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    negative effects caused by smoking, they usually associate it with breathing problems and lung cancer. It has been proven that smoking is also a major cause of heart disease for men and women. The Surgeon General’s Warning states “Smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and may complicate pregnancy.” It has also been labeled as the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the United States. With around 20 percent of deaths related to heart disease being caused from smoking, it is

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    Introduction Smoking causes 1,300 deaths daily in the U.S., and an estimated 5.6 million pre-mature deaths is expected among American youths18 years and younger due to a smoking-related illness if smoking continues at the current rate (CDC, 2017). According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), there are currently 40 million adult smokers in the U.S. (CDC, 2017), and 763,960 of these residents are from Massachusetts (DPH, 2014). Smoking can cause various kinds of cancer such as those of the cervix

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    more of us become aware of the dangers of smoking, the percentage of smokers in the UK has fallen from around 50 per cent of the population in the 1950s to 25 per cent in 2003. Even with this fall in the number of smokers, it 's estimated that cigarettes were responsible for more than 1.2 million deaths in 2000 in the European region of the World Health Organisation. In the UK, smoking is responsible for around one in five deaths. The illnesses caused by smoking extend beyond the well-reported links

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    One thing that smoking affects that a lot of people do not think about is how it affects the people around the smoker, not only in a physical way but emotionally also. According to a study, kids whose parents smoke are three times more likely to smoke when they get older. If smokers have kids, smoking around them increases their risk of having ear infections, asthma and other breathing problems that include coughs, shortness of breath, and even bronchitis. It’s not just children that are at risk

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    people over 60 can do to make aging a healthier process is to avoid smoking. Smoking on average, decreases a person’s life span by 14 years. Smoking is a leading cause of lung cancer (Aldwin & Gilmer, 2013). It is never to late for someone to stop smoking. With smoking cessation, the results are immediate. Those who quit smoking generally experience improvements in breathing and control of high blood pressure. Cessation of smoking brings a rapid reduction in risk of stroke and myocardial infarction

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    Harmful effects of smoking Doan Thi Huong Thao BAIU08155 International University HCMC Academic English 2 Bien Thi Thanh Mai Instructor May 17, 2010 Abstract Smoking is known to be a primary cause of harmful effects on health, family, environment and society. However, scientist research in health and environment, that researches show that smoking cause many diseases, even lung cancer. An aim of my study has been to determine that smoking also effect on family and society. Results indicated

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    environmental tobacco smoke has been an issue. Smoking tobacco products is the leading, preventable cause of death in the United States. More than ten times of the deaths from smoking cigarettes have added up to be more deaths than all the wars fought by the United states (Jones, Page 65, 2016). There are more deaths caused each year from tobacco use than all deaths of HIV, illegal drug and alcohol use, car accidents, and murders combined (Judd, page 110, 2009). Smoking harms nearly every organ and part of

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    Smoking via a cigarette is a preventable habit that people develop when they become stressed, feel the need for social acceptance or wanting a satisfaction release of hormones. Cigarettes contain nicotine; a highly addictive group of chemicals that when inhaled spread through the body via the lymphatic system. Smoking has both internal and external repercussions including a depletion in oxygen levels and gangrene respectively. Smoking has been directly related to many types of cancers and ailments

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    changes so will your entire life… QUIT SMOKING Tobacco smoking is responsible for the deaths of approximately five million people each year, according to the World Health Organization, it is dangerous to your health, Regardless of the way you smoke it. Cigarettes contain about 600 ingredients, when they burn, they generate more than 7,000 chemicals. Many of those chemicals are poisonous and don’t just affect your lungs, they can affect your entire body. Stopping smoking is difficult for two reasons: 1

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    As a matter of fact smoking hurts every part of your body. It is responsible for 87% of lung cancer. Smoking is also responsible for many other cancers. Smoking will also cause heart disease. (Smoking) Other diseases caused by smoking are diseases like diabetes. Smoking can cause bones to be weak and easy to break. Smoking can cause vision loss as well (Be Tobacco Free). Bones are weakened and become brittle due to smoking. This is dangerous as it leads to osteoporosis and broken bones. Plaque builds

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