The Dangers of Cigarette Smoking

It can stain your teeth and gums, resulting in yellow teeth and bad breath which can affect your social life. It can cause sexual problems for men by reducing the amount of sperm they can produce. It has also been proven that 'smoking causes aging of skin' (Buzzle 36), because the skin is deprived of blood. Pregnant women should not even try to smoke cigarettes during their 9 months because of the harm it could do to the baby and themselves. The affects of smoking on women and the child during pregnancy are as follows: high possibility of miscarriage, pregnancy complications and possible death of the baby. These are just a small variety of facts on smoking and how dangerous it can be, yet millions of people across the U.S choose to smoke anyways, without realizing the harm it can doing to their bodies. For secondhand smokers, the same principle applies. Don’t smoke and you will live a healthy lifestyle. I have personally seen many of my friends who hang around with their other friends that happen to smoke. When I confront them about the harm it is doing to them, they tend to ignore the advice I offer, so I let them be, hoping that one day they will realize that smoking harms more people than just the smoker themselves. It causes harm to the people around them and to the environment, increasing the pollution in our world. Former U.S vice-president Al Gore, believes that smoking is

Four hundred years ago, tobacco was the first money-making crop in North America. Pipes and cigars were in demand and they are still on the market today, but it is not as popular as back in 1600. In 1800, cigarettes became popular up to this day. Cigarettes come in different brands, flavors, and strength of nicotine. Health organizations across the globe have fought many battles against cigarette smoking due to health risks. Nicotine patches, nicotine pills, and nicotine gums are just a few of the alternatives that doctors prescribe to smokers to help prevent the urge of smoking. However, more people are finding electronic cigarettes (e-cig) more comforting, helpful, and because it is a trend, many non-smokers started using e-cig. E-cig is a handheld battery operated device that vapors liquid that is composed of propylene glycol, glycerin, nicotine, and flavorings. A person who uses e-cig is usually called “vaper”. Despite the high increase of the number of e-cig vapers, the safety and efficacy remain unclear.

When you start smoking since the very first time, the chemicals inhaled can have an immediate effect in the body. The smoke contains a chemical called carbon monoxide that transfers to the blood instead of oxygen. As a result, the blood cells suffer from oxygen making harder to breathe especially while exercising. It can also be very harmful to smoke during pregnancy due to the fact that a developing baby can suffer from breathing which can also lead to other dysfunctions in the process of the formation. The smoke of cigarettes contains millions of chemicals that cause serious damage to the tissue of the breathing system. There is clear evidence from scientist who state that tobacco smoke increase the risk of suffering many dangerous and fatal

Some short-term effects when you’re smoking are the addiction (because of nicotine), bad breath, yellow teeth (because of tar), decreased lung capacity and increase the chance of getting asthma. The short-term effects of smoking aren’t deadly compared to the long-term effects that can lead to death. Heart disease/stroke, cancer(lung, throat, bladder), reproductive damage (odd sperm cells) and birth defects (miscarriages, premature births) are some long-term effects of smoking. Most people would think that more smokers die from cancer, but more smokers died from heart diseases than from cancer. Smoking is something that will make the user more possible for

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.

Smoking is a dangerous and powerful thing. A lot of people are addicted which is not good for their health. When they smoke they are risking their lives and others.

According to a study completed back in 1972, seventy-five percent of one hundred and six smoker had emphysema and nonsmokers lived an average of 5 years longer (NCBI, 2010). Also, the proportion of emphysema in the lungs increases with the length of time smoked (NCBI, 2010). Studies like these have proved that smoking causes emphysema and decreases the life span. Since then, detrimental effects of smoking have been made public and are now common knowledge; it is surprising that there is still an astounding amount of individuals that continue to partake in this dreadful habit. As nurses, it is our responsibility to educate patients, not only about the effects of smoking, but about ways to quit. Since it seems common knowledge

“Smoking calms me down. It's enjoyable. I don't want politicians deciding what is exciting in my life”. (Hockeny. 1965) However, studies have found, that lighting up a cigarette actually has a reverse effect, causing stress levels to rise. In addition, another study was administered at the London school of medicine, 469 people were looked upon at, and who tried to quit smoking after experiencing a heart disease. At the start, similar levels of stress were seen. After one year, around half of them managed to stop smoking. Scientist found that the abstainers levels of stress were largely decreased. In contrast, those who continued to smoke showed small change. (O’Connor,

Tobacco; one of the most profitable products in history, an addictive substance, and a deadly killer. Smoking tobacco used to be a thing that was endorsed in American society. Now, with the new medical advances and knowledge, society has seen the side effects of smoking and how fatal it actually is. Teenagers have been one of the largest age groups that have been affected by smoking. After analyzing all possible reasons as to why teenagers would smoke while knowing it can affect their health, three possible reasons stuck out the most. Teenagers smoke despite knowing the health problems that originate from smoking because of peer pressure, an “invincibility” mentality, and seeing a role model or family member smoke.

The dangers of smoking tobacco exceeds far beyond the individual using the tobacco product. Secondhand Smoke (SHS) is a dangerous byproduct of smoking that affects anyone who comes into contact with the smoke. Educating the community about the dangers and unintended consequences of being around cigarettes is a focus of this paper, as well as looking into the effectiveness of current smoke-free policies.

The physical effects of smoking are smokers cough this is when the lining of your cilia is damaged because of the chemicals that are inside cigarettes. Smoking will also damage your lungs. It is very addictive which causes you to always want to smoke it. Smokers have a risk of having early death and can lose more then 10 years of their life because of smoking cigarettes. Smoking can also cause strokes this takes place in the brain and also causes the blood to become thick which is more likely to clot. Another effect smoking has physically is that it will weaken your immune system because of the chemicals and the smoke which is produced. This causes to weaken the antibodies and cells that are inside your body which normally help fight off intruders.

Tobacco usage and cigarette smoking are major risk factors for death by cardiovascular disease and cancer and for respiratory tract infections and reproductive disorders. According to Dr. Neal Benowitz, M.D. (2010), approximately 435,000 Americans die prematurely from diseases related to smoking each year. Now, you would think this very frightening finding – along with the multitude of research on the harmful effects of tobacco – would cause people to think twice before using tobacco. Yet, an estimated 45 million Americans currently smoke tobacco (Benowitz, 2010). So, what is the cause of this continued use of tobacco? The answer is addiction to nicotine. Nicotine is the main chemically active component in tobacco that leads to tolerance and dependence, which is a common characteristic of other addictive drugs and alcohol. Of course, the nervous system, especially the brain, plays a huge role in how nicotine is processed in the body. Nicotine affects receptors in the brain and brain activity which in turn affects neuronal network functioning. There are short- and long-term effects on adults and adolescents, and these effects are mostly very harmful.

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), also known as vape pens, e-hookahs, are electronic nicotine delivery systems. They first made an appearance in the early 2000s and were invented by in China by the Chinese pharmacist, Hon Lik (Grana et al. 2014). E-cigarette device is made of three parts, a battery, an atomizer with a heating element, and a cartridge containing nicotine and many times flavoring. The smoke or vapor that is produced by the e-cigarette is an aerosol and the liquids contain nicotine, water, a glycerol which serves as a diluent, and various flavorings with the most favorable being tobacco, and mint (Minaker et al. 2015). Vaping is the process of inhaling and exhaling the water vapor produced by the e-cigarettes (Grana et al. 2014). In the recent years e-cigarettes have become more popular since people are able to use them in public places. It is also has been proved and shown to be an effective way for smokers to quit their smoking habit. People that use e-cigarettes were able to control the amount of cigarettes smoked and reduce them. In addition people are able to control their addiction toward smoking (Polosa et al. 2013). E-cigarette is considered less harmful compared to conventional cigarettes and researchers refer to them as harm reduction tools. Furthermore, there are no negative side effects reported on the e-cigarette use and the electronic nicotine delivery systems.

Imagine living in a world where government debts weren’t severe? What about living in a world with the cleanest atmosphere? And what if there was a way to stop the many preventable deaths within our nation. Smoking, one of the leading causes of pollution and death, affects us as humans and can cause extremely bad habits. These types of harmful effects apply to our lives, society, and people desire for a better, cleaner, and healthier place. But with one easy solution that is beneficial to many, it can happen. Smoking should be banned because it harms the environment, affects our body in a negative way, and is a burden to the economy.

For a country in our financial position the general health of Scotland is very poor. In some areas the average life expectancy is as low as 54 years old for men. A major cause of this is smoking. With the young in particular smoking is much more popular than it used to be. In October 2008, it was estimated that one third of 16-24 year olds smoke. This figure is at a 10 year high. In between the ages of 16-19 it is found that girls are more likely to smoke than boys.