different chemicals‚ some of which are highly toxic. Nicotine‚ a main ingredient of tobacco smoke‚ is the most addictive drug known to man. Two main topics about smoking in general I would like to discuss are the various health effects of smoking and the anti-smoking actions which society has taken. The American Cancer Society estimates that smoking is single handily responsible for about 419‚000 deaths in the United States each year. Among the many cancer contributions to lung cancer amounts to 30% of
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Main Point 1: A. As we have heard in Lisa’s speech‚ smoking is bad for the smoking individual. 1. Active cigarette smoking is the major cause of lung cancer and an important established cause of cardiovascular disease. B. According to U.S. National Library of Medicine‚ smoking is bad for the people nearby the smoker due to second hand smoke. 1. Exposure to second hand smoke has been associated with numerous negative health outcomes. It is sufficient to induce pulmonary inflammation‚ decrease
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Smoking is a practice in which a substance‚ most commonly tobacco‚ is burned and the smoke is tasted or inhaled. This is primarily practised as a route of administration forrecreational drug use‚ as combustion releases the active substances in drugs such as nicotineand makes them available for absorption through the lungs. It can also be done as a part of rituals‚ to induce trances and spiritual enlightenment. Smoking is one of the most common forms of recreational drug use. Tobacco smoking is today
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Quit Smoking Every year nearly one in every five US deaths are related to cigarette smoking‚ that means that every year 440‚000 people alone die from cigarettes. Deaths caused by alcohol‚ car accidents‚ suicide‚ AIDS‚ homicide‚ and illegal drugs combined are actually less than the number of deaths caused by cigarette smoking. Being the grandchild of a grandpa who died of lung cancer from smoking‚ I know and understand what cigarette smoking can do. Tobacco smoke is a mixture of gases and of
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I propose to ban all smokers from smoking unless prescribed a prescription from your doctor‚ if you are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease because from previous studies the nicotine protects the patient from AD. The increase of consumption in cigarette results in a decrease of a risk for Alzheimer’s disease. In addition to banning all smokers‚ we could I propose a law that all smoking be banned throughout Canada. Did you know‚ 21% of Canadians that are above the age of 15 are smokers? This is a
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‚ there’re 443‚000 people die annually because of smoking. And the number of people dying in the whole world is 5milllions people. This number is bigger than the number of people die because of accident‚ AIDS‚ tuberculosis combined. Smoking is the main reason for some cancers‚ including lung cancer.. It also increases the risk of having emphysema‚ asthma‚ cataracts and pneumonia. Smoking is bad for everyone. For women‚ if you start smoking‚ you will lost average 14.5years of your life. A pregnant
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com/health/smokingeffects_srw_gn.htm Smoking’s Effects on the Lungs Smoking’s effects on the lungs‚ such as the development of emphysema and lung cancer‚ are mainly caused by tar and nicotine. Learn how smoking cigarettes causes immediate changes to occur in the lungs. One of the hardest habits to break is smoking cigarettes. Everyone knows it damages the lungs‚ causing emphysema and cancer. But do people know HOW these illnesses occur on a physiological level? Perhaps if the mechanism were explained there
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moking Ban THE ROLE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY; AND AN APPLICATION OF THESE PRINCIPLES TO THE SMOKING BAN INTRODUCTION: The formation of public health policy involves a careful balancing exercise between the needs and rights of different groups of people. Due to the very nature of public health‚ creating legislation in this area involves the consideration of a number of often competing factors. These include‚ but are not limited to‚ health impacts‚ economic issues‚ enforceability
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According to the American Lung Association‚ there are an estimated 50 million people who smoke. For some reason people just do not fully understand the risks they take by smoking. Cigarette smoking is a frequent cause for many health problems with smokers. To begin with‚ there are many hazardous ingredients in cigarette tobacco. Some of the ingredients are poisonous or addictive. Cigarette smoke produces thousands of chemicals that are hazardous to a smoker’s health. There are
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There are many effects of smoking but this presentation deals with a few of them. There is no doubt about the fact that smoking is harmful. It affects every aspect of our lives; be it physical‚ fetal and mental health‚ environment‚ finances and many others too numerous to mention Every puff of cigarette contains a mixture of nicotine and carbon monoxide and each time you smoke‚ it temporarily increases your 1. Heart rate and 2. Blood pressure. 3. It also injures your heart and blood vessels. Loss
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