Although smoking is not as popular as it once was it still affects about 1 in every 13…
Everyone knows that it’s a great thing to participate in the economy. The tobacco industry and all of its related products are a billion dollar enterprise, and if it were to fall, it would take a huge blow to the already poor economy. However, what keeps this dire part of the economy alive is the dedication of thousands of smokers. Party poopers that have raised awareness against the evils of cigarette smoking have dwindled the faithful smoking community, not knowing that their addictions keep the country alive and well. They also ruin the lives of those that have jobs in the various sectors…
Smoking is a part of everyday life, although, believe it or not, it has only recently become so. As these are reasons people may smoke. Some children may begin to smoke if they have low self-esteem. Smoking may get them in with the "in crowd" and help them to make friends. If they smoke, then they will be accepted by their peers.…
The tobacco industry has been around longer than America has been a country. It is one the biggest industries in the entire world right now. However, according to the article on CQ researcher by Mary H Cooper, smoking has been declining. This started happening in the 1960 's when the surgeon general issued the first link to lung cancer and smoking. Nonetheless, even after this warning, about 23 percent of adults in America smoke cigarettes (Cooper). People still smoke cigarettes even though there are now many laws across the united states that either prohibit minors from smoking or prohibits smoking in certain areas such as restaurants, workplaces, social events, and schools. 23 percent of adults…
because they are ignorant of the bad effect of smoking or they are addicted, but that is not an…
hundred lives of course. I don't see how this is worth it, but who am I to the tobacco…
Smoking is one of the risk behaviour that more and more individuals have realised it risked them developing cancer and other serious diseases.…
The World Health Organization has suggested that tobacco -related morbidity will be the leading cause of preventable death for adults worldwide by 2030. Over 10 million US residents have died of tobacco-related illness since the 1964 Surgeon General's Report.(Healton…
Smoking has been shown to be dangerous to health of the people. Heart disease, bronchitis and lung cancer have all been linked. A further issue is that smoking costs governments millions of rands because of the large number of people who need treatment in hospitals for smoking related problems. There is also concern today about passive smoking. Recent research has shown that non-smokers can suffer health problems if they spend long periods of time among people who do smoke.…
Smoking is a major issue because it's the main source of death on the planet higher than infectious disease, greater then obesity, greater than guns (Share Care). Each year tobacco is killing more than 6 million people around the world (World Health Organization). Three of the primary reasons youngsters smoke to look experienced, to resemble their companions, and to analyze (From the First to the Last Ash: The History, Economics and Hazards of Tobacco). Smokers are not killing themselves by doing it, but they are killing other people by increasing their risk of lung cancer and heart disease if people are exposed to other people smoking for long periods of time. For example, lung cancer increased by about 20-30% in human being's who regularly…
Cigarette smoking is the number one cause of preventable disease and death worldwide. Smoking-related diseases claim more than 480,000 American lives each year. Smoking cost the U.S. at least $289 billion each year, including at least $150 billion in lost productivity and $130 billion in direct healthcare expenditures. Cigarette smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, at least 69 of which are known to cause cancer.…
have higher rates of depression. Tobacco use is so deadly that it kills more people each year then all deaths from HIV, illegal drug use, alcohol use, suicides, and murders combined ("Secondhand smoke" 2).…
More people will become sick, and more families will suffer loses. Millions of people smoke and want to quit and cannot. Nicotine is so addicting that even knowing the end result of smoking people are trapped by their addiction. It’s a shame the Government doesn’t outlaw the distribution of nicotine. Unfortunately for many Americans money is more important to our Government than their health when it comes to the controlling of such a deadly and addicting killer. Over the last several years surveys show an increase in the number of people who smoke. Smoking is already the single largest preventable cause of illness and premature death in the United States. What will it take to stop this epidemic, and how many more lives are we going to let it…
Smoking tobacco has been around for many thousands of years and cigarettes specifically have been around for a few thousand as well. Smoking can be split up into several classifications with three of the primary ones being those people who smoke to reduce tension, people who socially smoke and habit smokers. Regardless of the type of smoker a person is, smoking is an addiction and harmful not only to the smoker but to family members, coworkers and any other person who comes into contact with the second-hand smoke.…
According to the alcohol and smoking, it’s everywhere. People on the Internet, actors in movies and glamorous models in magazines are often shown smoking and drinking. Even every day people on the street can be seen lighting up a cigarette or ordering cocktails with their meals. Most people know that bad things happen when you do drugs. But actually tobacco and alcohol are classified as types of drugs because they are highly addictive. Unfortunately, a lot of children see their parents smoking and it never…