Tobacco : The Outline Of The Global Public Health Issue

Now, more than ever, more and more people are beginning to look at tobacco use as a major public health concern. It is nineteen ninety nine, and the number of smokers is rising while the average age of smoking initiation decreases. There are those that believe using tobacco of any type should be illegal, or at least restricted. Others believe it is up to the person to choose whether to use tobacco products or not, however most of these people believe tobacco companies should warn their customers of their products harmful affects.

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.

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

Tobacco use is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, killing more Americans than HIV, drug and alcohol abuse, suicides, murders and car accidents combined. There are numerous campaigns such as D.A.R.E. and “Swipe Left” to help persuade us out of using tobacco products. Sayings like “Not even once” have even become cliché. However, studies have shown that one cigarette is all it takes to get addicted. Despite popular belief, smokeless tobacco is addictive as well. Big tobacco companies are famous for telling lies. In 1996, the tobacco industry said it was riskier to drink two cups of milk a day than one cigarette. They also said cigarettes were just as addictive as salt, sugar and internet usage. Neither of these are true, as it is the most addictive of all legal drugs. That being said, cigarettes are only the tip of the iceberg to the major problems that tobacco causes. Tobacco products have an astonishing amount of cons, to accompany very few, petty pros like “it makes me feel better for a few minutes.” Not only do cigarettes hurt the smoker, but they hurt the ones closely surrounding the smoker, especially small children. There are also a great deal of unexpected environmental issues that come with tobacco products and its industry, such as deforestation, greenhouse gasses, and fires. Because of these destructive reasons, we propose that all tobacco products should be illegal.

According to world health organization (2014) More than 80% of smokers billion people's globally live in low-income and middle-income countries, where the burden of illness caused by tobacco peak, tobacco caused 100 million deaths in the twentieth century. If they are not combat tobacco-related deaths will increase to more than eight million deaths by 2030 and will happen more than 80% of those deaths are in low- and middle-income countries. The largest country that consumes and produces cigarette in the world is China. According to tobacco Atlas (Michael Eriksen, 2002) Smoking is harmful to a large extent as long as tobacco deaths of nearly 100 million people worldwide in the 20th century, and that the number is higher than the number who

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

Tobacco used is a major epidemic around the world. Many people start this terrible habit because stress, personal issues, or in the case of teenagers to fit in. They do not realize that when they smoke they are actually poisoning their body, and ignore the many health risks it poses not only to them, but those around them. According to the CDC (2016) smoking causes 90% of all lung cancer deaths in men and women, and 80% of all deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Due to these reasons Companies are being required to include warning labels in the packaging. I personally agree with these regulations. The warning labels on Cigarette package describe the harmful effects of tobacco use. Their graphic images are intended to inform people

Smoking is established as a recognized cause of cancer, lung disease, coronary heart disease, and stroke(US Public Health Service,1964,Doll R 1976,1994, US Department of Health and Human Services,1989).it is considered to be the single most important avoidable cause of premature morbidity and mortality in the world. WHO has estimated that there are about 1100 million smokers worldwide; this represents about one-third of the global population aged over 15 years (WHO,1997). About 73% of these smokers (700 million males, 100 million females) are in developing countries; in industrialized countries there are 200 million male smokers and 100 million female smokers. In the over 15-year-old population of developing countries, it is estimated that about 48% of males and 7% of females are smokers. The corresponding figures for industrialized countries are 42% for males and 24% for females (WHO,1997).

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and deaths in the United States (1). Annually, a total of more deaths can be attributed to tobacco use than by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), illegal drug use, alcohol use, motor vehicle accidents, suicides, and homicides combined (3). In 2009, nearly 46.6 million or 20.6 percent of all Americans over the age of 18 were smoking (4), and each day, nearly 3,450 young Americans, between the ages 12 and 17, start smoking their first cigarette (5). Moreover, tobacco use results in nearly 443,000 annual deaths in the United States. Of these, 49,000 are attributed to secondhand smoke exposure (3). Consequently, tobacco use has heavily burdened the U.S. healthcare system. Every

Did one know that using tobacco could cause cancer and even lead to death? In today’s society, tobacco is very common, and it poses health issues to youth and young adults. With this being said, smokers are at greater risk for bad lungs. So many people are influence to smoking now days. For example, people talk about it on television, radio and even in the rappers song. This is why some individuals think it is okay to use tobacco. However, when people smoke, they are not only hurting their selves, but others that are around them as well. In this article, Elizabeth Smith did a research on smokers that are at risk. This study of tobacco industry is legal and used in every state. In this article, they use different ARISE participants for this

Tobacco use is widespread and has a heavy “burden of disease”. According to the U.S. department of Health and Human Services [HHS], tobacco use is related to over 443,000 Americans death each year and has caused approximately 8,860,000 related illnesses (2016). Thus causing it to have a higher mortality rate than “HIV, illegal drug use, motor vehicle injuries, suicides, and murders combined. Tobacco use is thus one of the Nation’s deadliest and most costly public health challenges” (HHS, 2016). Tobacco can cause the onset of multiple diseases, for example, cancer, cardiovascular disease, asthma, COPD, pregnancy complications, SIDS, and oral diseases (HHS, 2016). The prevalence of tobacco use has been gradually decreasing since the nineteen sixty’s, but even today tobacco use is quite common.

Smoking is the primary cause of preventable diseases and premature mortality globally (Samet, 2013). It causes a series of health conditions, ranging from cancers in the respiratory tract and cardiovascular diseases to psychiatric disorders (Kuper, Adami & Boffetta, 2002). Smoking is found to be disproportionately more prevalent among the disadvantaged individuals in society (Marmot & Wilkinson, 2006).

Smoking prevalence remains high across the global, national, and state levels. Among the world’s population, 22% of individuals aged 15 years and older were regular smokers in 2011 (WHO, 2016). High prevalence of smoking results in increased development of chronic diseases, resulting in one death every 6 seconds (WHO, 2016). In 2014 an estimated 40 million Americans smoked cigarettes regularly. Meanwhile, more than 16 million Americans suffer from a smoking-related diseases (CDC, 2015). According to Jamal et al. (2015), this results in more than $300 billion in direct health care expenditures and productivity losses each year.

Tobacco smoking is a deadly habit that is undertaken for various reasons. These include social pressures, stress and also as the result of growing up in a smoking environment. Education and government intervention have been found to be a key factors in reducing smoking within populations, however these are the areas that are lacking in developing countries, resulting in the increase of smokers. Many developing countries struggle to provide sufficient basic education to their population such as literacy and numeracy. Education based on the harmful effects of tobacco smoking are not the highest priority for these counties to teach. This results in lack of knowledge and a way for tobacco companies to take advantage of these people to sell their products.

According to surgeon general, tobacco represents the major cause of death world wide. Recent estimates have shown that tobacco was responsible for 1.7 million deaths in developed countries in 1985, and a projected 2.1 million deaths in 1995. This means that for the decade of the 90’s 21 million deaths were caused in large developed countries. More than half of these deaths represent population between 35 and 69 years of age. In the smaller, less developed countries it is not certain what the annual mortality rate for tobacco is, but the tobacco smoking