The Cause and Effects on Smoking In earlier times‚ tobacco was called herba panacea- meaning cure-all herb. People used to believe Tobacco had medicinal value. Some people even believed that smoking cleaned out the lungs. A French Ambassador named Jean Nicot brought Tobacco plants to Portugal in 1559‚ telling friends it was useful in treating wounds‚ asthma and cancer. The words nicotine and nicotiana came from Jean Nicot’s last name. Did you know that in spite of the dangers‚ many people
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Effects of Smoking on Reproduction Stacie L. Thomason Tusculum College Abstract The effects that smoking has on reproduction can be extensive. It not only affects women and children‚ but men as well. Smoking before getting pregnant can cause infertility in both men and women. Other issues than can occur are infertility in men and women‚ low birth weight in babies‚ still birth‚ miscarriage‚ and effects on children as they grow. After a child is born‚ issues such as asthma‚ clef lip/palate
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all cancer deaths are due to smoking. Despite the warnings given by doctors about the ill effects of smoking‚ people continue to smoke. Smokers are addicted to it‚ and even if they wanted to‚ they cannot refrain from picking up a cigarette and start puffing away. In the beginning‚ a teenager may take a few puffs from his friend’s cigarette; then comes a time when it becomes an indispensable part of their life. Several puffs lead to the formation of a habit. Soon smoking begins to affect the health
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evaluation of smoking As of 2008‚ there were 46 million adult smokers in the United States‚ according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). That means 20.6 percent of people over 18 expose themselves to the disadvantages of smoking cigarettes (LiveStrong.com). Smoking usually begins at a young age and progresses through the years. Research says adolescents begin to smoke because it makes them look cool. Peer pressure is a major factor in the question‚ why do adolescents begin to smoke. Smoking also appeals
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Smoking and Nicotine Addiction Kimberly Andy Week Three Psy/355 May 13‚ 2013 Dr. Dee Strbiak‚ PsyD.‚ LPC‚ CAC III Smoking is a habit forming and in many instances very hard to stop once started. As the world around grows and increases in knowledge it is becoming more evident that smoking is dangerous not just to the smoker‚ but the people around them as well. There are many reasons that one may start the habit of smoking but are unaware of just how much the body becomes dependent
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Smoking – A Slow Death Do you smoke? Have you ever think about how smoking Tobacco is harmful and dangerous for health and can cause a slow death. I am a non-smoker and I think that there are three main reasons why a smoker should quit smoking. Firstly‚ smoking will affect the smoker body and life. It will cause a lot of serious deceases like lung cancer‚ emphysema‚ high blood pressure‚ stroke‚ heart attack‚ reduces the flow of oxygen to the brain and even can lead to birth effects. According to
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The health consequences of smoking have become evident since early 1960s and numerous techniques to help smokers to become non-smokers have developed. Smoking is the largest preventable cause of cancer‚ and is responsible for more cancer deaths in Australia. It is also directly responsible for many heart and lung diseases. Smoking has effects on the smoker‚ as well as those around them. Changing health-risk behaviour has been shown to decrease morbidity and mortality and enhance a better quality
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No Smoking in non-smoking designated areas In discussions of smoking electronic-cigarettes‚ or e-cigs‚ in designated smoking areas‚ one controversial issue has been that the vapor coming from the e-cigs does not cause damage to a person’s health. On the other hand‚ the vapor coming from the e-cigs contends quite an overwhelming amount of damage to a person’s health. Others even maintain that smoking e-cigs help people with a smoking problem stop smoking. My own view is that‚ although e-cigs help
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The effects of smoking marijuana on the body and mind There are many reasons why some people start taking drugs. Many of these are social. But with the very first use‚ chemical changes occur in the brain that may lead to addiction. Drug addiction is a disease. And with every additional use‚ the user increases his or her chance of becoming addicted. Drugs are chemicals. They work in the brain by tapping into the brain’s communication system and interfering with the way nerve cells normally send
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Smoking should be illegal in the United States. Not only is smoking annoying for non-smokers‚ but it carries many big problems with it. Smoking should be banned because of the environment and economic factors‚ health risks and the negative effects it has on nonsmoker and children. Cigarettes have large effects on society in the area of environmental problems it carries with it. Smoking pollutes the air and causes a lot of litter. People who smoke usually throw their butts anywhere such as out the
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