Effects Of Cigarette Smoking

The consequences of smoking are not something new to people. Some of you still think that it is not that much dangerous as people are smoking everywhere and every day? Smoking causes 1 in every 5 deaths in the US every year, which was revealed by Centers for disease control and prevention (n.d). If it is not shock enough, here is the research that has been revealed by BBC NEWS (1999), which is every cigarette you smoke reduces your expected life span by 11 minutes. Smoking also makes the risk of a heart attack 200% to 400% greater than that of nonsmokers (Kurzweil & Grossman, n.d). In developing countries, patients are asking more from health services. “The problem has been increasing, as the number of uninsured Americans continues to rise. In 2004, 15.7% of the population, or 45.8 million people, in the

The smoking habit is the principal cause of illness, disability and death around the world. More than five million of people in the world die due to smoking habit every year. If we don’t take care of this in 2030 the amount will be ten million. Seven million of these deaths would be in poor countries.

According to statistics in the 20th century the world over 100 million people died of tobacco-related diseases. However, the proportion of smokers has not decreased, or even increased due to the limited understanding of the harmful effects of tobacco smoke, knowledge is limited.

Smoking is injurious to health and a preventable cause of premature death. In the U.S.; it is estimated that one in each five adults smoke currently and about 480,000 people die prematurely from diseases caused by smoking or secondhand smoke exposure. (CDC tobacco use). The economic burden of tobacco use is also significant. About $100 billion per year is spent in medical expenses and another $100 billion per year in lost productivity. There is no safe level of smoking

According to world health organization (2014) More than 80% of smokers billion people's globally live in low-income and middle-income countries, where the burden of illness caused by tobacco peak, tobacco caused 100 million deaths in the twentieth century. If they are not combat tobacco-related deaths will increase to more than eight million deaths by 2030 and will happen more than 80% of those deaths are in low- and middle-income countries. The largest country that consumes and produces cigarette in the world is China. According to tobacco Atlas (Michael Eriksen, 2002) Smoking is harmful to a large extent as long as tobacco deaths of nearly 100 million people worldwide in the 20th century, and that the number is higher than the number who

Smoking is the one drug that has become one of the most influential drug known in the United States today. Many have smoked at least once in their lives, from the time of experiencing smoking as a teenager too experiencing smoking well into adulthood. What many are not aware of is that by smoking, it not only endangers the smoker’s life but the lives of others around. It puts the risk for others to become exposed to second hand smoke and other forms of health problems. These health issues explain why many are facing heart disease today. There are three types of heart disease that a person can contract because of smoking and they are cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, and atherosclerosis. These three main types of heart diseases

Cigarette smoke is especially dangerous to humans cause it cause many problems for the heart. American Heart Association states the following in support that smoking causes many problems for the body, “Cigarette smoking increases the risk of coronary heart diseases by itself…Smoking increases blood pressure, decreases exercise tolerance…Cigarette smoking is the most important risk factor for young men and women.” Cigarette smoking is an incredible risk for developing diseases. Not only does smoking increase disease, it also prevents the tolerance for physical activity, which is another way to get a disease. When a person chooses to skip smoking, then their chance decreases of getting a disease and the want for exercise increases, which in the end also decreases disease. Though a person may need the feel to take a moment to smoke, they should notice the risk factors and should stop so that they can have a healthier heart and lower risk of

Tobacco consumption is one of the modifiable risk factors that causes or worsens numerous diseases and conditions. Tobacco used is the leading cause for cancer and cancer death in the world. Smoking increases the incidence of cancer of the lung, esophagus, kidney, bladder, stomach, colon etc. but also that of chronic diseases in particular cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease like pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease( COPD) while weakening the body’s immune system. Furthermore, smoking is responsible for the death of 480,000 people every year in the United States of America from which many are secondhand smoking.(Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2016) Among other effects,

Smoking tobacco is one of the most common bad habits in the worldwide. A large amount of data has been collected on the issues of tobacco and overall health globally. The relationship between tobacco use and health initially comes from professional clinical observations about lung cancer, the first disease linked to tobacco use. Many people are not able to stop their addiction of smoking due to the fact that tobacco contains a common drug called nicotine that makes smokers feel as if they need to smoke all the time in order to function normally. Nicotine is a substance that is found in tobacco. It is also found in all tobacco products such as: cigarettes, chewing tobacco, and cigars. Cigarette smoking is regarded as a major health risk factor in the development of lung cancer, which it has been proven that is the main cause of cancer deaths in men and women in the United States and the world.

One thing we learned about is tobacco and how it affects people, in the U.S. there are more than 400,000 tobacco related deaths. That is a lot of people. Chewing tobacco can cause mouth cancer, tooth loss, and many other health problems. Smoking is often linked to tobacco. There are 200 known chemicals in cigarette smoke, which leads into secondhand smoke. You don’t have to be a smoker to be killed by a cigarette, there are over 50,000 deaths per year due to secondhand smoke. Smoking also causes heart

The likelihood of developing a cardiovascular disease increases with ones lifetime exposure to smoking Wang (2006). In this case, the numbers of cigarettes that are smoked each day are of major concern. Rhonda’s habit of smoking about a pack of cigarettes per day, for about fifteen years is shocking. According to the National Research Council of the United States (1986) a large number of epidemiological, laboratory and clinical studies in a variety of settings and among diverse population groups have provided very consistent evidence of the primary role of tobacco smoking in the genesis of atherosclerotic events and acute cardiovascular diseases. In the following section, a review of the current pathophysiological and epidemiological evidence, linking smoking and cardiovascular disease has been given.

Tobacco smoking is a major public health threat for both smokers and non-smokers. There is accumulating evidence demonstrating that smoking causes several human diseases, including those affecting the cardiovascular system. Indeed, tobacco smoking is responsible for as high as 30% of heart disease related deaths in the United States (US) each year1. Being the single most preventable risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease, a trend towards tobacco harm reduction started years ago2. As tobacco usage declined over time in the US, industries introduced another alternative to it in 2007 known as electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes; and claimed it to be) as a healthier alternative to tobacco smoking3. Since then, the number of

Cigarette smoking is a leading public health issue worldwide and has a negative impact on the health of millions of individuals each year (American Cancer Society, 2007). The health related effects from cigarette smoking include cancer, hypertension, stroke, and cardiovascular disease. Moreover, cigarette smoking is an addictive behavior (American Psychological Association [APA], 2000). Millions of people attempt to quit smoking and fail (American Cancer Society, 2007).

When most people think about the negative effects caused by smoking, they usually associate it with breathing problems and lung cancer. It has been proven that smoking is also a major cause of heart disease for men and women. The Surgeon General’s Warning states “Smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and may complicate pregnancy.” It has also been labeled as the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the United States. With around 20 percent of deaths related to heart disease being caused from smoking, it is important to look at how smoking causes heart disease, what types of heart disease arise from smoking and the possibility of reversing the damage after smoking cessation.

Tobacco is a major contributor to deaths from chronic diseases . Tobacco is the world's single most avoidable cause of death and illness. By the end of the twentieth century, cigarettes killed approximately five million people annually worldwide and tobacco is expected to take the lives of nearly one-half of the world's 1.1 billion current users. It is predicted that during the first quarter century, the number of smokers will increase by a half billion, and the number of annual tobacco-related deaths will more than triple to 10 million, with developing countries suffering the greatest impact. The annual death toll is projected to increase several fold in low income countries by the year 2020, and Pakistan is no exception. Although the Government of Pakistan in 1997 identified smoking as one of the leading causes of mortality, it remains one of the most serious public health challenges.