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    aspects: 1. Smoking in Philippine Setting, 2. Related Diseases to Smoking in the Philippines, and 3. Comparison between Philippines and Canada on Smoking 1. Smoking in Philippine Setting A joint collaborative effort of the Republic of the Philippines Department of Health (DOH) and National Statistics Office, through DOH’s100% Smoke-Free Philippines campaign backed by Philippine’s Republic Act 9211, The Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003, conducted two related important studies regarding smoking. Both researches

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    health advice given by the Smoke Free campaign and quit smoking. The Smoke Free campaign also uses the stages of change model. When an individual is trying to quit smoking they will go through the stages of change cycle. At the stage of pre-contemplation the individual who smokes does not have intention to change their behaviour, they may not be aware or not aware enough of the damage that smoking can cause to their body and their smoking problem. At the stage of contemplation the individual

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    Survey Results on Smoking in Oman

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    Intro Inhaling or tasting gases or fumes from burning chemicals like tobacco is known as smoking. Cigarette smoking is now becoming a big issue throughout the cosmos and particularly in Oman. Scientist and medical researchers say that the bullet from a cigarette contains more than 4000 deadly chemicals, which could have various toxic, mutagenic effects. The capacity and concentration of chemical elements can vary widely from one brand or type of coffin nail to another single. More or less

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    all smokers who wish to quit, have tried to quit, or are currently on the road to quitting, any of these methods are perfectly viable. Each option, be it "cold turkey", nicotine-replacement therapy, behavioral therapy or nicotine-free medicine, your chances improve with one common element shared among them, a support network. Having friends and family, counselor or doctor at your back to support your path to quitting will increase your odds of cessation and help you lead a healthier life and reduce

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    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the impact of cigarette smoking on the economy is huge. Seventy-five percent of American health care money spent is due to the effects of tobacco causing various chronic diseases. Such diseases include, diabetes, heart disease, cancers, congenital defects, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), stroke, birth defects, etc. “Cigarette smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causes many diseases, and reduced the health of

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    Electronic cigarettes (ECs) have been marketed in recent years as alternatives to smoking. They are electrically-driven devices, used to vaporise a liquid that may or may not contain nicotine. They consist of a battery part-usually lithium battery, and an atomizer where liquid is stored and is aerosolized by heating a resistance encircling a wick. The main ingredients of liquids are propylene glycol, glycerol and a variety of flavourings. A huge variety of devices and different liquids are available

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    COPD: A Case Study

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    Ms. Bloomfield, First of all, congratulations on decreasing the amount of cigarettes you are smoking everyday. There are quite a few options available to you that will help you as you strive to improve your health. As a nurse, I am here to help you become the healthiest you can be. In this letter, I outline your condition, factors in your environment that help and harm your condition, as well as identify goals and interventions to help you be at your best. I look forward to working with you! Let

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    Johnson November 11th, 2017 Smoking Kills I’m trying to convince my step dad Matt to stop smoking packs of cigarettes a day by proving to him what smoking does to your body and showing him ways to cut back and hopefully eventually quit all together. Smoking cigarettes can give you lung cancer because you are taking in the smoke into your lungs and it has nicotine and other chemicals that are dangerous in to inhale doesn’t matter what you think it’s true. “It’s a fact that smoking cigarettes is the number

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    "Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I have done it thousands of times," said Samuel Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain. Mark Twain spoke these words nearly 150 years ago. Unfortunately for Mark Twain, there weren't very many options available back then when it came to quitting tobacco. This quote, humorous in some sense, unfortunately, describes the lives of many smokers today. Luckily for smokers today, there are many options available to help smokers

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    INTRODUCTION AND INSTITUTIONAL BACKGROUND Smoking is one of the biggest challenges facing public health. In England, Tobacco is killing almost 80,000 people every year (The NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care, 2013). Around 8 million people in England smoke and expose many more to second-hand smoke. By this ways, smoking becomes harmful as well to people around smokers. (UK Department of Health , 2014) In reaction to the high risks of passive smoking exposure, especially for children, and

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