substances that are harmful to unborn children (NTP). "Smoking during pregnancy may indicate that a woman is not taking a healthy approach to childbearing and‚ thus‚ may be associated with later problem behaviors for the child. For example‚ smoking by the mother during pregnancy is associated with substance abuse and criminal behavior in both male and female children when they reach adulthood (Child)." The major topic covered is the effects of smoking while pregnant. Miscarriages‚ still births‚ low
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Cigarettes‚ No Smoking The harm of smoking is a hot issue which has being discussed in many countries for a long time. There are 1.2 billion of smokers in this world‚ which is one-fifth of the world population. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that adult male smokers lost an average of 13.2 years of life and female smokers lost 14.5 years of life because of smoking. Even though people know that cigarette is bad for health‚ they still have freedom of smoking. Nowadays‚ both
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Smoking in the Workplace: The Unhealthy Consequence Crystal Hicks COMM/112 July 27‚ 2011 Kathleen Neff University of Phoenix Smoking in the Workplace Despite what smoking can do to oneself and others‚ some people are always going to take that risk. Smoking in the workplace has always been an issue. If an individual is a smoker and has tried to stop‚ you know that it is not easy. I am a smoker who wants to quit‚ but just cannot seem to kick the habit. The most addictive part of smoking
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Dangers Of Smoking Smoking is a down right filthy habit that affects not only your health‚ but the health of others around you. A pity on your children if you smoke around them. And as governments continuously impose higher taxes on tobacco‚ the costs of lighting up can run into the thousands per year for each smoker. So why do people still smoke? Simple answer - nicotine addiction! When you are aware of the dangers of smoking cigarettes‚ you can persuade yourself and others to quit the habit
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com/health/smokingeffects_srw_gn.htm Smoking’s Effects on the Lungs Smoking’s effects on the lungs‚ such as the development of emphysema and lung cancer‚ are mainly caused by tar and nicotine. Learn how smoking cigarettes causes immediate changes to occur in the lungs. One of the hardest habits to break is smoking cigarettes. Everyone knows it damages the lungs‚ causing emphysema and cancer. But do people know HOW these illnesses occur on a physiological level? Perhaps if the mechanism were explained there
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Smoking kills millions every year‚ even those who have never smoked in their life. Secondhand smoke is a major cause of death to adults and children but it can be stopped. Because of this‚ smoking should be banned from all public places. You may think that our country has done enough to stop public smoking. In New York‚ “…a divided City Council passed a bill banning smoking in outdoor‚ public areas…”(Adams 13). Opponents believe that banning it from parks and beaches is enough but more can
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INTRODUCTION Smoking is a practice in which a substance‚ most commonly tobacco or cannabis‚ is burned and the smoke is tasted or inhaled. This is primarily practised as a route of administration for recreational drug use‚ as combustion releases the active substances in drugs such as nicotine and makes them available for absorption through the lungs. The most common method of smoking today is through cigarettes‚ primarily industrially manufactured but also hand-rolled from loose tobacco and rolling
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time now many people have different views about smoking inpublic places. Smokers feel it is their right to smoke where and when theywant. On the other hand non-smokers feel smokers violate their rights and endanger there life. Smoking causes heart disease‚ lung cancer and otherserious illnesses. Cigarette smoking is the number one cause of lungcancer. A substantial number of lung cancers that occur in non-smokers canbe attributed to involuntary smoking. There are some parts in the UnitedStates where
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Jesse Roach Stidham Eng 112-4144 Toulmin Argument Essay October 8‚ 2014 The Inevitable Future It is hard to argue the fact that our future will see technological advances that will shape and change the way people go about their lives. Although change is imminent‚ it is unknown exactly how and to what degree these changes will impact society as a whole. These types of questions are the focal points of arguments set up by two highly respected technological minds‚ Ray Kurzweil and Bill Joy‚ who take
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Smoking in the Media Tobacco has plagued the world since the Native Americans introduced it to the European settlers. The dangerous effects of smoking have been devastating the bodies of in takers ever since tobacco was invented. The number of tobacco smokers has changed since the 1400’s. Now in modern times‚ the introduction of Radio‚ Television‚ and other forms of media‚ has affected smoking habits. It has been proven that consumers make choices based on sights and sounds‚ so now smoking companies
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