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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addictive. Cigarette smoking is the greatest single cause of illness and premature death in the UK. . A 2007 report states that about 4.9 million people worldwide each year die sadly‚ as a result of smoking. Cigarette smoking is the major cause of lung cancer. Tobacco smoking is the most popular practice by over one billion people in the majority of all human societies. About 30‚000 people in the UK die from lung cancer each year. More than 8 in 10 cases are directly related to smoking. Lung cancer accounts
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Quitting Is Not An Option As a little girl I always dreamt of becoming my own boss at a young age. The thought of following other people rules bothered me; I did know that in order to get where I wanted to be in life I had to start somewhere. So I told myself that after high school I had to go to college‚ and work and save. I decide to pursue my degree’s in Business Management and Accounting‚ because‚ I enjoy using money‚ working with others‚ helping people solve their money issues and helping
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Bad breath‚ yellow teeth‚ a chronic cough--these are some of the disgusting results of smoking cigarettes. Why do people continue to smoke when the effects are so harmful? The typical response from smokers to this question is that they smoke to relax and help relieve stress. Unfortunately‚ the quick fix are an addictive narcotic. Smoking feeds the addiction‚ but it also feeds the body with about 40 cancer-causing chemicals as well as almost 4‚000 other chemicals.[5] When a smoker comes to the conclusion
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Tar the Roads‚ Not Your Lungs By: Katelyn DiChiara H Block Smoking Cigarettes Smoking cigarettes is a very hard habit to break due to the fact that tobacco contains nicotine‚ which is extremely easy to become addicted to. The smoker becomes super attached to the nicotine that they need to smoke regularly in order to just feel normal. Smoking is banned in almost all public places. There are usually designated smoking areas‚ so that people who want to smoke do not bother the other people that do
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10 Effects of Smoking in Health Are you aware about effects of smoking habit? Scientific studies reveal that smoking causes short-term as well as long-term effects on health. American Lung Association says smoking affects around 9 million people in U.S alone‚ and it causes the death of approximately 450‚000 individuals per year. Cancer is a common serious threat of smoking. It also causes several aesthetic problems‚ cardiovascular problems‚ respiratory problems and reproductive health problems. This
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counseling field I have not yet experienced failure in the field. From the standpoint of someone quitting counseling there may be varied reasons‚ which a therapist may come to different conclusions as to why. Why might a client initiate dropping out? Many times the client doesn’t feel the relationship is a good fit‚ perhaps they do not feel comfortable disclosing to the therapist. Another reason for quitting may be lack of support from close friends and family. Financial reasons can be a problem for
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When you come to that time in your life where smoking really isn’t doing it anymore‚ quitting can seem somewhat of a struggle. However‚ whilst never easy; there are a number of steps to quit smoking that could help. As you first start to think of quitting‚ set yourself a date. As you approach this date‚ try already to minimize the number of cigarettes you have each day. That you are thinking of quitting should help in this regard. Many people use smoking as a way to ward of boredom; so this could be
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One Health Behavior Theory is the Transtheoretical Model‚ which is marked by the stages pre-contemplation‚ contemplation‚ decision‚ active change‚ and maintenance. During the pre-contemplation stage‚ the focus is on what behaviors were before change is even considered. For me this stage included a mostly sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy eating habits. The contemplation stage is where I started thinking about making a change. During this time‚ I was looking at my overall health and realized physical
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Drugs: Addiction and Quitting Leigh Jenner Psychology 355 April 4‚ 2011 Stephen Northam Everyone knows they should get or stay healthy. For most people getting healthy means eating a little less‚ exercising a little more‚ or abstaining from smoking and drinking. However‚ for those who have a problem with drugs—as well as alcohol—getting healthy is literally a matter of life and death. The problem with drugs and alcohol is that there are more factors than just a nice feeling. There are‚ in more
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