Effects of Smoking Smoking is a proven health hazard‚ and there are many clear benefits to quitting. Yet‚ many ignore these benefits and continue to smoke‚ thinking “that won’t happen to me”‚ but it can‚ or if they don’t smoke as much‚ it won’t be as harmful. So‚ I’ll talk about some of the drawbacks to smoking. According to the American Lung Association website‚ each year smoking-related diseases claim an estimated 443‚000 American lives each year‚ including those affected
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experiments. But after some studies and researchs‚ in 1964‚ in Surgeon General’s statement‚ smoking’s harmful effects was understood. Smoking causes serious health and economical issues with it’s effects such as causing huge financial losses in country budgets‚ leading to many kinds of health problems and affecting either smokers and non-smokers. First of all‚ causing health problems is the most dangerous effect of smoking when be thought surfacely. Smoking causes many health problems but
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English 1301 Cause and Effect of Smoking The first time I heard a speech about the effects of smoking‚ I was in fifth grade. I well remember Deputy Becerra talking about the warnings against smoking. The last words she clearly spoke‚ were‚ “this cigarette in my hand is a death sentence”. After the presentation‚ for days‚ I kept contemplating on the subject and the effects. I asked myself‚ why would anybody be tempted or drawn to light up that cigarette? It did not make any sense to me.
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Smoking has long been identified as a frontline causative factor for periodontal diseases and has been found to increase the severity and prevalence of the disease. According to the American Academy of Periodontology‚ “Periodontal disease is an inflammatory disease that affects the soft and hard structures that support the teeth. In its early stage‚ called gingivitis‚ the gums become swollen and red due to inflammation‚ which is the body’s natural response to the presence of harmful bacteria. In
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Quitting Smoking According to the American Cancer Society‚ an estimated 221‚330 new cases of lung cancer are expected in 2011. “Lung Cancer accounts for more deaths than any other cancer in both men and women than any other cancer.” The most important thing you can do to reduce your risk of getting lung cancer is to quit smoking. Quitting smoking is very difficult. To be more successful in quitting smoking‚ you should first understand the addiction to nicotine‚ options to help you quit and
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Persuasive Speech Outline General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience to stop anybody they know from smoking to prevent damage to their health. Organizational Pattern: Monroe’s Motivated Sequence. I. Attention step: You may wonder what our future generation may look like because of the effects of smoking. According to a study of teen smokers‚ young men who smoke may be both compromising their fertility and increasing their risk of fathering a child with genetic abnormalities
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Quit Smoking in China? Impossible! China is the world’s largest consumer and producer of tobacco. There are 350 million smokers and China produce 42% of the world’s cigarettes (Li‚ Hsia‚ and Yang). China is a country where a lot of people smoke and where it is common for people to smoke in hospital waiting rooms. In China‚ smoking has already become a social behavior. I first smoked a cigarette when I was in high school. At that time‚ I thought smoking was cool. Therefore‚ I asked my friend to give
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Second Hand Smoking versus First Hand Smoking ! Smoking is the most deadly drug in the world. It kills 120‚000 people each year in the United Kingdom‚ and almost 90% of patients with lung cancer are attributable to smoking. However‚ smokers around the world are not the only ones in danger. Not only smokers‚ people around them are also in risk. Second hand smoking is as harmful as direct smoking. It is proven by research that exposure to other people’s smoke can increase the risk of cancer
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so many people used to smoke? Or why smoking numbers have dropped dramatically in the last 10 years? Advertising can manipulate the audience based on a variety of persuasive techniques and these influence our way of thinking in favour to buy any product or service. Most ads portray images of happiness and slim‚ attractive individuals as a way to connect with our longing for social desirability‚ independence and pride. For a century now‚ attitudes towards smoking have been shaped by advertisements
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Electronic Cigarettes and your Health Michael Frisch COM/156 10/11/2013 Myrene Magabo Electronic Cigarettes and your Health The Creation In a constant upgrading society‚ things continuously get more advanced every day‚ and thus the demand for better quality‚ lower priced merchandise. In the world of tobacco smokers‚ they strive to find healthier more efficient alternatives to get the nicotine they enjoy. In 2003 the first electronic cigarette was created and patented by Hon Lik‚ and introduced
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