Its 9 o"clock in the morning, you wake up for school, your coughing your lungs out, and your throat feels like its on fire, and yet u still crave a cigarette. For a lot of people, that is the way they wake up. Yet, they still continue to smoke. A study in Mens Health showed that 26% of men, and 23% of women over the age of 18 smoke. People all over the world smoke, and dont realize or dont care that smoking is one of the most leading causes of death in the US and the world. But, with proper help and information, people can quit smoking. 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. .
Everyday, u will probably see some kind of cigarette advertisement, whether its in a liquor store, a billboard, in a commercial or in a magazine ad. Smoking seems to be everywhere, and the percentage of people that smoke is shocking. Like I said before, 26% of men, and 21% of women over 18 smoke regularly Also, 34% of people who smoke are highschool dropouts. But its not just dropouts that are smoking, 10.9% of people with 16yrs or more of education are smoking. Also, did u realize that 33-50% of people who have experimented with smoking become regular users. Yet, smoking is not only common with adults, it is also starting to grow with younger children. Www.nicotinevictims.com says that Everyday 3,000 kids become regular smokers, and a third of them will die from related causes. 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. Each and everyday, 1,000 people will die as a result of nicotine addiction, and half of all regular smokers will die from their habit. 30% of cancer deaths, including 80% of lung cancer and 17% heart disease are all results of smoking. Many of these deaths and illnesses are caused because cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, including tar, which is very unhealthy to the body.
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? ...
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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. ...
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. ...
