Health Benefits Of Cigarette Smoking

Chapter 2
Smoking has been chosen as the long term condition within this community profile. Smoking considered a major struggle, concern and contribution upon the public health of the country. It is recent and stands a vast problem to the NHS and is widely advertised to the community on a constant period.
Cigarette Smoking is a well-recognised cause of preventable ill health, premature death and a major health inequality in England. Smoking is the inhalation of the smoke of burning tobacco that is used mostly in three forms: pipes, cigarettes and cigars. (Smokefree NHS) A smoking habit is a physical addiction to tobacco products that holds serious health consequences. (Encyclopaedia of Children’s
Smoking can cause problems to the bones, they become brittle and weak, women smokers being more at risk of bone problems. (Smokefree NHS) As well as nicotine, there are more than 4,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, of which many are poisons. At least 60 of these chemicals cause cancer. (Boots Web MD Partners in Health, 2009-2015) Smoking can have psychological effects and impacts as well as physical. Many health experts define smoking also as a psychological addiction, an addiction which is usually more challenging to overcome. (Encyclopaedia of Children’s Health, 2016) Psychological effects of smoking are accompanied in how nicotine physically affects a person’s brain, nicotine being a psychomotor stimulant. (Gum Auctions.com 2011-2014) Mood variations within smoking people has been revised as a short-term nicotine withdrawal. Many smoking people believe smoking is a form of relieving stress, increases their current mood and a form of coping with anxiety, however it has been found that smoking actually causes these upon an individual. It increases ones tension and anxiety levels and overtime are more likely of developing anxiety and/or depression. Researcher’s state that it is in fact smoking that causes the psychological disturbances in the beginning. (NHS Choices,
Smoking within young people; 15year olds in Sunderland was at 11.6% compared to 8.7% nationally. 16-17year olds held a percentage of 18.7% compared to 14.7% nationally. Females Smokers in Sunderland stand at 22.7% compared to 17% North East and 19.9% nationally. Male smoking proportion of 27.6% in Sunderland compared to 22% in North East and 23.7% nationally. Smoking during pregnancy in Sunderland was at a percentage of 19.4% compared to 11.4% nationally. Smoking occurrence within manual and operative workers stood at a percentage of 35.3% this comparing to 28% nationally. (Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, 2015) These statistics giving an overview and showing of high percentage levels of individuals residing in Sunderland that commute in smoking activity, compared to national smoking rates. Smoking can have impacts upon family members and relationships who live/reside with smokers. Second-hand smoke is very common and family members may result in breathing this second hand smoke in. Family members and/or partners may choose not to smoke but as a result of one smoking around them they are subject to this, and carries dangerous and ill health effects as it passes into the bloodstream. As well as the health effects towards these members it may also have financial and emotional impacts and