Effectivity of Anti Smoking Campaign in the Philippines
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Smoking is the inhalation of the smoke of burning tobacco encased in cigarettes, pipes, and cigars. Casual smoking is the act of smoking only occasionally, usually in a social situation or to relieve stress. Many health experts now regard habitual smoking as a psychological addiction, two and one with serious consequences.[1] It is the practice in which a substance, most commonly tobacco or cannabis, is burned and the smoke tasted or inhaled.[2] This is primarily practiced as a route for recreational drug use, as combustion releases the active substances in drugs which is nicotine and makes them available for absorption through the lungs. It can also be done as a part of rituals, to induce trances and spiritual enlightenment. The most common method of smoking today is through cigarettes, primarily industrially manufactured but also hand-rolled from loose tobacco and rolling paper. It has been suggested that related disease kills one half of long term smokers but these diseases may also be contracted by non-smokers. A 2007 report states that about 4.9 million people worldwide each year die as a result of smoking. Locally, there have been efforts by the government to regulate the consumption of cigarettes which is manifested in different city ordinances and Republic Act 9211-Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003.[3]
HISTORY OF SMOKING The history of smoking can be dated as early as 5000 B.C, and has been recorded in many different cultures across the world. Early smoking involved in association with religious ceremonies; as offerings to deities, in cleansing rituals or to allow shamans and priests to alter their minds for purposes of divination or spiritual enlightenment. After the European exploration and conquest of the Americans, the practice of smoking tobacco quickly spread to the rest of the world. In religions like India and Sub-Saharan Africa, It merged with existing practices of smoking (mostly cannabis).[4]
TYPES OF SMOKER There are few types
Smoking is the inhalation of the smoke of burning tobacco encased in cigarettes, pipes, and cigars. Casual smoking is the act of smoking only occasionally, usually in a social situation or to relieve stress. Many health experts now regard habitual smoking as a psychological addiction, two and one with serious consequences.[1] It is the practice in which a substance, most commonly tobacco or cannabis, is burned and the smoke tasted or inhaled.[2] This is primarily practiced as a route for recreational drug use, as combustion releases the active substances in drugs which is nicotine and makes them available for absorption through the lungs. It can also be done as a part of rituals, to induce trances and spiritual enlightenment. The most common method of smoking today is through cigarettes, primarily industrially manufactured but also hand-rolled from loose tobacco and rolling paper. It has been suggested that related disease kills one half of long term smokers but these diseases may also be contracted by non-smokers. A 2007 report states that about 4.9 million people worldwide each year die as a result of smoking. Locally, there have been efforts by the government to regulate the consumption of cigarettes which is manifested in different city ordinances and Republic Act 9211-Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003.[3]
HISTORY OF SMOKING The history of smoking can be dated as early as 5000 B.C, and has been recorded in many different cultures across the world. Early smoking involved in association with religious ceremonies; as offerings to deities, in cleansing rituals or to allow shamans and priests to alter their minds for purposes of divination or spiritual enlightenment. After the European exploration and conquest of the Americans, the practice of smoking tobacco quickly spread to the rest of the world. In religions like India and Sub-Saharan Africa, It merged with existing practices of smoking (mostly cannabis).[4]
TYPES OF SMOKER There are few types