemicals wanting you to smoke more (http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/pubs/books/nicotine/2-physical.htm). Nicotine affects the body over a long period of time by blocking blood vessels, depleting Vitamin C, reduction in immune system's effectiveness, cancers to the mouth, lungs, and throat (http://www.innerbody.com/text/drug13.html). When you look at what is in a cigarette is quite disturbing that you can still smoke something that contains deadly chemicals such as cyanide and insecticide. So when you look at the chemicals and ingredients put in a cigarette, you are basically injecting hundreds of harmful chemicals and substances that are used to kill.
The Tobacco Timeline.
I am sure that everyone has met someone who lost a grandparent, relative, or someone who has died from smoking. The sad news is that smoking is the most preventable death in the United States. The smoking habit precedes through four identifiable stages, which are preparation, observation, initiation, and addiction (Bailey 7). The first stage is preparation which occurs before having direct contact with tobacco. This is where you observe other attitudes towards smoking, such as witnessing someone smoke. The second stage is initiation, this is the first experience with tobacco. This stage is usually unpleasant at first, because you are not used to the nicotine in your system. For example, I am unfortunately a smoker and the first time I inhaled a cigarette it led to terrible coughing, dizziness, and a feeling of nausea. The third stage is where the smoker develops the habit, and starts to incorporate it into their everyday lives. During the final stage, the smoking pattern is in full effect. This is where the smoker becomes truly addicted, and it makes quitting a very hard option for the smoker.
In my opinion, I believe that smoking should be completely banned. ... Most people start smoking around the age of twelve to fourteen. ... To balance the number of people who start though; about 1,200 people die from smoking each day, which leads up to about 1,438,000 deaths from smoking a year. ... (Internet) Why is Smoking so bad for you? ... (Boughton) What are the risks of smoking? ...
Smoking Project INDEX Dangers of Smoking Smoking and Cancer Tobacco cause Blood Clots Smoking inhibits fertility Smoking during Pregnancy Passive smoking harms children Heart Patients have everything to gain Smoking gets in your eyes Smoking passes the time Smoking to overcome difficult situations What goes into Tobacco The Chemical Factory Nicotine replacement products Withdrawal symptoms Questions and Answers about Smoking 20 S...
WELLNESS I - PRESENTATION Smoking is Hazardous to your Health 1.Statistics a.Cigarette smoking is the single most important preventable cause of illness and early death. ... ii.1/3, or 125,000, of all cancer deaths are attributable to smoking... (1)Several types of cancer are directly caused by smoking. ... While non-smoking 30 year olds can expect to reach the age of 82.7 years old. ... c.Some of the damage done by smoking, can be reversed once you've stopped, however, some can't. ...
SMOKING AND HEALTH Smoking is an addictive menace posing not only a health hazard for the smoker but also to people surrounding the smoker. ... Even if they quit smoking during pregnancy, about 40000 new babies would not die each year. ... This simple rule should be the basis of all policy on smoking in public area. ... Media Quit smoking training sessions be conducted for smokers. ... Quit smoking before it kills you and your near and dear ones....
How smoking affects women "We are losing too many of our mothers and daughters prematurely as a result of smoking." ... (Why quit smoking?) ... Because a lot of women believe that smoking can help them lose weight, they keep on smoking. ... I have asthma because of smoking. ... (Women and Smoking) Smoking during pregnancy is the most dangerous thing that women can do. ...
In parts of Europe, drinking and smoking are open to parental discretion, and these countries have less problems with drinking and smoking than here in America. Indeed, smoking can cause serious risks to one's health. ... With the legal smoking age set at any age, more negatives than positives are the result. A second age requirement law that has to do with cigarette smoking is the use of coupons. ... This shows how inconsistent laws on smoking are in this country. ...
SMOKING Smoking, is it a social issue or a health problem? Smoking has been almost a required social behavior through out the ages, but today the major issue is the health problem smoking causes to smokers and non-smokers. ... Another major social issue is second hand smoking. ... Flores 3 Smoking causes a great health risk to smokers and non-smokers. ... About 420,000 people die of smoking related cause per year. ...
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. Smoking is one of the most leading causes of death. ... And although smoking is very very addictive, there are methods used to quit smoking for good. ...
Abstract Smoking strikes many college campuses around the country. ... Smoking Strikes College Students Smoking is a serious problem that affects millions of students in the United States. ... The horrible effects smoking has on one's body were soon discovered. ... Smoking also increases the risk of having a stroke by fifty percent. ... Cancer is the principal disease associated with smoking. ...
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. Laws are in the process of being passed to make certain places completely non-smoking. ... Wont someone be unhappy no matter what the decision about banning smoking is? ... Also, bars must limit their smoking section to only 20% of the whole bar (OCAT). ... The majority seems to have a neutral attitude towards the new smoking laws. ...
