Statistics show that 400,000 people a year die due to smoking related problems. Experts have proven that smoking damages the lungs and kidneys, but people continue to smoke to relieve stress. This paper will expose the various ways that smoking can harm the people and environment.
Everyone knows that smoking is bad, yet they still continue to do it. Consumers smoke for various reasons. Some smoke because they are stressed, unfulfilled, angry, and depressed. Smoking helps them to cope with their problems. The chemicals inside of smoking and its dependency are what make it bad. There are about 600 ingredients in a cigarette, and when it is ignited it creates more than 4,000 chemicals. There are about 70 chemicals that are poisonous. There is
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When people are finished smoking, they dispose of their cigarettes in varying ways. Some dump them in the trash; like a civilized person should, but others just throw them on the ground. When this happens, the cigarettes are swept away into the sewers. Tobacco is not only detrimental to the air, but to the air too. When cigarette waste gets into the water in takes years for it to break completely down. “Approximately 5 million hectares (600 million trees) of forest are destroyed each year to provide trees to dry tobacco.” (Tobacco and the environment , 2013)
On the hand, there are other alternatives to individuals who smoke. There are nicotine patches, nasal sprays, gums, and e-cigarettes. An e-cigarette is an alternative to regular tobacco cigarettes. They have batteries that let them inhale a mist or vapor, instead of the usual smoke. The battery inside of it charges a heating element called an “atomizer.” The atomizer uses the energy to heat the liquid in the cartridge. An e-cigarette is a healthier alternative than a regular cigarette. “To put into perspective an e-cigarette contains nearly the exact same trade levels of nitrosamines as the F.D.A approved nicotine patch, and about 1,300 times less nitrosamines than a Marlboro cigarette. (Cassa, 2011)
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To begin with, many would say that smoking is an atrocious habit, no matter what. By smoking one is essentially killing oneself from the inside out. Smoking has an impact on the smoker and those around the smoker. Smokers are harming the environment through second hand smoke, by putting toxins into the air that we all breathe on a constant basis. Imagine a mother driving in a car with a baby and all the windows are closed. That baby is inhaling all the mother’s smoke. As a result of smoking, smokers smell of cigarette smoke. This smell transfers into clothing and permeates the smoker’s house. Additionally, smoking causes yellow stains on
Although it remains a large portion of the U.S’ economy, tobacco smoking can lead to a variety of diseases and disorders that affect the user. The effects of smoking tobacco not only affect the user but surrounding people as well: permanently destroying their lungs and children, increasing the chances of diseases and of cancer.
Smoking cigarettes are detrimental to everybody. Firstly, the effects on the user. Tobacco smoke contains at least 70 chemicals known to cause cancer (Cancer.org, 2017). The biggest risk that arises from smoking is lung cancer. It is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Canada. In 2017 21,100 Canadians will die from lung cancer, 26% of all cancer deaths (Cancer.ca, 2017). Secondly, the smoking not only affects the perpetrator, but also the people around them. The second hand smoke increase the risk for near people to get lung cancer and heart problems. Children are at a bigger risk because their respiratory and immune systems are still developing (Canada.ca,2016). Finally, it affects the environment. The smoke from the cigarettes contain carbon and methane, two chemicals that pollute the atmosphere. Smoking worldwide releases 2.6 billion Kg of CO2 and 5.2 billion Kg of methane. Also, cigarettes buds are one of the
Smoking can lead to health problems that can destroy the consumers future. Smoking is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. each year. For example, "Smoking has killed more people in the U.S. alone than the number of Americans killed in battle or who died of war related diseases in all wars ever fought by this nation. The total number of U.S. deaths in the Vietnam War was 58,151,¨(¨Other Health Dangers¨). Smoking has many different chemicals that are harmful to the body. Some of the problems that are caused by smoking are lung cancer, cancers of the mouth, larynx (throat), esophagus, bladder, kidney, cervix, and blood (leukemia). These can all be caused by smoking and then there will be a greater risk of getting these
Plague and cholera caused thousands of millions of people dead. Thanks to the medical advances, those diseases were eradicated. Now, when the whole world is worrying about AIDS, which has not found the solution yet; the appearance of tobacco is causing the great harms to human life. Many people think that they have the right to smoke; smoking helps them deal with stress and work more effectively, and they are contributing to their country’s economy when they smoke. On the other hand, people will get addicted to cigarette. Moreovers, smoking has many negative effects on the smokers, the non-smokers, and the environment. Smoking cigarette extremely affects human health. Smoking can cause diseases of the lungs, liver, and heart. Smoker’s life
Millions of people are smokers in the United States. “In 2011, an estimated 19.0% (43.8) million United States adults were current cigarette smokers” (“Cigarette Smoking in the”). This number does not include all the underage smokers that are unaccounted. Cigarette smoking has very serious and fatal side effects. Some of these side effects include asthma, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, COPD, and Buerger’s disease. Tobacco use is a preventable death sentence. Smokers are not only harming themselves but the people around them breathing the second-hand smoke. “Each year, about 46,000 nonsmokers in the United States die from heart disease caused by second-hand smoke” (“Cigarette Smoking in the”). This number is
There is a very little stick about 3 inches long and its having a huge impact on Earth. This little stick is called a tobacco cigarette. It is lit on one end of it and the other end is put inside the consumer’s mouth. People think that it helps them in a variety of ways but, it will shorten their lives dramatically and harm others around them without anyone even knowing about it until it’s too late. Cigarettes harm everyone, not just the primary smoker but, everyone who is inside the smoker vicinity. The smoke has so many chemicals that people should not want inside of themselves but, many people do it anyway. Tobacco absolutely does poison and kill.
Smoking tobacco greatly affects your respiratory system. When you smoke tobacco products you are inhaling harmful substances that damage your lungs. After smoking, your lungs lose their ability to filter harmful chemicals. Because the lungs lose their ability to filter harmful chemicals, they get trapped in the lungs resulting in a higher risk of respiratory
Second hand smoke has been responsible for asthma in many children as well as other health problems to the non-users. Many babies are born with defects and diseases caused by the smoking mother. Studies have also shown that smoking during pregnancy leads to lower birth weight of infants. A study in Jerusalem showed that “it was found that infants of mothers who smoked had significantly greater frequency of admissions to the hospital for bronchitis and pneumonia during the first year of life than did children whose mothers did not smoke.” Initially, we all breathe the same air and by polluting the air that you breathe you’re also polluting it for others. Evidence shows that burning cigarettes release 80% of pollution indoors between puffs (“Effects”412).
Many people are not aware of what tobacco can do to a persons’ body. I being one of those persons. Tobacco today takes so many lives, it slowly kills each part of the body system and even makes the consumer become addicted making this very difficult to quit. There are more than 4,000 chemicals packed tightly in a cigarette, among those thousands are arsenic, lead, tar and even rat poison. Together, all of these products work together to kill the heart, arteries, lungs, skin, immune system and other aspects of your health. Worldwide tobacco kills six million people and today 16 million Americans
Cigarettes cause serious harm to people as there are more than 4 million people dying yearly because of smoking cigarettes as it is the leading cause of death in the world as Dr. Michael Roizen has stated. Not only does smoking affect the smoke but, it can also affect the communities that people live in today with the deadly toxins that are put into cigarettes which can also cause pollution ("TreeHugger", 2002). The nicotine in
The large particles in cigarette smoke, commonly known as “tar”, collect in the branching points of the lungs. The tar contains carcinogenic compounds that increase the risk of lung cancer. The small particles in cigarette smoke, including carcinogens, irritants, and corrosive chemicals, collect in the small air sacs in the lungs and damage them. These air sacs are where the blood absorbs oxygen from the air. When the small particles from the cigarette smoke are absorbed into the blood
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.
Cigarette smoking is something people all over the world have been doing for about 2000 years. Back in 2003, the first electronic cigarette was successfully created by a gentleman named Hon Lik. Lik was a 52 year old pharmacist at the time, whom of which was also a smoker. The inspiration behind making the electronic cigarette came after Lik’s father passed away from lung cancer due to him also being a heavy smoker. “A Historical Timeline of Electronic Cigarettes.” cassia.org. Consumer Advocates for Smoke Free Alternatives Association, 15 June 2017. The idea behind creating this device was to give smokers a way to still ingest nicotine, the most addictive chemical in tobacco cigarettes, without the countless negative health effects that
The simple smoke from a cigarette is more complex then it really looks. "Each time a person breaths in smoke about a million particles of very tiny complex materials are breathed in and only 20% of that is breathed out."(Hyde 1990) From these little millions of particles is the reason it causes problems for the human body. The main material in the some is nicotine. "Nicotine is an alkaloid poison found in