Cause and Effect: Smoking. Smoking causes respiratory problems‚ circulatory system difficulties‚ and urinary troubles increasing the fact that smoking causes unavoidable harms to the body. Although smoking may have the appearance of something that “is cool”‚ it causes several heath problems many of which incessant effects. Differing to what tobacco companies want citizens to believe‚ smoking does lead to perilous heath. Smoking especially causes damage to the respiratory system‚ distressing
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preventable cause of disease and deaths in the United States." Smoking is among the top preventable risk factors of heart disease amongst many other health problems. Coronary heart disease and strokes are the primary types of cardiovascular disease caused by smoking. They rank as the first and third leading causes of death in the United States. More than 61 million Americans suffer from some form of cardiovascular disease. Smoking increases your risk for high blood pressure‚ coronary heart disease
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Every year thousands of people die because of lung cancer or other tobacco related illnesses. Everyone in the world comes in contact with smoke from a cigarette at least once in their lifetime‚ whether it is at a restaurant or at work. Millions of people are addicted to smoking‚ and thousands more become addicted every year. Cigarettes and other tobacco products are everywhere. Most of the addicted smokers started when they were young (Roberts 18). The reason why people get addicted
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HEALTH PRESENTATION Effects of smoking on health: There are many health implications for those who smoke and these can greatly reduces their life expectancy on average‚ each cigarette shortens a smoker’s life by around 11 minutes. The damage caused by smoking is influenced by the number of cigarettes smoked‚ weather the cigarettes you smoke have a filter and how the tobacco are is prepared. Smoking directly causes over 100‚000 deaths in the UK each year and contributes too many more. Most well
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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
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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
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Effects of Smoking on the Body Background of the Study Smoking cigarettes has been proven too be extremely dangerous to your health‚ which causes various forms of cancer and other life threatening diseases. There are over 4‚000 chemicals in cigarette smoke and 200 of those are known poisons. Smoking cigarettes for as few as a couple of years can have permanent effects on the body. Smoking can effect the heart and lungs; mouth and throat; arms‚ legs‚ skin and the mind.
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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
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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
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The Effects of Smoking on the Body The custom of smoking tobacco originated with the Indians possibly as early as one hundred A.D. Tobacco was used at first principally in connection with religious rituals‚ but by the end of the fifteenth century‚ smoking was quickly becoming a common personal practice. There are at least four thousand different toxic chemicals which have been identified as products of tobacco smoke. Nicotine is among these and has become one of the most widely used stimulants
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