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    Hello my name is ---------and here to persuade you to stop smoking. Smoking is not only bad for health it is also as bad for the people around you. Breathing other people’s smoke is called passive‚ involuntary or secondhand smoking. The non-smoker breathes "side stream" smoke from the burning tip of the cigarette and "mainstream" smoke that has been inhaled and then exhaled by the smoker. Secondhand smoke is a major source of indoor air pollution. How does this affect the passive

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    Devry University Professor Emily Gorman-Fancy April 06‚2011 Quit Smoking Today | The Dangers of Smoking Cigarettes | Katie Coomes | Quit smoking today! I tell myself that every day and every day it gets harder. Are you a smoker? Do you know someone who does smoke? If so maybe this is what you need to read on reducing your chances of Heart Disease‚ Emphysema and Cancer the moment you quit smoking. No matter your gender or age smoking is the leading cause of death for men and women across the country

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    The Harmful Effects Of Smoking a Cigarette The harmful effects of smoking are: Lung Cancer Smoking accounts for about 80-90% of all chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ emphysema‚ chronic mucus secretion‚ and chronic air flow blocks. Smoking is involved in 85% of all lung cancer deaths. An individual with chronic bronchitis‚ which is caused by smoking‚ is more likely to get a bacterial infection if he or she is a smoker. A smoker gets more nose and throat inflammations‚ respiratory

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    Smoking is a expensive habit and it should be banned. Although smokers claim that it helps them to relax and release stress‚ the negative aspects outweigh the positive. It is a hazard for both smokers and non - smokers and it is especially harmful to unborn babies. Cigarettes are also addictive because of the nicotine they contain. Smoking should be outlawed due to the hazard it causes to the smokers and non - smokers‚ the negative aspects and dangerous consequences it causes‚ and also the harmful

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    Why Smoking is Good for You Smoking is good for in many ways including making you live longer. Although most text books and "experts" say that smoking is bad for you‚ there are also many other people who disagree and say it has many curing properties. For example‚ a person with bronchitis from childhood accompanied by marked wheezing was told by doctors not to smoke. He was then told by an old country doctor that he used to be like him until he took up the pipe. Then he tried smoking and it reduced

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    determined that literature related to the new no smoking legislation is relatively recent‚ due to the date the smoking legislation came into force in the UK (July 2007)‚ however in light of this‚ not enough comprehensive research has been conducted on the effects the ban has had on the UK hospitality industry. Much of the existing literature comes from countries where similar smoking bans have been implemented. Due to the contemporary nature of the smoking ban‚ most of the literature has been utilised

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    Margarette Knutsen ENC 1101 September 11‚ 2013 STOP SMOKING Thousands of people worldwide indicate that smoking is addictive and harmful to health‚ scientific studies‚ research and other institutional bodies such as the World Health Organization‚ would support this thesis. Tobacco is responsible for nearly 1 in 3 deaths from cancer‚ thousands of people die of lung cancer and about 87% of these lung cancer deaths will be due to smoking. This habit not only increases the risk of lung cancer‚

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    STUDY TITLE- Quit Smoking ABSTRACT H (Pseudonym) is a 32 years old male nurse working on a children’s ward as a temporary bank nurse at the local hospital. He heard of me through a member of our local community whereupon he phoned me towards the end of April 2012‚ with a long history of smoking up to 40 cigarettes daily‚ wishing for help to Quit Smoking due to the total ban on Smoking introduced at the hospital and other issues relating to smoking. I could not

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    Introduction Protecting your unborn baby from the health dangers of smoking can be reason enough to stop smoking while you are pregnant. However‚ it may be hard to not start smoking again (relapse) once your baby is born‚ especially with the stress of being a new parent. Certain people‚ places‚ and situations (triggers) can also make you want to smoke. Knowing your triggers and making some diet and lifestyle choices can help prevent a relapse. Talk to your health care provider if you are struggling

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    clothes? Or inhaled a cloud of smoke as a group of smokers passed‚ causing you to cough and choke? Neither experience is pleasant‚ and this is why smoking should be banned in public areas. Smoking can be dangerous not only for the smoker‚ but also for those around the smoker. Secondhand smoke is the third leading cause of preventable death (after active smoking and alcohol)‚ according to the Manitoba Medical Association. They also say that the smoke contains over 4‚000 chemicals‚ 50 of which are known

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