Introduction Cigarettes are a common teratogen‚ an agent that causes damage to the developing organism‚ which is preventable (Berger 115). The California Environmental Protection Agency (CAL/EPA) has identified tobacco smoke and nicotine‚ a chemical in tobacco smoke‚ as substances that are harmful to unborn children (NTP). "Smoking during pregnancy may indicate that a woman is not taking a healthy approach to childbearing and‚ thus‚ may be associated with later problem behaviors for the child
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more serious health wise. When a person smokes a cigarette‚ the body responds immediately to the chemical nicotine in the smoke. Nicotine causes a short-term increase in blood pressure‚ heart rate‚ and the flow of blood from the heart. It also causes the arteries to narrow. Carbon monoxide reduces the amount of oxygen the blood can carry. This‚ combined with the effects produced by nicotine‚ creates an imbalance in the demand for oxygen by the cells and the amount of oxygen the blood is able to supply
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are from Japan Tobacco International which has 20% market share. This puts us in a driver’s seat and our new concept of Marlboro Switch will be well accepted in Singapore market. Innovation The new ‘Marlboro Switch’ contains less Tar and Nicotine‚ compared to other competitors. This shall drastically reduce the odor and smoke emitted. It is available in three distinct flavors. The reason for it being called ‘switch’ is that the flavor of the cigarette switches to Clove‚ Cinnamon or Ice Blast
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(Woolston 1) The bloodstream supplies the baby with oxygen and nutrients. When one smokes‚ toxins from the cigarette enter the bloodstream. Toxins‚ including nicotine and carbon monoxide‚ account for almost every smoking- related complication during pregnancy. (OBGYN James Christmas) Nicotine and carbon monoxide reduce the body’s supply of oxygen. Nicotine cuts off oxygen by narrowing blood vessels‚ including blood vessels found in the umbilical cord. (Woolston 1) Smoking while pregnant will heavily impact
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for current smokers this is the most revolutionary device to date.” Tobacco cigarettes include over 4‚000 chemicals and toxins‚ while electronic cigarettes‚ generally speaking‚ have a limited number of ingredients‚ with the major ingredients being nicotine and propylene glycol. The majority of the additional ingredients‚ used as a flavoring agent or scent agent‚ are also found in fruits and breads. What Makes Electronic Cigarettes Function? Electronic cigarettes‚ unlike conventional tobacco cigarettes
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from Alcohol‚ Tobacco and Obesity in Indigenous Communities: National Preventative Health Taskforce and the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. Duncan‚ M.‚ White‚ J.‚ Jorenby‚ D.‚ Fiore‚ M.‚ Rennard‚ D.‚ & SI‚ L. (2002). Impact of prior nicotine replacement therapy on smoking cessation efficacy. Am J Health Behav‚ 26‚ 213-220. Goto‚ Y. (1998). Store Food: A Case Study of the Food Supply in Maningrida from 1988-1995. Canberra: Australian National University. Hassard‚ K‚ ed. 1999. "National
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encourage others to have bad attitude and behaviors for example‚ smoking‚ alcohols‚ drugs‚ etc. Like most people‚ you already know that smoking is bad for your health. But do you really understand just how dangerous smoking really is? Tobacco contains nicotine‚ it’s too high addictive drug that makes it difficult for smokers to kick that habit‚ and it’s going to need a great volition to kick it. Tobacco products also contain many poisonous and harmful substances that cause disease and premature death.
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No PSYCHOLOGY REVISION- MRS DAWSON Models of addiction There are different models of addiction‚ these are the biological model‚ the cognitive model and the social learning model. Initiation – this refers to the process where individuals start to become addictive Maintance – this is the process whereby people continue to behave addictively even in the face of adverse consequences Relapse – this is the process whereby individuals who have
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cigarettes. Lighting a traditional cigarette causes tobacco to burn‚ releasing smoke that contains nicotine‚ tar and another 4000 plus active chemicals (Cowell). The user breathes in the smoke to deliver nicotine‚ tar and the additional chemicals to the lungs (Cowell). An electronic cigarette does not rely on this process. Instead‚ it heats a liquid that contains artificial flavors and /or nicotine (Cowell). The heat applied to the
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would demonstrate greater self reported urge to smoke and a shorter latency to first puff on a posttest cigarette compared with physically active smokers” (Nair‚ 2006). Physical activity is efficient way of managing weight concerns and it reduces the nicotine urges other smoking cues. But women smokers have a notion that smoking helps in reducing weight but they aren’t aware that it has risks to their reproductive ad sexual health also. This motivated
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