One major advantage of tobacco cessation counseling can be described as a “…good evidences that quitting smoking at any age results in significant health gains” (Census and Statistics Department, 2000; Skaar et al, 1997; Abdullah & Husten, 2006, p. 461). As Lightwood and Glantz (1997), Lightwood (1999), and Shields (2002) referred the only known way to reduce cancer risk in smokers is to complete cessation, which results in a 35% lower risk death due to tobacco related illness and a 64% reduced risk of tobacco related cancer (Anczak & Nogler, 2003). Due to the global tobacco control and systematic surveillance, this epidemic also links the states and community resources, integrated with guidelines and help to compile data. Smoking cessation
Do you smoke, Dip, Snort, or vape nicotine? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should quit nicotine. There are so many reasons to quit consuming nicotine. Did you know nicotine can actually be used as a rat poison? Did you know one drop of liquid nicotine is enough to kill an infant to a child up to 7 years old? There’s no denying the fact that nicotine is poisonous to your body and should be avoided at all costs.
Geography was a major influence on Roman History. Rome was set into two mountain ranges, The Alps and the Apennines, which was a good form of protection against attacks by using hiding skills and encircling. Rome’s fertile land made for considerable farming conditions. The land was fertile due to the volcanic soil near the Po and Tiber rivers. The surplus of agriculture leads to population and trade growth causing an economy growth.
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.
The leading cause of death in the county is heart disease followed by cancer, and both of these can be linked to smoking or second-hand smoke exposure. Methods to move toward HP2020’s goal will involve encouraging and assisting smokers to quit. The Community Guide is a free resource to help guide communities to choose programs and policies for cessation. These programs are evidenced based, research-tested and include suggestions such as increasing the unit based price on tobacco products and how this would help to decrease use, increase the number of those who quit, decrease the number of those who try cigarettes the first time and decrease the tobacco related morbidity and mortality. The research suggest the improved health effects are proportional to the size of the price increase, also noted to be effective in prevention is mass reach communication or advertising regarding the dangers of smoking and also techniques for quitting (The Community guide, n.d.). Counseling is noted to be effective alone and with the use of medications and is available through programs like the toll-free quitline in South Carolina. Healthcare professional are urged to screen patients for use of tobacco and provide cessation information to all patients and also treatment strategies such as
Nicotine dependence remains a significant public health concern (Rep., 2011). Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of mortality in the United States, accounting for approximately 1 out of every 5 deaths. On average, smokers die 13 to 14 years earlier than nonsmokers. Additionally the estimates for average annual smoking-attributable productivity losses are $96.8 billion and the total economic burden of smoking is approximately $193 billion per year (USDoHaH, 2000). Despite the availability of therapeutic options for smoking cessation, relapse rates remain high (Piasecki, 2006; Pollak et al., 2007). Therefore, there is a need for new, effective, strategies to assist cigarette smokers achieve abstinence.
Cigarettes are dangerous for the body, however this nasty habit is quite difficult to eliminate. Cigarettes contain nicotine that destroys the lungs and also affect the blood pressure negatively. If you stop smoking, you will still have to face the consequences from smoking.
I feel the same way Bessie did when she said she didn't understand why she would would hear these white people were doing such terrible things to black people. See i'm known for being a flower child, advocating love even if means rebelling against what society wants, I view all lives as equal and I dont discriminate for someone's race, gender, sexualtiy, their background, etc.. Thats not to say I didn't grow up hearing about it like bessie did, and like Bessie, I still hear it today. I’ve just always viewed it as ridiculous to think someone was inferior for something they were born into or something they want.
Jain and Mukherjee argued that ever since Posselt and Reimanbasic separated nicotine from tobacco in 1828, the studies in nicotine became rigorous and extensive (as cited in Jiloha, 2010, p. 3). Nicotine is a potent parasympathomimetic alkaloid pyridine ((1-methyl-2-[3-pyrodyl] pyrrolidine)), the proportion of its carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen is C10, H14 and N2 which creates a structure that resembles a double-ring (Ashton & Stepney, 1982 as cited in Jiloha, 2010, p. 3). Nicotine has a molar mass of 162.23 g/mol, it is volatile and appears as an oily liquid that is miscible with water in its base form. When it has contact with light or air, it becomes brown in color and gives off a strong odor that people commonly associated as the smell
In this case study, smoking cessation was addressed. Per an article on the CDC website, tobacco use remains the largest preventable cause of death and disease in the
Through education campaigns and research, more individuals are aware of the health consequences of tobacco use. This has influenced more smokers to quit; thus, increasing the need for smoking cessation programs. Therefore, providing quality services and support is essential for smokers to achieve a smoke-free lifestyle. However, this first requires an understanding of the management and budgeting requirements needed to operate a successful cessation program. This project will analyze how the administrative efforts behind a smoking cessation program affects its programming, accessibility, and continuation. The student will focus on analyzing how the allocation of funds, coordination of community events, promotion of services, and public education contribute to the participant’s success rates in becoming tobacco free.
One of my first memories in the United States was taking a Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E) class. I was in sixth grade and a top student, as talking about drugs and alcohol and the way they affect us was fascinating to me. This is why, the following year, I volunteered to become a peer educator in Teens Against Tobacco Use (T.A.T.U). For a couple of years, I gave presentations to young students which included facts, demonstrations, and games, to spread the knowledge that tobacco is harmful and that staying away from smoking prolongs life expectancy and increases the quality of life. It should come as no surprise, then, that I consider myself a big proponent of staying tobacco-free and encouraging others to quit smoking as a great way to promote health. I remember watching my mom and sister as they took part in their nightly ritual of smoking a few cigarettes to unwind. “Did you know that a main component of cigarettes is used as rocket fuel?” I would ask them, as I opened the window and they stared back at me blankly. “We know, we know” was the answer every time. I knew that convincing them to quit was no easy task, but I was committed. Day after day, I proudly stated a new fact about the evils of smoking. Finally one day, they quit. At first, they attributed it to the cost. Since we had just immigrated to the United States, the cost of cigarettes was simply not something they could afford. I didn’t believe it. I proudly
My grandfather was a heavy smoker, but besides that supposedly he loved to take care of my brother and I. He wasn't allowed to smoke inside our house, but he still did, yes he is a savage we know. But soon his life started to all fall apart once he got sick. He loved to go to Vegas and trips were frequent. Soon instead of coming home to him buoyant. He looked depressed and pale like something was extremely wrong with him. Since I was young I didn't really notice and throughout it makes you look at things differently.
Charles Dickens' Great Expectations Introduction: ‘Great Expectations’ was one of Dickens’ best-known novels and was written in 1860. ‘Great Expectations’ is a Bildungsroman and follows the progression of Pip from child to adult; from humble blacksmith to gentleman; from innocence to experience; from rags to riches and on his journey, Pip meets a range of interesting characters, from the comical Wemmick, to the cruel Estella. This novel reflects parts of Victorian times, with class divide, child labour and improving one’s fortunes. Dickens wrote to entertain the public and the public got a say in how the novel progressed due to the fact that Dickens wrote in monthly instalments in a magazine called ‘Household Words’.
To many individuals simply quitting smoking proves to be a bit more difficult that they might think. It is a weak mindset of the individual or is it something more than just going cold turkey. Looking a little deeper to the content of what cigarettes contain, one of its ingredients might have a better explanation as to why it might be so challenging to just give up smoking tobacco. Nicotine is an alkaloid that in its natural state it has a clear liquid appearance with a characteristic odor. When it is expose to air it changes its coloration to a brown color. Nicotine can be absorbed via oral mucosa as it is found on dipping and chewing products, as well as through the lungs as cigarettes, cigars, vaping devices and second-hand smoke. Nicotine can also be absorbed via the skin in a form of nicotine patches. Once nicotine is ingested, it’s absorbed and metabolized by the liver.
There are so many different facets of nursing. Nurses are given so many tools to utilize in our role of educator to patients. It has to be kept in mind that we are doing this with our patients continuously. Every time a task is completed with patients and it is explained what is being doing, teaching is being conducted and hopefully they will take that with them in the future. Nurses need to be adequately equipped with the tools needed to teach patients. Without proper education, how are nurses expected to pass on