"Effects of smoking while pregnant" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 6 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Good Essays

    The Cause and Effects on Smoking In earlier times‚ tobacco was called herba panacea- meaning cure-all herb. People used to believe Tobacco had medicinal value. Some people even believed that smoking cleaned out the lungs. A French Ambassador named Jean Nicot brought Tobacco plants to Portugal in 1559‚ telling friends it was useful in treating wounds‚ asthma and cancer. The words nicotine and nicotiana came from Jean Nicot’s last name. Did you know that in spite of the dangers‚ many people

    Free Nicotine Tobacco Tobacco smoking

    • 516 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Smoking Effect Essay

    • 677 Words
    • 3 Pages

    have always been discussed since it first has been used. Before the middle of 1960s‚ tobacco’s harmful effects was not known and was being used in everywhere even for some treatments and experiments. But after some studies and researchs‚ in 1964‚ in Surgeon General’s statement‚ smoking’s harmful effects was understood. Smoking causes serious health and economical issues with it’s effects such as causing huge financial losses in country budgets‚ leading to many kinds of health problems and

    Free Tobacco Nicotine Tobacco smoking

    • 677 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    English 1301 Cause and Effect of Smoking The first time I heard a speech about the effects of smoking‚ I was in fifth grade. I well remember Deputy Becerra talking about the warnings against smoking. The last words she clearly spoke‚ were‚ “this cigarette in my hand is a death sentence”. After the presentation‚ for days‚ I kept contemplating on the subject and the effects. I asked myself‚ why would anybody be tempted or drawn to light up that cigarette? It did not make any sense to me

    Premium Smoking Tobacco smoking Passive smoking

    • 683 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    The Effects of smoking in Teenagers Chapter I Introduction Adolescence is a stage of significant growth and potential but it is also considered to be a time of great risk. A lot of adolescents are facing pressures to use alcohol‚ cigarettes‚ or drugs and to start sexual relationships‚ thereby‚ putting themselves at high risk for intentional injuries and infection from sexual transmitted Diseases. According to the World Health Report a considerable number of deaths would be prevented and tobacco

    Premium Tobacco smoking Nicotine Tobacco

    • 394 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Better Essays

    July 6‚ 2009 Eng 112 Causes and Effects of Smoking Scientists and health officials have been arguing the detrimental effects smoking has on our health for many years. Americans pay nearly $100 billion in added health care cost due to smoking. Each day about a thousand young people become regular smokers (President Barack Obama). Smoking can lead to serious complications including asthma‚ pancreas‚ lung and stomach cancer due to the large number of carcinogens (cancer causing

    Free Nicotine Tobacco Tobacco smoking

    • 1299 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Effects of Teenage Smoking

    • 1159 Words
    • 5 Pages

    The Effects of Smoking on Adolescent Behavior and Their Ability to Perform Well in School James Grimes Eastern Kentucky University Abstract There is a considerable body of empirical research that has identified adolescent peer relationships as a primary factor involved in adolescent cigarette smoking. Despite this large research base‚ many questions remain unanswered about the mechanisms by which peers affect youths’ smoking behavior. Understanding these processes of influence is the key to

    Premium Adolescence Tobacco smoking Peer group

    • 1159 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    2012 Effects of Smoking Cigarettes In this life many addictions or temptations can jump their way into the paths of many people. For example‚ some people get addicted to drugs‚ alcohol‚ and also money. Staying away from these day to day temptations is tough but is crucial to having a healthy lifestyle. Being a little more specific‚ people can get addicted to smoking cigarettes. Cigarettes contain nicotine‚ which is what people get addicted to and makes them want to have more. Smoking cigarettes

    Premium Cancer Tobacco smoking Smoking

    • 593 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Smoking Cause and Effect

    • 265 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Smoking Cause and Effect All people have habits. Some people have negative or positive habits. Smoking is one of these negative habits. Most smokers started smoking when they were young. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no one starts smoking after age Twenty-five. Nearly nine out of ten smokers started smoking by age eighteen. They started smoking to try it out then smoking became a habit. Some young smokers were attracted

    Premium Nicotine Cigarette Smoking

    • 265 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Cause and effects of smoking Smoking is one of the main issues that mankind today is confronted with in the world. Smoking is known to have started as early as 1439 A.D. Rodrigo de Jerez was the first ever smoker in Europe‚ and the development of cigars was originated by the Native American people. In the twentieth century‚ cigars were advertised all over the world as a harmless‚ anti-stress product with little or no side effects. Smoking was eventually become widespread all over English-speaking

    Free Cigarette Tobacco

    • 1000 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Cause and Effect-Smoking

    • 391 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Cause and EffectSmoking The prohibition of smoking has become more and more wide-spread in the United States today. Due to studies that show smoking is related to many illnesses‚ people have made safe guards to prevent from acquiring them. One of those safe guards is prohibiting smoking in public environments. Other than the obvious health risks smoking causes‚ it can also set the wrong example for young adults and children‚ and could also damage the health of non-smokers. Health reasons

    Premium Smoking Tobacco smoking Lung

    • 391 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 50