Angie Funes Prof. Cathy Cripps English 97 May 6‚ 2013 Smoking cigarettes should be illegal For a long time people have different concepts and point of view about smoking. Nowadays a lot of people think that smoking is good and helps them‚ but others think that should be banned. “The Believing we do something when we do nothing is the first illusion of tobacco.” (Ralph Waldo). The question is what is in a cigarette? A cigarette is made of a classic white paper‚ and when it burns it releases
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The Causes and Effects of Smoking One of the most common problems today that are killing people‚ all over the world‚ is smoking. Many people start this horrible habit because of stress‚ personal issues and peer pressure. Some begin from simply being curious. One cigarette can result in smoking others‚ which can lead to major addiction. When someone smokes a cigarette they are not only hurting themselves‚ but others around them. Smoking does many horrible things to the human body that most people
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y summSan Jose State University Smoking Policy Survey Results COUGH SJSU (Campuses Organized & United for Good Health) Partners: Background Purpose -To inquire about: Tobacco use behavior on campus Knowledge of current policy on campus Attitudes about changing the SJSU smoking policy Dissemination Student-led organizations (i.e.‚ student clubs) Human Resources listserve Faculty and Staff direct outreach (i.e.‚ listserves‚ groups) Student Affairs listserve University Housing Services Department
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alcohol and smoking Definition: Alcohol misuse and smoking are major public health problems‚ placing a heavy burden on society‚ and affecting a large number of individuals of all ages. Contrary to what many people believe‚ alcohol‚ as one of the many health problems‚ is not a stimulant. It is a depressant. This is why drinking too much often leads to impaired judgment‚ slurring of the speech‚ a tendency to violent behavior and loss of short-term memory. Similar to alcohol is smoking. Smoking is the
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During a pregnancy there are many choices to be made and smoking should not be one of them. Smoking while pregnant can cause major effects before the birth of the child and also in the child’s future. Here are a few effects before the actual birth of the child: 1) Cigarettes contains a large number of chemicals that harm unborn babies. 2) Smoking raises the levels of carbon monoxide in your bloodstream. This gives less oxygen for baby. 3) Nicotine tightens the blood vessels‚ meaning the oxygen is
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Margarette Knutsen ENC 1101 September 11‚ 2013 STOP SMOKING Thousands of people worldwide indicate that smoking is addictive and harmful to health‚ scientific studies‚ research and other institutional bodies such as the World Health Organization‚ would support this thesis. Tobacco is responsible for nearly 1 in 3 deaths from cancer‚ thousands of people die of lung cancer and about 87% of these lung cancer deaths will be due to smoking. This habit not only increases the risk of lung cancer‚
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Introduction Protecting your unborn baby from the health dangers of smoking can be reason enough to stop smoking while you are pregnant. However‚ it may be hard to not start smoking again (relapse) once your baby is born‚ especially with the stress of being a new parent. Certain people‚ places‚ and situations (triggers) can also make you want to smoke. Knowing your triggers and making some diet and lifestyle choices can help prevent a relapse. Talk to your health care provider if you are struggling
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Analysis of AntiSmoking Advertisements Smoking is becoming more and more of a problem throughout the world. Smoking cigarettes used to symbolize wealth and status in society. Today‚ smoking seems to be more of a trend to look “cool”. It is very much advertised against on television today. Since tobacco companies don’t advertise on television the antismoking companies already have a huge step ahead. More people than past decades have access
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think that smoking in any public place should be allowed. It has a negative effect not only on you‚ but on those around you‚ the youth in your community‚ and the entire environment. According to the American Lung Association‚ Idaho scored a B in the overall smoke-free air‚ but they also got 3 F’s in the categories: Tobacco Prevention and Spending‚ Cigarette Tax‚ and Cessation. In 2004‚ Idaho met the Smokefree Air Challenge‚ which calls on all fifty states to pass laws that prohibit smoking in all public
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The first Quit line advertisement depicting Zita Roberts‚ promotes the risks associated with smoking. With the use of an emotive and serious tone‚ they attempt to pull on the audience’s heartstrings which‚ in this case‚ are parents with a family. Quit line attempts to uses Zita’s story to encourage the audience to quit smoking as their life will be shortened if they continued to smoke. At first‚ the readers are drawn to the big‚ bright and bolded words that are placed front and centre of the advertisement
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