Tobacco Products Cause And Effects

1). Another study shows that nicotine stimulates the adrenal medulla to secrete hormones such as epinephrine and norepinephrine which are responsible for the increase in the pulsation rate (George, "Effects of smoking on cardiovascular function: the role of nicotine and carbon monoxide", 2015, pp. 278-280).

respiration, and heart rate. As with drugs such as cocaine and heroin, nicotine increases levels

As reported by Heather’s, Nicotine contains a large amount of toxic substance which can lead to several causes and effects to health. The substances in nicotine effects on the brain and its addicted. When a person smokes, the nicotine substance travels to the brain within 10 seconds and changes the function of the brain. “Blood that enters the lungs to picks up oxygen also pickup something else – the nicotine”. It also rises the blood pressure by five to ten points and heart rate by ten to twenty beats per minute. However, nicotine also performs as a sense of feeling of pleasure. Nicotine reaches to brain within a speedy rate and disperses soon conversely, its increases use of cigarettes.

History has proven that government penalties, in the form of taxes, deter smoking. The 2000 U.S. Surgeon General’s Report, Reducing Tobacco Use, found that raising tobacco-product prices decreases the prevalence of tobacco use, and tobacco tax increases produce significant long-term improvements in health. From its review of existing research, the report concluded that raising tobacco taxes is one of the most effective tobacco prevention and control strategies (7). Along with price increases, mass-media campaigns and smoking bans have made cigarette smoking pretty much unacceptable in today’s society. “Today, approximately 22 percent of adults age twenty-two and older are smokers, compared with 33 percent in 1979” (Thorpe 1440). It is clear, from these examples, the use of penalties to deter the unhealthy behavior of smoking is a successful intervention.

Consumption of Tobacco is a worldwide phenomenon. Nearly every country is planning to raise more restrictions around the consumption of Tobacco. The awareness about its ill effects is rising through the corridors of Parliaments of many countries with the help of governmental and non-governmental organizations. There are some internationally recognized organizations like the “World Lung Foundations” that are striving hard to reduce the consumption of tobacco to a bare minimum. There are numerous reasons that support the argument that tobacco should be completely banned from the United Sates.

Many drugs are used, misused, and abused in American society today. Some of these carry stigma in the general population, forcing users into an underground drug subculture. Others are accepted and almost promoted under certain circumstances. Tobacco is one of those drugs. Tobacco will be discussed in the context of cigarette smoking. This is not to undermine the existence or danger of other forms of tobacco, but instead to have an exhaustive discussion of cigarette smoking and its societal impact. Cigarettes are a means of inhaling tobacco, where it enters the lungs and is absorbed through the blood vessels, traveling to the heart, from which it is finally pumped to the brain (Hogan, Gabrielsen, Luna, and Grothaus 2003:76). Cigarettes are detrimental to society because they not only affect the user who chooses to smoke; they impact people around them through second-hand and residual smoke. The damage done by cigarettes is not impossible to address. Successful prevention measures are already in place, but this paper intends to suggest other more direct measures, especially related to statutory regulations.

Tobacco is a nervous system stimulant that triggers complex biochemical and neurotransmitter disruptions. It elevates heart rate and blood pressure, constricts blood vessels, irritates lung tissue, and diminishes your ability to taste and smell (Health).

Cigarettes kill more Americans than suicide, vehicular accidents, alcohol, cocaine, heroin, ADIS, and homicides combined. Cigarettes do not support or benefit the public in a positive way. Cigarettes are filled with thousands of chemicals and are highly addictive. Cigarettes have caused numerous mental and physical problems for smokers and the people who surround them, impacting families, communities and society. Cigarettes and tobacco should become an illegal drug in North America. The negative traits of smoking outweigh the positive traits; tobacco should not be accessible to the public.

Once nicotine is in the blood stream it flows almost immediately to the brain. The carbon monoxide that is inhaled through the use of a cigarette reduces the amount of oxygen the blood can carry. The reduced amount of oxygen and the effects of nicotine delivered to the brain cause an imbalance of the amount of oxygen that is demanded and the amount of oxygen supplied. As a result of a reduced amount of oxygen in the blood stream the heart rate increases, because the heart has to increase the flow of blood to deliver the amount of oxygen that is required throughout the body. The body’s blood pressure also increases when nicotine is introduced into the body. Nicotine stimulates the adrenal gland which releases adrenalin and noradrenalin. The release of these hormones can have numerous effects on the body’s vascular system and cause an increase in blood pressure.

Nicotine can be absorbed through the skin, mucosal lining of the mouth and nose, or inhaling directly in the lungs. When nicotine is absorbed into the blood it distributes throughout the body and the brain within 10 seconds (Maria Trimarchi). Nicotine acts as both stimulant, responsible for discharging epinephrine from the adrenal glands and a sedative responsible for feeling of pleasurable sensations (Dr. Mandal Ananya). Nicotine activates the reward pathways, responsible for the feelings of pleasure sensations. Epinephrine (adrenaline) is “flight or Fight” hormone which activates the sympatric nervous system by increasing heart rates, rapid and shallow breathing, and blood pressure rises making you alert. The release of adrenaline cause sudden release of glucose while nicotine is suppressing the insulin in pancreas responsible for breaking down the glucose (Maria Trimarchi). This causes the smokers to feel slightly hyperglycemic due to high glucose in the system, thus responsible for increase learning ability, memory and alertness associated with nicotine. This positive feedback provides the sufficient stimulus to use nicotine

Nicotine is classified as a stimulant due to its ability to imitate acetylcholine. This particular function allows nicotine to both stimulate and block various nicotinic subtypes of cholinergic receptor sites. The blocking prevents information from being transported to the synapse, which prevents stimulation. It is also known that nicotine causes adrenaline to be discharged from both sympathetic sites and the adrenal glands. Ultimately causing nicotine to impact the body in a sympathomimetic manner. When inhaled the drug is capable of being absorbed rapidly, which is the reason why it is currently considered as one of the most toxic drugs. Symptoms associated with this drug include its ability to cause an individual’s heart rate and blood pressure to increase while reducing the amount of oxygen that is being delivered to the heart. The drug also stops hunger sensations by suppressing hunger contractions and damaging the taste buds.

The use of tobacco is a very controversial topic here in the United States. The harmful side effects of tobacco are well known and consequently, many believe that it should be outlawed. Though this has not yet occurred, constant regulations on the industry and

The tobacco industry is important to the economy. In 1991, worldwide tobacco sales exceeded $59.8 billion and in 1992 the industry was rated as one of the top one hundred advertisers (Pechmann and Ratneshwar, 1994). However, there are high prices to pay - socially, economically, and personally - as a result of this industry. Annual mortality figures indicate that cigarette smoking is the number one cause of preventable death in the United States. An estimated 390,000 people die each year of smoke related illnesses, which is greater than the combined mortality for cocaine, crack, AIDS, homicide, suicide, and alcohol abuse (Botvin, G., Baker, Botvin, E., Dusenbury, Cardwell, and Diaz, 1993).

Smoking tobacco is the #1 cause of death in the United States. Every year, over a million people die because of the nicotine and chemicals in tobacco. The harmful effects of tobacco have been shown through research and experiments, however nothing has been done to outlaw this product. For example, smoking tobacco can cause strokes, coronary heart disease, and cancer of the mouth, bladder, kidneys and many other body parts. Tobacco contains over 40 chemicals that help cause cancer. Tobacco has ruined many peoples lives, through addiction and harmful diseases. Over 13 million smokers try to stop smoking annually, and less than five percent are able to. A tobacco addiction is very hard to get through. If tobacco becomes illegal, the United States will be safer, healthier, and happier.

Tobacco was grown by American Indians. It is a green plant that grows in a warm climate. After, it is picked, it is dried, grounded up, and used in different ways. American Indians smoked tobacco through a pipe for special religious and medical purposes. Tobacco was the first crop grown for money (Kunitza S.J., 2016). Nicotine is a chemical in tobacco products. The nicotine in tobacco is what makes the product a drug. Individuals began to use small amounts of tobacco. Some individual chewed it. Others smoked it occasionally in a pipe, or they hand-rolled a cigarette or cigar (Kunitza, S. J., 2016). The article Historical Influences on Contemporary Tobacco Use by Northern Plains and Southwestern American Indians states that “ By the early 20th century roll-your-own cigarettes had become widely available, with Bull Durham being the most popular brand”(Kunitza, S. J., 2016).Second-hand smoke not only causes serious health problems to the smoker, but it also affects others exposed to it.