Original Research The smoking habits‚ attitudes towards smoking and knowledge regarding anti-smoking legislation of students in institutions of higher learning in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa Awotedu AA‚ FMCP (Nig)‚ FCCP‚ FCP (SA-PR)‚ Department of Internal Medicine‚ Walter Sisulu University‚ Mthatha Jordaan ER‚ MSc‚ Biostatistics Unit‚ Medical Research Council of South Africa‚ Tygerberg Ndukwana OZB‚ BACur‚ BACurHons (UNISA)‚ MPH‚ Department of Health Promotion‚ Walter Sisulu University
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Title: Anti-smoking Policy should be executed in Hong Kong _____________________________________________________________________ Abstract In recent years‚ a lot of people died every year of smoking or second –hand smoking. Furthermore‚ some citizens argue that anti-smoking policy should be executed. In this paper‚ an attempt has been made to study the impact of anti-smoking policy through examining both supporting and opposing arguments. The aim of this paper is to use a number of examples from
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Smoking Addiction Smoking is an extremely addictive habit that usually forms in the early teen years. We should be targeting our children from the time they enter elementary school to prepare them for this temptation and encourage them to steer clear of this problem (Schoebel 287). There is no sure cure for smoking‚ and every method requires willingness‚ dedication‚ and will power. Smokers should recognize the serious health risks they are facing every time they light a cigarette and accept that
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Teens and Smoking Abstract Cigarette smoking is of interest to the National Institute on Drug Abuse both because of the public health problems associated with this form of substance abuse and because this behavior represents a prototypic dependence process. In the past few years the government has made every effort to reach the masses‚ in an attempt to curb the exploitation of tobbacco use‚ and its acceptance among Americas Youngsters. However‚ cigarette smoking among adolescents is on the rise
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Smoking is a major problem in today. Initially the man get attracted towards it and later it turns into a habit. There are many other diseases. Texts were considered drug abuse is bad. Smoking is a slow poison. It spread in a body slowly. Most have bad effects on the lungs. Because of smoking the man dies quickly. Smoking causes a disease such as cancer and tuberculosis. Smokers do not seem properly hunger. The taste of mouth gets worse. Not foul mouth. For women‚ smoking is more deadly. Some people
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(2011) that despite the known catastrophic effects on health of smoking‚ profits from tobacco continue to soar and sales of cigarettes have increased: they have risen from 5‚000 billion sticks a year in the 1990s to 5‚900 billion a year in 2009. They now kill more people annually than alcohol‚ Aids‚ car accidents‚ illegal drugs‚ murders and suicides combined. According to the National Nutrition and Health survey that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer. This fact has been recognized in the United
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between cigarette smoking among NUC females. The aim of this study is to determine the knowledge and attitude and behavior of female smokers. To reveal the different influences that are paramount in their smoking habits. This report investigates hypotheses regarding women smokers in college. Furthermore‚ test the Factors that contributed to the tobacco use among women. The findings explain the tremendous difference among the groups. However in light of the health issues of smoking‚ the students had
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Prevention of Smoking in Adolescents A man named Bryan‚ who lived in St. Petersburg‚ Florida‚ started smoking when he was 13 years old. Throughout his high school years‚ he smoked about twenty cigarettes a day with no problem. At age 33‚ he was diagnosed with lung cancer and died six weeks later. He left behind a wife and a three year old son (Landry). Each day‚ nearly six thousand children under the age of eighteen start smoking; of these six thousand‚ two thousand will become regular smokers
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Smoking kills? (Should Smoking be banned in Public Places?) Looking at the health hazards‚ including lung cancer‚ impotency‚ asthma and heart disease‚ which smoking can cause‚ banning it in public places is long time due. However‚ this is just one of the viewpoints. Most smokers and many restaurant owners will sing an altogether different tune with regards to banning smoking in public places. So‚ let’s get to the bottom of this debate by looking at its pros and cons. Arguments for... Let’s
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going to regret about smoking. You are not only going to die early but‚ you will develop illnesses. Smoking will make you look stylish to your friends when you are teenager‚ but you are only a teenager for less than ten years of your life. What’s going to happen if you keep smoking? You will be addicted to it‚ and it will destroy your body and make your face look monstrous. It will cause many health problems. Even people who do not smoke are also affected‚ and suffer illness. Smoking cigarettes will lead
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