Tobacco Is The Primary Source Of Unnecessary Sickness And Death

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.

Tobacco consumption is the number one cause of preventable deaths in the United States. In the United States, cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year. That is around one in five deaths annually only because of smoking. On an average, the person who smokes dies ten years earlier than a non-smoker. These statistics are not mere numbers but speak about the gravity of the situation. The United States government should portray a more negative view on Tabaco to save the lives of many people worldwide (Centre for Disease and Prevention, second paragraph).

‘’ Tobacco smoking is the largest single preventable cause of death and disease in Australia” (Cancer Council, 2006). The 2003 Australian Burden of disease study considers tobacco smoking as a leading cause of disease burden in Australia (Begg S, 2003). Anti-Cancer Council of Australia conducted its first national survey which shows that during the middle of last century, large numbers of males aged 16 and over were smokers and compared to females. However, in the following decades, the prevalence of smoking decreased among males due to publicity regarding health effects of smoking which first started in 1950s and early 1960s (Gray N and Hill D, 1975). According to the survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of statistics in

Approximately half of all continuing, long-term smokers will die prematurely as a result of their addiction. These tobacco-related diseases and deaths are

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

Tobacco usage remains the main preventable reason for loss of life and illness within the US, with almost 443,000 fatalities taking place yearly due to smoking cigarettes and contact with second-hand cigarette smoke (CDC, 2008). Furthermore, almost ninety percent of adult people who smoke start using cigarettes from age eighteen years (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2012).

Thankfully, people have come to collectively understand that tobacco use causes extreme harm to a person’s physical health, economic well-being, and social relationships. However, what many don’t realize is how widespread tobacco usage still is. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States: it kills over 480,000 people a year (both directly and also by secondhand smoke) and for every person that dies, 30 more live with serious smoking-related health consequences ("Tips impact and results" 2016). With so many people dying from tobacco use, tobacco companies are forced to gain new customers for their products. These new users are children and young

Tobacco usage and America have a long history with cultivation going far back as 1000 BC. Although, smoking only became popularized in American culture in the past centuries. According to the center for disease control and prevention (CDC) the rise in smoking caused an increase in diseases affecting the lungs, livers, and heart. Smoking is the single most preventable cause of death in the United States (Smoking & Tobacco Use). Three effective ways as a society and a culture we can reduce the overall number of smokers are by getting the government more involved, making e-cigarettes a safer alternative, limiting the public’s exposure to tobacco products by the media, and determine what is making people use tobacco and tailor treatment and prevention

Tobacco use has and still continues to be a major health issue. The knowledge of tobacco use has increased throughout the years. There have been many major scientific studies that show various theories on tobacco use. Studies have shown that tobacco use is the largest preventable cause of leading death rates. According to Healthy People 2020, tobacco use causes several types of cancer such as lung, stomach, liver, pancreas, kidney, bladder etc. Tobacco use can also lead to heart disease (stroke), lung disease, reproductive effects, along with other effects such as type two diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, blindness, cataracts, immune function, and overall diminished health. The CDC states new cases on tobacco use in the United States, conducted

Tobacco is the only legal drug that has ended up in the deaths of its many users. Other than the deaths, tobacco smoking is associated with an increased risk of ill health, and disability. The deaths are mostly from noncommunicable chronic diseases (e.g., lung cancer and cardiovascular disease) as well as communicable diseases such as tuberculosis. Each year, around 5 million people across the globe lose their lives due to direct tobacco smoking, most of them being premature deaths. These serious damages caused by tobacco smoking indicate that tobacco control must be given high priorities so as to improve the global public health.

The top cause of death in America according to the Public Health journal is smoking. Tobacco is clearly a prevalent public health issue in the United States. Tobacco has been the result of psychological, social, cultural, economic, and political factor which have influenced individual behavior to cause over 400,000 deaths each year (Schneider, 249). Cardiovascular disease, lung cancer, and respiratory disease are the most common and reoccurring effects of smoking. Epidemiology presented the first firm indication that smoking was one of the foundations of cancer and heart disease and has been unrelenting to provide information on the health effects of this ongoing bad habit in the public.

Many will argue tobacco use is unhealthy and can cause long-term health related issues such as various forms of cancer, asthma, lung failure and or heart disease – the number one cause of death in the America. Although these claims may be factual, others, however, argue

Tobacco kills one person every six seconds (Sahil). The use of tobacco has been around for many years, and it seems only to be getting worse. The human body is affected in an abundance of ways due to the abuse of tobacco products. If individuals would stop the use of tobacco, this would help prevent many diseases, negative health consequences and possibly early death according to their age. Tobacco use is a problem because, it causes numerous health effects on individuals, such as addiction, birth defects, cancer, and diabetes, which can be caused from second hand smoke and physical and mental effects. Smoking causes many adverse effects in individual lives. Our society must keep presenting the facts about the use of tobacco to the

As a nation, the United States of America has recently declared a war against the tobacco industry. There are now graphic commercials and advertisements suggesting the negative effects of tobacco cigarette use. However, according to the World Health Organization there remain over one billion tobacco smokers in the world (Rom, Corelli, Valacchi & Reznick, 2015). Tobacco use has been associated with and linked to six leading causes of death in the world which include Ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, lower respiratory infections, chronic obtrusive pulmonary disease, tuberculosis and lung cancer (The Who, 2014). The World Health organization suggests that tobacco use is one of the most preventable causes of death in the world, but unfortunately, it remains a growing problem due to marketing, promotion, and lobbyists. As a social worker, it is important to consider this as an issue that is brought up by the client. According to the CDC (2013) 17.8% of adults 18 and older are current cigarette smokers.

It is widely claimed that tobacco consumption is the biggest culprit of preventable death, which is responsible for more than 6 million of mortality worldwide per year, reported by the Centers of Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC). Recent research of CDC in 2015 also predicted that smoking in particular will be the cause of 8 million deaths annually by 2030. Such current trends prompt many nations to enact laws restricting the harvesting, distributing and selling tobacco products. One striking example is that in 2010, Bhutan became the first non-smoking country by imposing a nationwide tobacco products ban. According to that, all the acts of tobacco production, distribution and consumption were forbidden, otherwise the violators would