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    things feel they are more like grownups.” (Vorpal 66). Movies also contributes to teen smoking by portraying smoking as a cool, pleasurable, and harmless thing. All these factors give the teen a pressure to start smoking and never realize that the Nicotine that is found in the cigarette is addictive and causes major health problems like cancer. Another factor that leads teens to smoke without worrying about future health problems is their mentality of being “invincible.” They think that they will never

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    is probably one of the fastest growing trends/smoking alternatives in society today. Utilizing what is known as an electronic cigarette the user vaporizes by means of applying heat to a nicotine containing solution known as E-liquid. This creates a vapor that is then inhaled by the user thus administering nicotine into the lungs to be absorbed by the blood. This system avoids the combustion related to smoking tobacco products and in theory is much safer and better for your health. Considering that

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    epidemic that is highly misunderstood in today’s society, and that is the use of cigarettes. Substances used in cigarettes cause many harmful ailments such as tooth decay, lung cancer, and heart disease. Nicotine, the stimulative chemical found in tobacco, creates a physical and physiological addiction that compels the frequent usage of the product - further allowing the destruction of numerous vital parts of the human anatomy. As a result, many people are diagnosed with fatal diseases and are condemned

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    Introduction Tobacco is a leafy plant that contains a chemical called nicotine. This chemical affects the brain and makes tobacco use addictive. Tobacco also contains many harmful chemicals that can harm every organ in the body. Almost everyone who uses tobacco starts in their teens. Teens who try tobacco even once are at risk for addiction. Most teens who use tobacco smoke cigarettes. Menthol or lite cigarette brands are not safer than regular brands. Some teens smoke tobacco in pipes or cigars

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    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

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    The majority of people has regretted smoking and some serious situations have led to a fiasco. Addiction is the worst thing to be caught at. It will not display its results in the beginning, but gradually the more you smoke high-level of uncertainty in the future. The more people wait to quit their addiction, it will create problems to extricate from that condition. Smoking does harm the environment in several different ways. This can pollute the

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    There are many causes for smoking but effects of smoking are same. Smoking is a hazardous habit because it leads to addiction, disease, and high-risk pregnancy. Commercials show that smoking is a way to relax and to be cool by smoking cigarettes; they never show the negative side of it. For example, addiction is one of the bad side effects of smoking and it is caused by nicotine. Once one inhales the cigarette he or she will want the need for

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    The UK has seen a rapid growth in the Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems industry, which consists of several devices including e-cigarettes. The question of their safety and supply arises with more concern in the pharmacy sector as they become increasingly popular. In today’s generation, pharmacists face a tough challenge to balances their roles as healthcare professionals and as successful retailers in order to survive against their competitors. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has maintained

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    lung disease, which is often a reason why people decide to quit. Due to the addictive nature of nicotine, a component of cigarettes, people have developed products in hopes of combatting this dangerous addiction. Nicotine replacement products come in different forms, such as gum, patches, and electronic cigarettes. While these creations are believed to aid in gaining back independence from cigarette addiction, there is some doubt as to whether the relief they provide outweighs the risks. Schober et

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    electric nicotine delivery systems. An electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette, is a part of the electronic nicotine delivery system that was effected. Although it was not previously covered before, a FDA ruling in 2016 declared the Center for Tobacco Products the authority to cover any product that meets the requirements set to define a product as tobacco. Because of this, the FDA regulates the manufacture, packaging, labeling,

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