com the office on Smoking and Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) counted 45.3 million American smokers. (Rodu) Smoking cigarettes in public places can cause negative health effects on people. Exposure to second hand smoke could risk exposure to cancer or even heart disease . Exposure to second hand smoke for a short period of time may cause breathing difficulties‚ headaches and even nausea. Due to the possibilities of these health risk smoking should be banned in
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Title: Anti-smoking Policy should be executed in Hong Kong _____________________________________________________________________ Abstract In recent years‚ a lot of people died every year of smoking or second –hand smoking. Furthermore‚ some citizens argue that anti-smoking policy should be executed. In this paper‚ an attempt has been made to study the impact of anti-smoking policy through examining both supporting and opposing arguments. The aim of this paper is to use a number of examples from
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Introduction Cigarettes are a common teratogen‚ an agent that causes damage to the developing organism‚ which is preventable (Berger 115). The California Environmental Protection Agency (CAL/EPA) has identified tobacco smoke and nicotine‚ a chemical in tobacco smoke‚ as substances that are harmful to unborn children (NTP). "Smoking during pregnancy may indicate that a woman is not taking a healthy approach to childbearing and‚ thus‚ may be associated with later problem behaviors for the child
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Cassandra Orheim Bioethical Focus Paper Bans on Smoking Since 1964‚ 2.5 million nonsmokers have died from exposure to secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke is a mixture of gases and fine particles that include more than 7‚000 chemicals‚ including hundreds that are toxic and about 70 that cause cancer. In children‚ secondhand smoke causes ear infections‚ asthma attacks‚ respiratory infections‚ and respiratory symptoms. In adults who have never smoked‚ secondhand smoke can
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people are addicted to the nicotine of the cigarettes. These people like to smoke whenever or wherever they feel the urge for a cigarette. However‚ the smoke from cigarettes disturbs non smokers. Because of that ‚ many nonsmokers would like smoking to be banned from public places. Antismokers provide several reasons for the importance for such a ban. Smoking has been shown to be harmful to health. The main effect is that it causes lung cancer. Research now shows that even people who don’t smoke
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What happens when you smoke. Things that can do to your body when a person is smoking. Smoking gives you bad breath.  Your friends may not like the smell from you and the cigarette . Causes wrinkles earlier in life. Man I could kill a person right now! Don’t you want to be beautiful for a young age or do you want to have wrinkles . Makes your hair and clothes smell. you can spray and spray but you won’t get the horrible smell your clothing and the terrible addiction from your lungs
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Debate on Smoking Should the Government be able to control what we do in our own lives‚ or what we do to our own bodies? Would you want a communist country‚ Where the government controlled what you do every single day? In my opinion if you banned smoking it would just be the start down a path that could allow other unconstitutional laws and freedoms being stricken from the American population. The main reason why the government has not ban this drug yet is because of the economy‚ cigarettes alone bring
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August 2013 Smoking: The Hay Day of the Yesteryear is Gone For many‚ what starts as a teenage attempt to fit in with their peers leads to a life long battle with smoking. One can remember the “Marlboro Man”‚ candy cigarettes‚ and let us not forget the Virginia Slim slogan‚ “You’ve Come a Long Way Baby”. Yes‚ smoking sure has come a long way. The smoking hay day of the 60’s‚ 70’s and 80’s is gone. One is now ostracized in society if they make the choice to continue to smoke. Anti-smoking campaigns
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Smoking Your Health Away Puff‚ puff‚ puff . . . ummm the cool fresh taste of smoke in your lungs. Doesn’t that taste good??? Well‚ depending to whom you talk to‚ a variety of answers are possible. It is interesting though‚ that we‚ as a society‚ actually are still deceived into believing the false promises of happiness and bliss from smoking cigarettes. In our society people still deny and forget the fact that smoking causes lung cancer and directly kills over a million people every year
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are approximately 600 ingredients in cigarettes. When burned there are more than 7‚000 chemicals. At least 69 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer‚ and many are poisonous”(American Lung Association). Tobacco was introduced in Europe in the late 1500s/ early 1600s‚ but did not become popular in America until after the Civil War. 15 of every 100 adults smoke cigarettes. Today there are over 55 different brands of cigarettes in America. “Cigarette smoking is responsible for 480‚000 deaths per
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