Tobacco Smoking

According to “The Action of Smoking and Health,” every six seconds someone loses their life as a result of a tobacco related disease. It’s hard to realize how damaging cigarette smoking’s effect can be until you experience it first hand. It is almost certain that every one knows someone who is currently a smoker or was a smoker at some point in their life. For years smoking was the seen as the “cool” thing to do, it was how to “fit in.” There was no real emphasis placed on the dangers of this particular habit, and as a result, it became a world wide trend. In the past, technology and medicine were not nearly advanced enough to be able to determine just how harmful tobacco usage is. However, as we have made medical and

Smoking is an activity that has been around for many years for people to use and adapt into their lifestyle. It is a tool that many people use to help reduce the stresses of life and put them in a comfortable position that enables them to cope with the hectic lifestyle they are living. However, smoking has been scientifically proven to cause many types of cancer, the most common being lung cancer resulting in numerous deaths across the United States. According to BBC, "Smoking is a greater cause of death and disability than any single disease" (BBC, 2). Evidently, the benefits and drawbacks of smoking have been debated for many years, and only recently have some countries have placed a ban in public places such as Britain and the United

The smoking habit is the principal cause of illness, disability and death around the world. More than five million of people in the world die due to smoking habit every year. If we don’t take care of this in 2030 the amount will be ten million. Seven million of these deaths would be in poor countries.

This year alone cigarettes will end up killing over 500,000 Americans, and many more will suffer from different types of cancer, circulatory, and respiratory system diseases, due to smoking cigarettes. Cigarettes have been known to cause these illnesses for a long time. The FDA has proven that nicotine, one of the main chemicals in cigarettes, is addictive. This explains why smokers continue to use cigarettes even though they are aware of the health dangers that come from smoking cigarettes. Researchers have also found out that when people smoke by pregnant women it causes the deaths of over 4,000 babies and 110,000 miscarriages. The only way to prevent death by cigarettes would be to ban them.

Smoking is injurious to health and a preventable cause of premature death. In the U.S.; it is estimated that one in each five adults smoke currently and about 480,000 people die prematurely from diseases caused by smoking or secondhand smoke exposure. (CDC tobacco use). The economic burden of tobacco use is also significant. About $100 billion per year is spent in medical expenses and another $100 billion per year in lost productivity. There is no safe level of smoking

Smoking has resulted in over 20 million deaths since 1964. About 443,000 people die every year from smoking related illnesses and for every dead person, there are 20 people who grapple with one or more tobacco-related illnesses. The United States loses 193 billion USD annually in medical expenses and lost productivity. 17% of high school seniors are smokers, and one fifth of adult Americans continue to smoke. This paper aims to highlight the specific actions that have been taken by public health officials in the past and the path of action projected for the next decade.

The negative health effects of tobacco use have been well established. Tobacco use has been shown to cause acute and chronic respiratory disease, heart disease, many types of cancer, and is the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the United States, causing an estimated 443,000 deaths per year (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2004). As the dangers of smoking have become better understood, reducing the number of people who smoke has become a major focus for those interested in public health. Efforts to restrict the advertisement and sale of tobacco, implement public smoking bans, and educate citizens through public service announcements have all had a sizeable effect on smoking rates in the U.S. In Fact, over

For years cigarettes have been known to cause cancer, emphysema, and other horrible illnesses. The deaths of over 420,000 Americans this year will be attributable to cigarettes. With some of the other causes of preventable deaths such as, alcohol, illegal drugs, AIDS, suicide, transportation accidents, fires, and guns, cigarettes still account for more preventable deaths than those do combined, as stated by Lonnie Bristow M.D. of the American Medical Association at her speech to Indiana University. Some researchers have also found that smoking by pregnant women causes the deaths of over 5,000 babies and 115,000 miscarriages. The best way to get rid of the suffering and loss of life by cigarettes is to ban them. We can no longer stand aside and watch fellow Americans die because they smoke cigarettes. Thousands of smokers try to rid

It is estimated that “one out of four high school seniors and one out of three young adults under age 26 are smokers”, which adds up to 42.1 million Americans who legally smoke (Smoking). This high amount does not include minors, or people who use tobacco products other than cigarettes and cigars. This number has decreased greatly since its peak in 1964, but the health effects are still prevalent today (Health). Lung cancer is one of the most infamous results of smoking, with 82.4% of all lung cancer cases attributing to smoking (Facts). “Of former smokers in the U.S., 1,154,000 have a cancer other than lung cancer from smoking” (Facts). This includes oral cancer, diagnosed especially among users of smokeless tobacco, usually associated with teeth loss and gum recession (Health). Other common illnesses that correlate with tobacco use include bronchitis, emphysema, and pneumonia, which cause 113,100 American deaths annually (Facts). The Secretary of Health and Human Services states “This year alone, nearly one-half million adults will still die prematurely because of smoking…and if we continue on our current trajectory, 5.6 million children alive today who are younger than 18 years of age will die prematurely” (Health). Imagine how many lives would be spared had the nation not succumbed to the addiction of

In 1979, the US National Longitudinal Survey of Youth used the Peabody Individual Achievement Test to show that children born to smoking mother’s had an IQ that was on average, 2.87 points lower than other children. This study was not respected until the 1990’s when there were several efforts by both the United States Congress and the U.S Food and Drug Administration to protect youth from cigarettes. Prior to this, Americans tried to deny the fact that tobacco was harmful due to the glorification of the product as well as how frequently it was used in pop culture. However, in the last decade attention has shifted to secondhand smoke awareness. Although the ability to purchase the products has been revoked for children, it is still legal for their parents to do so. This secondhand smoke is extremely dangerous, especially for children. That being said, we should start to eradicate tobacco around them.

Cigarette smoking kills more than 480,000 Americans each year, with more than 41,000 of those deaths coming from secondhand smoke. Despite those daunting numbers, children below the age of 18 are continuing to smoke cigarettes.

Smoking causes health problems for everyone around the world, not just people near smokers. Most people know that smoking can cause countless health problems; a group of scientists conducted a study showing the effects of secondhand smoke in nonsmokers. The scientists knew in 2004 that, on a worldwide scale, the health concerns created by exposure to tobacco smoke for nonsmokers were not well known. They tested people and found the effects from worldwide exposure in children and adults, and these statistics have probably risen in the past ten years (Öberg, Jaakkola, Woodward, Peruga, Prüss-Ustün). They found that “Worldwide, 40% of children, 33% of male non-smokers, and 35% of female non-smokers were exposed to second-hand smoke in 2004. This exposure was estimated to have caused 379,000 deaths from ischaemic heart disease,”- also known as

Tobacco has been around for many centuries. It has been around since the early 1600’s. throughout all these years, people have experienced health problems due to the excessive amount of smoking. Although health problems occur due to the use of tobacco, the company is still growing strong to this day. Cigarettes and other tobacco products are sold all over the world. People of different ages are smoking tobacco. There are certain countries that allow children under the age of 18 to buy tobacco products. My family is originally from South America. They’re from Santa Cruz, Bolivia. When I was in high school I had to move to Bolivia for three years due to a family issue. Being in a different environment changed my perspective on what people were capable of doing. All my classmates in Bolivia smoked cigarettes after school as if it were a natural thing to do. Before moving to Bolivia, I had never met a person my age who had smoked a cigarette. After living in Bolivia for so long, I established close friendships. One of my close friends was struggling with smoke addiction. He needed to smoke a cigarette at least every ten minutes or else he started to become anxious. One time, his cigarette pack ran out and he wasn’t able to find a shop where they sold single packs. My friend started to show signs of aggression, he became angry and had a low tolerance for things. Once he was able to smoke, it was if he was a whole different person. Smoking at such a young age leads to higher rates of addiction. Which later leads to more severe problems.

A dangerous product that can kill a human every second around the world and can carry a large cost for families and their treatment for diseases such as cancer and heart disease is caused by the product called tobacco. Tobacco-related diseases and deaths can affect smokers’ lives at an early stage and cause a decline in productivity and income. Smoking will not only affect the person’s life, but will also affect people around him or her by causing many diseases. Nicotine found in cigarettes is a strong addiction, substance equal to heroin and cocaine; therefore, it will be difficult to quit smoking, but to convince smokers to get rid of the smoking habit, governments can raise tobacco products’ taxation, make users pay higher health insurance premiums, and make smokers pay a health tax.

Smoking is the inhalation and exhalation of fumes from tobacco being burnt in cigarettes, cigars and pipes. The vast majority of people in this world smoke tobacco, however they are unaware of what they are consuming (nicotine, tar, tobacco, bleach, and carbon monoxide) and what it is doing to the people around them. There are many reasons for why people smoke and some of them are because of peer pressure, advertisements or stress. Nicotine (an addictive drug) makes a smoker continue to crave cigarettes even if they try to stop. According to BMC public health [this was accessed on the 16/12/2017] “Proportions of current smokers tended to be larger among female than among male ever smokers aged 40 or above. Women compared to men showed adjusted odds ratios of 1.7 to 6.9 at ages 40 to 90 or older in contrast to men.” The tobacco epidemic is one of the largest public health threats the world has ever faced due to it killing the people that directly use tobacco and second hand smokers. Smoking can increase your health risks, therefore by smoking you have a high chance of getting cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, cancer and other health issues. Statistics show that tobacco kills more than 7 million people each year. More than 6 million of those deaths are the result of direct tobacco use, while around 890,000 are the result of non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke. Smoking is extremely dangerous and because of this danger, interventions have been created to stop people from smoking. An intervention is to prevent someone from doing something that will result in them having a health issue. There are different types of interventions for smokers, for instance: medication, electronic cigarettes, fear appeals, help groups, different apps and the 5A’s approach.