influence upon the individual’s response to all objects and situations with which it is related” ( Rollinson‚ 2005).An attitude reflects the attitude holder’s experiences‚ feelings and evaluations of those aspects of their life. The NHS ran an anti smoking campaign in 2007 to motivate smokers to bin the habit. The shocking images were of people literally impaled on fish hooks suggesting they were not in control and were being dragged around by their habit. It was one of the most famous campaigns in
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Abstinence programs Do they work? Advertising Should certain kinds of ads be banned in the interest of health/morality/annoyance – alcohol‚ cigarettes‚ prescription meds‚ etc…? Africa Why so many wars? What’s the solution? Airplane accidents Who is responsible? Should families of victims be entitled to compensation? Airport security Should the government use invasive pat-downs and body scans to ensure passenger safety or are there better methods? Al Qaida Has U.S. policy actually spread
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Campus Initiative will encourage all institutions of higher learning to take action. It is time for us to end the epidemic leading to the single most preventable cause of death in this nation."i SCU’s current smoking-policy‚ which is based on City of Santa Clara ordinance 1654‚ states that “Smoking is prohibited at all times in all University facilities that house offices‚ work areas‚ classrooms‚ or residence rooms. Members of the community who choose to smoke must maintain a distance of 25 feet from
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mostly non smokers‚ are against smoking altogether‚ while other people think that everybody has to have the right to buy and smoke cigarettes. Nevertheless‚ if we look at this issue rationally and logically‚ and not according to the smokers’ point of view‚ it is clear that because of it is impact on our health‚ the production and sale of cigarettes must be forbidden. Everybody knows from childhood that smoking is a bad thing‚ but not everyone knows how dangerous smoking is. Sometimes people who smoke
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Second Hand Smoke on Children Most of us have heard somewhere that second hand smoking is not very good for your health. But have we stopped to consider why it is bad‚ and specifically how it can affect children ’s health? They are a vulnerable population because of the potential tobacco smoke has to damage a child ’s developing organs‚ such as the lungs and brain ("www.etnet.org‚" 2010). The children of smoking parents cannot escape these harmful fumes. The exposure is a preventable cause of
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In fact‚ the inhalation of second hand smoke is just as dangerous as smoking a cigarette which non-smokers are much exposed to today. Some people may not see smoking as a serious health issue‚ but smoking can lead to cancer‚ which eventually leads to death. Next‚ If you look closely at the picture you will notice a caption that says‚ “Smoking isn’t just suicide. It’s murder.” This ad is conveying to the public that smoking not only harms the person doing it but it also harms others. Also at
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A restaurant has decided to ban all teens from being able to be inside the restaurant! This isn’t as bad as you think‚ there are other places to go‚ but this popular restaurant downtown had decided to place a ban on teens during certain hours to increase attraction from working business people. A business should be able to place their own rules to ban age groups ‚ in this instance‚ teenagers‚ during certain hours at the expense of their own business‚ just like ’Munchy’s’ did. Experimenting with the
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Just Say No? We all know that making the choice to start smoking is most often an adolescent’s decision made in response to peer-pressure: teenagers wanting to appear cool‚ independent‚ sophisticated and glamorous to their friends. Anti-smoking commercials always seem to be directed at teens. I remember from my younger days‚ “Just say no” was a popular catch-phrase. Today‚ I can turn my television to any random station and‚ sooner rather than later‚ I am going to run across an anti-tobacco
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PGP29376 The Effectiveness of Anti-Smoking Campaigns in India To Study the Effectiveness of Anti-Smoking Campaigns in India Motivation Tobacco is the single biggest cause of preventable death in the world. Smoking tobacco leads to diseases that can affect the liver‚ lungs and heart. Smoking is also a leading cause of cancer. An estimated 5 million deaths every year are caused due to smoking (WHO‚ 2006). Despite being a well-known cause of death‚ smoking still remains prevalent across the
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Badawi launched an anti-smoking campaign called “Tak Nak”. You can now see this short and rhyming catch phrase “Tak Nak” everywhere – on billboards‚ posters‚ TV ads‚ and sometimes I even hear it on the radio. Though some people have criticised our government for setting aside a staggering sum of RM100 million over 6 years for the campaign‚ it is nothing compared to the huge amounts that tobacco companies spend to promote smoking. But in this war against smoking‚ money definitely talks;
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