Taking a Look at Smoking

To start off with the first negative effect of smoking is that it is extremely bad for your health. In 2004, a Study by the CDC 's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion found that cigarette smoke contains over 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer. Such as Acetaldehyde, Beryllium (a toxic metal), Butadiene (a hazardous gas), Cadmium (a toxic metal) these are just a few of

5 million people die from smoking annually, along with 600,000 affected by second-hand smoke. Smoking leads to more deaths than guns and texting while driving. Cigarettes main ingredient, tobacco, has over 4,000 chemicals, 51 of them known to cause cancer. When someone begins to smoke most of the time there’s no turning back, as quitting is very difficult. The nicotine in cigarettes forces you to become addicted to smoking and the more you consume, the more you you feel uncomfortable when quitting. This is what makes cigarettes so dangerous. I think cigarettes are the most harmful invention because it slowly kills the user, but most importantly hurts innocent bypassers.

Smoking has greatly changed through the years. However, if one thinks about, it does smoking control society in a particular way, or does society control the view on smoking. Through time, one can discover that there are many examples that may explain this question.

Think of someone who you love that smokes, now think of that person getting a fatal diesease that could cause heart attacks,strokes, or cancer. These dieseases are harsh realties for many smokers. The stamp out smoking website released and advertisment that made a major impact. The ad is all black and the main message is smoking kills so why bother starting? This question has caused many smokers to think twice before smoking.

Smoking has greatly changed through the years. However, if one thinks about it does smoking control society in a particular way, or does society control the view on smoking. Through time, one can discover that there are many examples that may explain this question.

To understand the current culture of smoking at Wilkes University, research about smoking among college students was analyzed, a survey was given to the University body, and a national smoke-free day was held to promote a wave of change towards a smoke-free campus culture. During the Fall 2015 semester, the well-being of Wilkes University was improved with the establishment of a smoking policy. The health problems associated with smoking are reasons why establishing policies on college campuses are necessary.It is no secret that smoking tobacco can harm nearly every organ in the body. Specifically, smoking tobacco can cause autoimmune diseases, affect bone density, harm blood cells and damage the function of the heart. It can also negatively

Smoking is an expensive habit. People who smoke cigarettes can spend as much as $2,500 a year on them. Smokers’ claim that it helps relax them and it releases stress but the negative aspects of smoking outweigh the positive. Smoking is a health hazard for smokers and non-smokers. Smokers should have the right to choose what to do with their own health but they should respect non-smokers. Many people believe that there are good and bad outcomes from smoking. I believe that smoking is bad and that it should be banned.

Cigarettes and tobacco contain an addictive chemical agent called nicotine, which can make you feel more alert and active. The nicotine that is in cigarettes can also curb your appetite, and help you lose weight. What more of a way to start smoking, everyone is doing it, right? Smoking cigarettes has made majority of

When children are little, they often learn that every cigarette you smoke takes seven seconds off your life. We also know of the addictive nature of smoking. Once people start, it is very hard to stop (ALA). There are hundreds of different facts about how smoking can harm you. This proves that the negative effects of smoking will far exceed the positive.

Cohen, E. L., Shumate, M. D., & Gold, A. (2007). Original: anti-smoking media campaign messages: theory and practice. Health Communication, 22(2), 91-102.

We get about 400,000 deaths per year, 5 annually, or 1,300 everyday. A person who smokes dies 10 years earlier than a nonsmoker. 5.6 million children die from smoking. That equals 1 child out of 13 alive in the United States today. Smoking affect the heart and vessels by Atherosclerosis, which is a disease in which a waxy substance called plaque which builds up in your arteries. Aneurysms, which are bulging blood vessels that can burst and cause death.

Man is a creature that is highly dynamic. There are a lot of human behavior that can be observed, observed and predicted. One of them, namely the smoking behavior. As with any other behavior, behavior of smoking appear due to internal factors (biological factors and psychological factors, such as the behavior of smoke do to reduce stress) and external factors (social environmental factors, such as affected by peers).

Most commonly, the substance are the dried leaves of the tobacco plant which are rolled into a small square of rice paper to be created into a small cylindrical form called “cigarette”. Cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, including 43 known cancer-causing (carcinogenic) compounds and 400 other toxins which is why business establishments within Dumaguete City should strictly implement the smoking ban in order for to prevent lung cancer, lessen environmental pollution, and avoid nuisance to the

to these products. One of the reason could be relaxation, but is it really worth it? Cigarettes contain hundreds of chemical compounds that consumers are obtaining; however, thanks to those chemicals, the risk of having a disease such as cancer, Alzheimer’s, and dementia are higher due to the long terms risks of consuming tobacco. The U.S. Surgeon General estimates that 5.6 million young people alive today will die prematurely from tobacco. People should stop smoking cigarettes as it actually scars their lungs and damages their breathing, as well as causes a wealth of respiratory and other health related issues.

I work security full time at a computer company located in Norman, Oklahoma. Here, we have a no smoking policy, which means smoking is not allowed, even outside. If an employee wanted to smoke, then he or she would have to leave the property. This policy change happened some years ago, when someone from human resources (H.R.) saw employees standing in front of the entrance, as he or she was trying to enter, smoking cigarettes. Me personally, I agree with this policy. I feel that those of us who don’t smoke shouldn’t have to suffer for those who do. But the main reason I agree with this policy is because it’s said that second - hand smoking is just as dangerous as first hand smoking and it can even lead to cancer. Is second - hand smoke really that dangerous?