| HEALTH-PHILIPPINES Young Lives Up in Smoke By Kara Santos | MANILA‚ Feb 15‚ 2010 (IPS) - Whether they choose to light up their first cigarette on their own or are unwitting victims of passive smoking‚ Filipino youth are increasingly at risk from tobacco exposure. "The younger a child starts to smoke‚ the greater the chances of becoming a regular smoker‚" said Dr Maricar Limpin‚ executive director of the non- government group Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Alliance Philippines
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WHY the Bible? This book presents 40 principles of leadership based upon the Holy Scriptures. The number 40 is one of the most meaningful numbers in the Bible. While the number seven is considered to be perfect number‚ the number 40 appears in numerous Scriptures: The flood lasted for 40 days and nights‚ the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness for 40 years‚ Moses was on the mountain for 40 days when he received the Ten Commandments‚ David reigned for 40years‚ and Jesus was in the wilderness
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Effects of Smoking Cigarettes By Andrew Fowler 21% of American adults are current cigarette smokers‚ making the tobacco industry one of the largest industries in our country. With around 400‚000 smoking related deaths per year in the United States‚ it’s also incredibly deadly. Smoking can affect you negatively in many ways‚ both quickly and slowly. Causes of Smoking One of the biggest reasons people start smoking cigarettes is most likely peer pressure. Smokers typically start smoking around ages
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toward regarding cigarette smoking as deviant. Before determining whether it is true or not‚ there is a need to define what is deviant. According to the Oxford dictionary (2008)‚ deviant means “different from what most people consider to be normal and acceptable” (p. 547). What does it mean? To tell what is deviant and how to determine if an act is deviant‚ different scholars would use different approaches‚ for example: biological‚ psychological‚ and sociological. In this paper‚ I would like to
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Smoking and Its Health Benefits One of the most common problems today that are killing people‚ all over the world‚ is smoking. Many people start this horrible habit because of stress‚ personal issues and high blood pressure. Companies selling cigarettes‚ cigars have a warning on their packages‚ ‘Warning: Smoking is Injurious to Health’ yet no one pays attention to this. Smoking cuts of 10 years of a person’s life‚ yet people continue to smoke. So‚ why people are still smoking? The answer is obviously
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‚ Speizer‚ F. E.‚ Ware‚ J. H.‚ & Dockery‚ D. W. (1996). Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Lung Function in Adolescent Boys and Girls. New England Journal of Medicine‚ 335(13)‚ 931-937. doi:10.1056/nejm199609263351304 A scholarly article named “Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Lung Function in Adolescent Boys and Girls” that is published by the “New England Journal of Medicine” investigates the relationship between cigarette smoking and lung function in both boys and girls between 10 to 18 years of age
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A current problem I see that has not been fully aware or solved is vaping or the use of e-cigarettes. There are places where vaping is accepted but‚ there other countries that are trying to ban the use of vaping. Before vaping was getting popular there was no signs stating you can’t vape‚ like how there are signs for cigarettes. For those that do not know vaping is for anyone who is trying to quit smoking but‚ the tobacco companies are trying to discount the products of vaping. They are not interested
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Smoking is Unhealthy for Everyone Smoking cigarettes is hazardous to the body for many reasons‚ and it also affects not only human beings but our environment. Smoking cigarettes can be harmful to both the environment and humans because of the many chemicals and substances that produce this hazardous product. Smoking cigarettes reduces your ability to do things that require endurance‚ such as sports‚ and exercise. The tar in the cigarettes covers up alveoli‚ which help you breathe‚ which makes
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Cigarette smoking kills nearly 430‚000 people every year‚ making it more lethal than car accidents and drug overdoses just to name a few. A smoker’s life expectancy is reduced by 15 to 25 years and is the single most preventable cause of death. With lung cancer being a primary result of cigarette smoking‚ there are also a wide array of other lung problems that occur as a result of smoking. Cigarettes contain 4000 chemicals‚ most of them are toxic. These ingredients affect everything from proper
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Smoking Cigarettes Smoking cigarettes is harmful for many reasons. It is not only harmful to the human body but also affects the environment. This is because of many chemicals and substances that produce this hazardous product. There are many causes of smoking cigarettes. First of all‚ teenagers smoke because they want to be fit‚ and avoid gaining weight as smoking sedate hunger. Them they see their friends smoke and think it makes them look cool‚ be independent‚ and feel no tension and worries
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