The Detrimental Effects of 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
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of Second-Hand Smoke Imagine yourself sitting down to dinner at a restaurant. You are sitting down trying to enjoy your dinner when all you can smell is smoke. Not only are you just breathing in the smoke‚ it is also damaging your body at the same time. Or imagine yourself at your work place‚ whether it be a restaurant or office‚ and you are forced to breathe in second-hand smoke the entire time you are there. In this paper you will be informed of the harmful effects of second-hand smoke‚ and
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Second Hand Smoke Second Hand Smoke In the 1950’s and 60’s scientists gave the people a lot of evidence on the deadly effects of smoking where the tobacco companies on the other hand tried to put the doubt in people’s minds through the campaigns to show that it is not all true. By the time people actually decided to take care of their health and finally saw how life-threatening smoking could be by real life examples‚ the tobacco companies already got rich from its sales. Nowadays‚ nobody doubts
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Secondhand smoke: When one breathes in smoke that comes from the end of a lit cigarette‚ cigar‚ or pipe (sidestream smoke) or that is exhaled by a smoker (mainstream smoke)‚ you’re inhaling almost the same amount of chemicals as the smoker breathes in when smoking Secondhand smoke: When one breathes in smoke that comes from the end of a lit cigarette‚ cigar‚ or pipe (sidestream smoke) or that is exhaled by a smoker (mainstream smoke)‚ you’re inhaling almost the same amount of chemicals as the
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What is secondhand smoke? Secondhand smoke (SHS) is also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). SHS is a mixture of 2 forms of smoke that come from burning tobacco: * Sidestream smoke – smoke from the lighted end of a cigarette‚ pipe‚ or cigar * Mainstream smoke – the smoke exhaled by a smoker Even though we think of these as the same‚ they aren’t. Sidestream smoke has higher concentrations of cancer-causing agents (carcinogens) than mainstream smoke. And‚ it has smaller particles
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issue that is at hand‚ you must have good voice‚ writing style and valid information. Using three key terms‚ Pathos‚ Logos‚ and Ethos‚ is another way to get your point across to the audience and try to convince them to acknowledge the issue at hand such as second hand smoke. Second hand smoke is a common in a household whom the parents of children smoke. Second hand smoke can be inhaled‚ by sitting in the car as your parent’s smoke‚ sitting on the couch next your family as they smoke‚ or even having
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the companies did not give warning to the public of the dangers involved with smoking. The purpose of the lawsuit is recovering costs from health care related illness from smoking. Health care issues related to secondhand smoke from the workplace‚ restaurants‚ and clubs were smoke free from the tobacco ban instituted by the worker’s compensation board. Timothy Schafer wrote “Although the government should still pursue a course of action against the tobacco companies and hold them accountable for their
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proved reality that second hand smoke can be as unsafe to individuals breathing it within their lungs as smoking is to the guy who engages in the health injuring habit? The majority of smokers do not really believe about this‚ but it can be true! Older people have got a choice if to get along with those that is smoking and can remove themselves from the circumstance if needed. Nonetheless‚ small children may not have this choice‚ specifically if members of their household smoke around them. The EPA
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how often secondhand smoke accounts for tobacco related deaths. II. Thesis: Smoking on campus has many reasons that it should not be allowed. a. By not allowing it freely it reduces the risk of students being exposed to second hand smoke as frequently. b. Eliminates the presence of peer pressure to try and fit in III. Preview of Main Points: 1. Effects of Secondhand Smoke. 2. Relevance of Peer Pressure. 3. College Campuses are already going smoke free. IV. Transition:
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AWARENESS ON SECOND HAND SMOKE AND HOW IT AFFECTS HEALTH By: Manabat‚ Leandro Mari Monteverde‚ Angelo Seigfreid Paglinawan‚ Al Mayo Sandino Pedero‚ Miguel John Pile‚ Kevin Timothy 3LM1 Submitted to: Prof. Jefferson Aquino Faculty of Arts and Letters University of Santo Tomas Oct. 5‚ 2011 Abstract The purpose of this study is to know whether or not the students of the University of Santo Tomas are aware of second hand smoking and how it affects
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