the most common cause of death from heart and brain attack and blood vessel diseases in the country. According to the Philippine Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) of the DOH‚ that among kids aged 13 - 18 years old‚ 57% of the boys and 27% from the girls are already smoking. Four out of ten kids overall (43%) have already tried cigarette smoking. (Buenavista‚ 2001). According to the WHO‚ the Philippines ranks number one in terms of youth smokers compared to the data from other countries in the Western
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Due to the unpleasant effects on children‚ online games should be banned by the government. Firstly‚ online games totally distract children from studying. Instead of listening carefully to what teachers say in class‚ young gamers often think or chat with their friends about how they can improve their ability in the games or where are they going to hang out in their cyber world and so on. Moreover‚ after school‚ they just go straight to the computers‚ ignoring their homework and lessons to review
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used by the United States government during the Vietnam war‚ its purpose was to clear forests‚ but the consequences were far greater. From 1961 to 1971‚ a chemical was sprayed over the entire country of Vietnam‚ leaving 200‚000 people affected by the harmful toxin (Dioxin‚ 2015). The chemical used is called Agent Orange. Its use was discontinued after it was banned in 1971 by the United States (n.a‚ 2016). However‚ the ban came too late and provided no relief for the Vietnamese that are still dealing
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ALCOHOL SHOULD BE BANNED Alcohol in the form of alcoholic beverages has been consumed by humans since pre-historic times‚ for a variety of hygienic‚ dietary‚ medicinal‚ religious‚ and recreational reasons. While infrequent consumption of alcohol in small quantities may be harmless or even beneficial‚ larger doses result in a state known as drunkenness or intoxication and‚ depending on the dose and regularity of use‚ can cause acute respiratory failure or death and with chronic use can cause severe
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of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General). This should make us aware about the risks that smoking in public places has towards the nonsmokers. Smokers should understand the smoking hazards are not only for them‚ but for the nonsmokers as well. Being able to smoke should be banned in public areas because secondhand smoke hurts babies and children; it contributes to the development of heart disease‚ and lung cancer
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will end world hunger‚ but it is killing us rather than saving us. If food companies continue to advertise GMOs as the savior of America’s hunger problems‚ the country is in for a surprise. Any food product being sold to the general public should be removed and banned because GMOs contribute to the rise of illness‚ contaminate the plants in our organic farms‚ and humans were not made to play god. If we continue to consume GMOs‚ the numbers of Americans conceiving illnesses‚ like autism‚
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very expensive habit. I was just at Wal-Mart and a carton of cigarettes is $40. Assuming a carton a week‚ that’s $2‚080 a year. Is that insane or what? Myself I would much rather spend that money on shopping or something. More than 450‚000 Americans die each year from smoking. Smoking causes illnesses such as cancer‚ heart disease‚ stroke‚ problems with pregnancy and lung disease. When you quit tobacco‚ your chances of getting sick from smoking will decrease appreciably. You will have more energy
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The production and sale of cigarettes should be illegal in Australia. Smoking is the largest avoidable cause of cancer and is responsible for more cancer deaths than any other factors. Smoking puts a heavy toll on public and private treasuries‚ as it is a financial burden principally from the costs of treating illnesses that arise from smoking. Cigarettes kill up to 6 million people every year‚ a number that is rapidly growing rather than shrinking. According to (WHO 2015)‚ 100 million deaths
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Cigarette Packaging: Comparative Language Analysis As Australian society and the community develop throughout the years‚ many people are opting for healthier food choices‚ healthier lifestyles‚ and overall‚ are just more health conscious. Thus‚ the issue of smoking cigarettes and the health hazards it engenders has become a popular topic among the public. Recently‚ in Australia‚ legislation was passed that requires all cigarettes to be sold in plain green packaging‚ with no branding. The introduction
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America smoke cigarettes (Cooper). People still smoke cigarettes even though there are now many laws across the united states that either prohibit minors from smoking or prohibits smoking in certain areas such as restaurants‚ workplaces‚ social events‚ and schools. 23 percent of adults
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