Is Smoking Suicide? Tobacco use is directly related to lung cancer in ninety percent of males and eighty percent of women. Also tobacco use is directly linked to twenty percent of heart disease. What this says to me is that using tobacco is essentially suicide. So‚ yes tobacco use is suicide and tobacco leads to an estimated five million deaths every year. Mean while seventy percent of those five million deaths are in under developed countries. I believe the reason three and a half million people
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the risks of smoking? Smoking has two kinds of effects‚ long term and short-term effects. The short term effects happen after a few years of smoking and usually are coughing‚ wheezing‚ dizziness‚ nausea‚ shortness of breath‚ phlegm production‚ bad breath‚ decreased physical fitness and reduced lung function. Although those may not seem bad or even noticeable at the time they are nothing compared to the long-term effects. The long-term effects‚ which happen after years and years of smoking‚ include Emphysema
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of the factors that trigger cigarette smoking amongst young generation of today‚ effects of cigarette‚ like cancer‚ heart disease‚ emphysema‚ and chronic bronchitis. By reading this paper‚ a person can gain knowledge about the effects of smoking cigarette. So when a person reads this especially those who smoke‚ he or she may quit or lessen smoking because he or she will know the bad effects of cigarette smoking. It is considered that cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death
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The effects of cigarette smoking on the development of thyroid eye disease in patients with Graves’ disease: A clinical review Summary points * Thyroid eye disease (TED) is thought to be caused by the stimulation of retro-orbital TSH receptors by thyrotropin receptor stimulating antibodies. * There is a strong association between cigarette smoking and the development and progression of thyroid eye disease. * Cigarette smoking has adverse effects upon treatments for Graves’ disease
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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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10: Peer Pressure While there are certainly other influences that can lead a smoker into the habit‚ peer pressure is one of the biggest. A large part of the reason peer pressure comes under scrutiny is that one of the groups most likely to begin smoking -- young teenagers -- is also one of the most susceptible to peer pressure. The awkward years between pure‚ dependent-on-parents childhood and independent young adulthood are marked for many by frustration and insecurity as status‚ family roles and
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Quitting smoking is not easy‚ but it can be done. To have the best chance of quitting successfully‚ you need to know what you’re up against‚ what your options are‚ and where to go for help. This document will provide you with this information. Why Is It So Hard to Quit Smoking? Mark Twain said‚ "Quitting smoking is easy. I’ve done it a thousand times." Maybe you’ve tried to quit too. Why is quitting and staying quit hard for so many people? The answer is nicotine. Nicotine Nicotine is
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Smoking is Bad! According to the American Lung Association‚ there are estimated 50 million people who smoke. Smoking kills more people than any other disease in the world‚ 5.4 million death in 2004 and more than 100 million over the twentieth century. However‚ smokers do not fully understand the risks they take by smoking. It affects a person physically and mentally‚ economically and socially. First of all‚ smoking affects a smoker physically and mentally. Nicotine in cigarettes or cigars is a
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different chemicals‚ some of which are highly toxic. Nicotine‚ a main ingredient of tobacco smoke‚ is the most addictive drug known to man. Two main topics about smoking in general I would like to discuss are the various health effects of smoking and the anti-smoking actions which society has taken. The American Cancer Society estimates that smoking is single handily responsible for about 419‚000 deaths in the United States each year. Among the many cancer contributions to lung cancer amounts to 30% of
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Cigarettes are highly addictive‚ so why are they legal? What leads the user to continue smoking‚ even when they know that it is harmful for their health? The physiology reason: The inhaled substances trigger chemical reactions in nerve endings within our body. This activity increases heart rate‚ memory‚ alertness‚ and produces a measurably faster reaction time after individuals have smoked. Dopamine and other endorphins are released‚ which are associated with the sensations of pleasure and reward
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