The Surgeon General has called it "the leading 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
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include lost productivity‚ absenteeism and recruitment and retraining costs resulting from death and disability related to tobacco use. Tobacco-free workplaces can enhance productivity in two ways: by reducing the effects of secondhand smoke on nonsmokers and by reducing excess smoking-related absenteeism among smokers who are motivated to quit as a result of the tobacco-free policy. Especially for small
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Smoking can do lots of harm to the person smoking as well as the nonsmoker. A person inhaling or smelling smoke will have the same effect as if they were smoking; this would be considered as secondhand smoke. Tobacco smoke can be very harmful for a person or child who has asthma and create health problems such as lung cancer‚ emphysema‚ and heart disease. This is why I agree to ban smoking in public places so that nonsmokers and children can have a good health. Secondhand smoke has lead to many
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Breathing new life into COPD management 16 Nursing made Incredibly Easy! July/August 2011 www.NursingMadeIncrediblyEasy.com Copyright © 2011 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited. The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) promotes awareness‚ education‚ and care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The committee annually reviews evidence-based guidelines for prevention‚ diagnosis‚ and
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cigarette can stain your hands and alter the conditions in your mouth to cause bad breath and tooth decay. Smoking accelerates hair loss and the formation of wrinkles. In fact‚ a group of scientists found that smokers have 10 times more wrinkles than a nonsmoker does. When they smoke‚ they will not only make themselves look a lot older‚ but also feel a lot older too. Moreover‚ smoking has been shown to cause moodiness. The Archives of General Psychiatry (phys.org) declared that after following more than
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Sin Taxes There was a time when it was perfectly acceptable for parents to chain smoke in the car with their kids. In present time it is unlawful to smoke with a minor in the car. Since that time we as citizens have come a long way to making our country healthier but there is more room for improvement. Sin taxes are perceived by many people as a dreadful thing but in reality it gives the government options to help the American people as a whole. By raising Sin taxes it will offset the cost of
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Smoking The use of cigarette smoking is a major aspect of our society. Smoking is used in socializing‚ relaxing‚ and even entertaining. Smoking tobacco is sold in a variety of options‚ the most popular being the cigarette. This report examines the irreversible effects of cigarette smoking on various organ systems and challenges the notion that a few years of exposure to smoking will have no lasting adverse consequences. This is to discourage young people from taking up this deadly habit
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Contains Carbon Monoxide. Although in general‚ people have the right to do as they wish‚ this right can be taken away if it infringes on the rights of others. There are many ways that others end up paying for the simple act of smoking. One way that nonsmokers can be harmed is by the second hand smoke from cigarettes. The children of smokers are more likely to contract a respiratory infection‚ and they have a slightly smaller increase in lung growth as they mature (From the First to the Last Ash). Secondly
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to a safe and healthy workplace. Since smoking impedes on that right‚ I do believe that employers have the right to ban or restrict employee smoking at the workplace. Second hand smoke is a serious issue‚ one that is often overlooked by smokers. Nonsmokers have the right to not be exposed to something that they choose not to engage in. It is unfair for employees to be exposed to health risks that they are not personally subjecting themselves to. Additionally‚ there is some responsibility on the workplace
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