federal smoking bans‚ it’s up to state and local criminal and occupational safety and health laws. ("Wikipedia.com‚" 2012) However‚ I think the US government should ban the production of tobacco because the health risks from second hand smoke (SHS)‚ nicotine addiction‚ and economic costs. The first reason the US government should ban the production of tobacco is that; people that are constantly exposed to SHS (second hand smoke) are at greater risk for developing health problems. “There are over 250
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telling me that he did not seek treatment following our previous contact but used Niquitin patches bought from the local superstore combined with gums which he stopped due to adverse reactions having to see his G.P‚ who prescribed medications helping nicotine withdrawal symptoms and reducing tobacco cravings. He sounded more determined as he had left his job following complaints from staff‚ parents and children on the ward and his girl friend ending their relationship due to smoking related issues
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Alec Usseglio ENC 1101 Monica Vera 4 December 2011 Cigarettes Should be Made Illegal Tobacco has been in America for nearly 8000 years. It started being cultivated and used for pleasure around 2000 years ago. (Cancer Council) People have been using it for a very long time. That means that the past 2000 years‚ it has been causing hundreds-of-thousands of deaths. Tobacco is widely known for its cancer-causing ways. The assumption could be made that people would
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Addiction Revision Notes Sunday‚ 14 April 13 Addiction What is addiction? It is a repetitive habit pattern that increases risk of disease and/or associated personal and social problems. Elements of Addiction Salience - individuals desire to perform the addictive act/behaviour Mood Modification - people with addictive behaviour often report a ‘high’‚ ‘buzz’ or a ‘rush’‚ addicts are known to use addictions for this. Tolerance - addicts tolerance increases therefore they increase the amount
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addictive and causes smokers to develop a highly unhealthy addiction to the nicotine in the cigarette. There are no scientific studies that prove that smoking a cigarette is not harmful to one’s health; in fact‚ there are several case studies proving that smoking cigarettes can be deadly to one’s health. The chemicals in within cigarette smoke themselves alone are enough to put one at risk for cancer development. Aside from nicotine‚ other carcinogens such as carbon monoxide‚ tar‚ formaldehyde‚ cyanide
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Reasons why smoking is bad for your health Take a good look at the following: tar‚ carbon monoxide‚ ammonia‚ nicotine‚ arsenic‚ acetone‚ cadmium‚ benzene and formaldehyde. The substances that make up a cigar or cigarette are toxic. Still people are willing to spend money on this dangerous habit. It’s obvious that smoking is bad for you but not many people know the reasons. The phrase “smoking is hazardous to your health” has truth to it. The main reason why smoking is bad is because of lung cancer
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smoking they get big attention. The other teens look at them in all kinds of ways and the adults get upset and don’t know what to do. As the research‚ some teenagers‚ especially girls‚ smoke in an effort to lose extra pound. Quit.org states that the nicotine in cigarettes can suppress a teenager’s appetite‚ satisfy her cravings and keep her busy so that she does not think about food. In a culture that obsesses over how someone looks‚ smoking may allow teens to achieve the appearance needed to gain social
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not only affects the person smoking‚ but it can also harm other people who don’t smoke. In the first place‚ if cigarettes were more expensive‚ they would keep more people out of hospitals. Cigarettes contain a deadly addictive drug called nicotine. Nicotine is the deadly substance that keeps people addictive to cigarettes. If cigarettes were more expensive‚ less people would be addicted to the drug. Cigarettes also leave a nasty substance in your lungs. The substance is called tar. Even though
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relax and release stress‚ the negative aspects of the habit outweigh the positive. Cigarette smoking is a health hazard for both smokers and no-smothers‚ especially harmful to unborn babies. In addition‚ cigarette smoking is addictive because of the nicotine cigarettes contain. Cigarette smoking causes a number of heath problems which are expensive to treat. It is a major cause of respiratory diseases such as asthma‚ lung cancer and bronchitis. According to the world Health Organization‚ cancers
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Traditional smoking accounts for almost half a million deaths in the United States each year. Unlike traditional cigarettes‚ electronic cigarettes are battery powered cigarettes that vaporize nicotine without the threat of cancer. While some doctors feel that electronic cigarettes are beneficial to smokers‚ experts fear they will replace traditional cigarettes and that they will become highly addictive among young people. Although the use of Electronic cigarettes has been debated by many countries
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