July 6‚ 2009 Eng 112 Causes and Effects of Smoking Scientists and health officials have been arguing the detrimental effects smoking has on our health for many years. Americans pay nearly $100 billion in added health care cost due to smoking. Each day about a thousand young people become regular smokers (President Barack Obama). Smoking can lead to serious complications including asthma‚ pancreas‚ lung and stomach cancer due to the large number of carcinogens (cancer causing
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CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF SMOKING Smoking is a practice in which a substance‚ most commonly tobacco is burned and the smoke is tasted or inhaled. It can be considered as one of the most dangerous habits that any one individual can have. There are many causes which make people smoke‚ however it can be divided into two main causes namely physical and psychological. On the other hand‚ some of the effects of smoking are addiction‚ chronic diseases like cancer and heart disease and ultimate death
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Smoking and Your Health Most people associate cigarette smoking and tobacco use with breathing problems and lung cancer. But smoking is also a major cause of cardiovascular (heart and blood vessel) disease. Smoking: the No. 1 cause of preventable disease and death Smoking and tobacco use are significant risk factors for a variety of chronic disorders. According to the American Heart Association‚ cigarette smoking is the most important preventable cause of premature death in the United States
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Effects of Smoking on the Body Background of the Study Smoking cigarettes has been proven too be extremely dangerous to your health‚ which causes various forms of cancer and other life threatening diseases. There are over 4‚000 chemicals in cigarette smoke and 200 of those are known poisons. Smoking cigarettes for as few as a couple of years can have permanent effects on the body. Smoking can effect the heart and lungs; mouth and throat; arms‚ legs‚ skin and the mind.
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evaluation of smoking As of 2008‚ there were 46 million adult smokers in the United States‚ according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). That means 20.6 percent of people over 18 expose themselves to the disadvantages of smoking cigarettes (LiveStrong.com). Smoking usually begins at a young age and progresses through the years. Research says adolescents begin to smoke because it makes them look cool. Peer pressure is a major factor in the question‚ why do adolescents begin to smoke. Smoking also appeals
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The Ripple Effect of Smoking It has become common knowledge that smoking is bad for people’s health‚ nonetheless people continue to smoke. To be honest‚ that is fine. If people want to endanger themselves by smoking then I wish them a swift and peaceful end (though most smokers die a slow and agonizing death). What is not acceptable is the effect that smoke has on non-smokers who have almost no way of getting away from smoke unless they want to stay in their house. Smokers affect everyone
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The health consequences of smoking have become evident since early 1960s and numerous techniques to help smokers to become non-smokers have developed. Smoking is the largest preventable cause of cancer‚ and is responsible for more cancer deaths in Australia. It is also directly responsible for many heart and lung diseases. Smoking has effects on the smoker‚ as well as those around them. Changing health-risk behaviour has been shown to decrease morbidity and mortality and enhance a better quality
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Cigarette Smoking Should Be Prohibited In this modern world‚ there are many places in public for everyone to be entertained‚ study‚ and socialize together. Besides that‚ a good environment in communities is the main concern for all people. It allows people to maintain their health‚ such as breathing and movement of blood cell in the body consistently. However‚ there are a lot of factors that might be harmful to everyone’s health such as hazardous chemicals‚ effects of radiation‚ and especially
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Why is Smoking Bad For You ? You know that smoking is one of the worst things kids or adults can do to their bodies.Then‚ why do you smoke? I think‚ you have not really become conscious about all the effects’ smoking.Whereas‚ there are a lot of harm of smoking.Some of them are that smoking affects your healt‚you spend a lot of Money‚you make some rude behaviours people around you. The first reason “Why is smoking bad for you?” is that‚ smoking is responsible for several
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THE EFFECTS OF CIGARETTE SMOKING ON THE BODY The effects of cigarette smoking on the human body are serious and in many cases‚ deadly. There is said to be approximately four thousand chemicals in cigarettes and of this four thousand‚ hundreds of them are said to be toxic. The chemicals in cigarettes affect the human body immensely from the internal functions of organs to the productivity of the body’s immune system. Three common effects of cigarette smoking on the human body are heart attacks
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