preventable cause of disease and deaths in the United States." Smoking is among the top preventable risk factors of heart disease amongst many other health problems. Coronary heart disease and strokes are the primary types of cardiovascular disease caused by smoking. They rank as the first and third leading causes of death in the United States. More than 61 million Americans suffer from some form of cardiovascular disease. Smoking increases your risk for high blood pressure‚ coronary heart disease
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Every year thousands of people die because of lung cancer or other tobacco related illnesses. Everyone in the world comes in contact with smoke from a cigarette at least once in their lifetime‚ whether it is at a restaurant or at work. Millions of people are addicted to smoking‚ and thousands more become addicted every year. Cigarettes and other tobacco products are everywhere. Most of the addicted smokers started when they were young (Roberts 18). The reason why people get addicted
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HEALTH PRESENTATION Effects of smoking on health: There are many health implications for those who smoke and these can greatly reduces their life expectancy on average‚ each cigarette shortens a smoker’s life by around 11 minutes. The damage caused by smoking is influenced by the number of cigarettes smoked‚ weather the cigarettes you smoke have a filter and how the tobacco are is prepared. Smoking directly causes over 100‚000 deaths in the UK each year and contributes too many more. Most well
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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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Bad Effects of Smoking http://www.articledoctor.com/quit-smoking/bad-effects-of-smoking-2331 Cigarette smoking is usually associated with breathing trouble and lung cancer. But smokers are at a high risk of developing several chronic disorders. Along with high blood pressure‚ high cholesterol‚ obesity and diabetes‚ smoking is a major independent risk factor for a coronary heart disease or kidney failure. It causes damage by decreasing the oxygen flow to the heart. It increases the blood pressure
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The Effects of smoking in Teenagers Chapter I Introduction Adolescence is a stage of significant growth and potential but it is also considered to be a time of great risk. A lot of adolescents are facing pressures to use alcohol‚ cigarettes‚ or drugs and to start sexual relationships‚ thereby‚ putting themselves at high risk for intentional injuries and infection from sexual transmitted Diseases. According to the World Health Report a considerable number of deaths would be prevented and tobacco
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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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Cause and effects of smoking Smoking is one of the main issues that mankind today is confronted with in the world. Smoking is known to have started as early as 1439 A.D. Rodrigo de Jerez was the first ever smoker in Europe‚ and the development of cigars was originated by the Native American people. In the twentieth century‚ cigars were advertised all over the world as a harmless‚ anti-stress product with little or no side effects. Smoking was eventually become widespread all over English-speaking
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Effects of Smoking on the Body Background of the Study Smoking cigarettes has been proven too be extremely dangerous to your health‚ which causes various forms of cancer and other life threatening diseases. There are over 4‚000 chemicals in cigarette smoke and 200 of those are known poisons. Smoking cigarettes for as few as a couple of years can have permanent effects on the body. Smoking can effect the heart and lungs; mouth and throat; arms‚ legs‚ skin and the mind.
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The Effects of Smoking on Adolescent Behavior and Their Ability to Perform Well in School James Grimes Eastern Kentucky University Abstract There is a considerable body of empirical research that has identified adolescent peer relationships as a primary factor involved in adolescent cigarette smoking. Despite this large research base‚ many questions remain unanswered about the mechanisms by which peers affect youths’ smoking behavior. Understanding these processes of influence is the key to
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