The legal dimension of the proposal for the Tobacco Products Directive (COM(2012) 788 final). One of the most dangerous health problems in the world is smoking tobacco. Only in Europe‚ 650.000 people are killed every year because of tobacco use and globally‚ tobacco causes 6 million deaths per year. The use of tobacco products raises the blood pressure and damages blood vessels. (World Heart Federation‚ n.d.) Also‚ every year people that are exposed to second-hand smoking‚ 28% of them being children
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banned to overcome its negative effect on health. Smokers unfortunately have an extremely high risk of getting some type of cancer. The German researcher William Faulkner mentioned that this happens due to the presenceof a certain substance in tobacco which causes various kinds of cancer: lung cancer‚ mouth cancer‚ and others. These diseases are almost deadlyand nearly impossible to cure. Cancer researches in the UK state more than eighty five percent of patients with lung cancer for instance‚
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The aspects of using tobacco are influenced and determined by individual factors such as self-image and perceptions‚ social factors such as the societal norms‚ environmental factors such as economics and advertising‚ the traditional use of tobacco as a cultural factor‚ acculturation alongside the historical context of the tobacco industry in different communities. Both the patterns and behaviors on the use of tobacco have led to the difficulties in both its measurement and study. Nevertheless‚ the
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The Government of India (GOI) dropped a bombshell on tobacco Industry on Feb 6‚ 2001 to ban tobacco companies from advertising their products and sponsoring sports and culture events. The idea of this ban was to minimize or prevent adults‚ teens and young children from consuming tobacco products. Suhel Seth‚ CEO‚ Equus Advertising was very unhappy about the implementation of the ban‚ he quote ‘’the ban does not have teeth. It is a typical knee-jerk reaction by any Government to create some kind of
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Tobacco Companies Targeting Young People Thesis: Statistics show us that young people are the main target of the tobacco companies. Outline I. Introduction II. Two main companies III. Tobacco industries claims VI. Other problems V. Stopping them from smoking VI. Conclusion Every day‚ 3‚000 kids start smoking‚ most of them between the ages of 10 and 18. These kids add up to 90 percent of all new smokers (Roberts 38). These statistics show us that young people are
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David Ventura Professor Boltrushek English 1301. 83207 7 May 2015 Anti-Tobacco Ad The image for this analysis is a picture of a screaming child‚ with cigarette smoke surrounding the child’s head‚ in a shape that gives it the appearance of a tight plastic bag over his face. The black shaded background behind the little boy‚ shows how human lungs become black when someone smokes. Other than the child‚ the picture is total black‚ with some white text. The logo of the company who made the advertisement
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In the article “Alcohol‚ Tobacco Worse Than Illegal Drugs” a new British study found that alcohol and tobacco are more dangerous than some illegal narcotics such as marijuana or Ecstasy. Professor David Nutt of Britain’s Bristol University and some colleagues proposed the study and found a new structure for the “classification of harmful substances based on the actual risk posed to society” (Conroy‚ 2007). The researchers used three factors to determine how harmful any drug is : “the physical harm
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Carson Bruenderman Dr. Blasdel English 101 December 11‚ 2013 A Ban on Tobacco Tobacco has been a part of our nation’s history since the very beginning. Using tobacco has never been considered a healthy habit‚ but people today still smoke regardless of the harms done. In New York there have been bans for smoking in public places. This could be a start of a new trend to ban smoking everywhere in the US. However tobacco should not be banned because of individual rights‚ it’s effect on the economy
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There have been lots of views and opinions surrounding the arguments whether marijuana should be legalized and if tobacco should be made illegal. The reasons for marijuana not being legalized are similar to the reasons people want tobacco to become illegal. Only the danger that tobacco provides is more intense than the danger marijuana. <br> <br>Marijuana’s short-term effects include temporary problem with memory and problems with learning. It also causes temporary distorted perception (sounds‚
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1..It is classed as a depressant‚ meaning that it slows down vital functions resulting in unsteady movement‚ disturbed perceptions and an inability to react quickly. As for how it affects the mind‚ it is best understood as a drug that reduces a person’s ability to think rationally and distorts his or her judgment. 2.Alcohol can only be found in drinks‚ not in food products. Some drinks that consist alcohol are: Beer‚ Vodka‚ Gin‚ Cider‚ Wine. Rum…And all these drinks consist a different amount
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