2952) Perceptions of health risk and smoking habit in young people. 1. Intruduction Most people begin smoking when they are teenagers and go on to become regular smokers as adults. It has been suggested that young people are attracted to the ’image’ they associate with smoking. The tobacco industry has created an image of smoking as being tough‚ cool‚ sexy or a form of rebellion. Although nicotine addiction keeps people smoking‚ young people usually start smoking because of the social image
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2011 Smoking in public places has been a controversial topic for many years now. Some agree and some just disagree. A separate smoking section in restaurants just is not enough. Smoking in public places should be banned and illegal because it’s bad for the environment‚ it has a dangerous effect on people’s health‚ and it has a bad influence on children. Firstly‚ smokers think that smoking just affects their health‚ but they are wrong. Not only does it affect their health‚ it affects
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Passive smoking means breathing in other people’s tobacco smoke. Exhaled smoke is called exhaled mainstream smoke. The smoke drifting from a lit cigarette is called sidestream smoke. The combination of mainstream and sidestream smoke is called second-hand smoke (SHS) or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). Second-hand smoke is a common indoor pollutant in the home‚ making passive smoking a serious health risk for both those who smoke and those who do not. Children are particularly at risk of serious
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Cigarette smoking is one of the most powerful addictions known. Since its large-scale industrial production early in this century‚ the popularity of cigarettes is spreading like wildfire. It is seen in so many movies today. An actor lights up a cigarette on screen going about their lives. Usually certain people wouldn ’t stop to think twice about it because it has become something we are used to seeing almost every day. But how is seeing all of these smoking advertisements going to affect teenagers
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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. For example‚ smoking by the mother during pregnancy is associated with substance abuse and criminal behavior in both male and female children when they reach adulthood (Child)." The major topic covered is the effects of smoking while pregnant. Miscarriages‚ still births‚ low
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The Early Effects of Smoking to Teenagers From generation to generation‚ we’ve seen the early effects of smoking on young people. The society use to blame the parents of these adoloscents for lack of time and guidance they ought to give to their kids. Some blame the government for allowing the legality of tobacco companies to sell their product‚ although everyone knows the ill effects of smoking to human health. Out of curiousity‚ teenagers tend to waste time and money just to fill in their inquisitive
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Smoking and public health Every day‚ one is confronted with smoking and its consequences. On the outside of cigarette packets you can read warnings about the risks of smoking. Constantly there are more and more bans against smoking in cafes‚ school etc. It is especially important to inform the younger generation about the danger and the addiction to smoking. Prohibitions and warnings are the best way in order to reduce the number of smokers. The more information about smoking and its harmful effects
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Banning Smoking in Public Places Should the people decide to ban smoking from public places? Today people smoke and don’t realize of their surroundings. People who smoke are inconsiderate of those who don’t smoke. Don’t non-smokers have the right not to be secondhand smokers? Smoking can do lots of harm to the person smoking as well as the nonsmoker. A person inhaling or smelling smoke will have the same effect as if they were smoking; this would be considered as secondhand smoke. Tobacco smoke
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Although there are many benefits to a smoking ban on a college campus‚ many smokers would not agree to the benefits. They would much rather argue that a smoking ban would be against their rights. A smoker would voice the opinion that it is unfair he or she cannot indulge in an activity he or she sees as relaxing. In others words‚ participating in the act of smoking is self- choice. “Many have argued that the taxes spent on cigarette purchases have been used to fund the very places where they are
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Cigarette Smoking The effects of cigarette smoking can be horrifying. Smoking is dangerous not only to those who smoke‚ but to non-smokers and unborn children as well. Cigarette smoking is also physically and socially harming. The large particles in cigarette smoke‚ commonly known as "tar"‚ collect in the branching points of the lungs. The tar contains carcinogenic compounds that increase the risk of lung cancer. The small particles in cigarette smoke‚ including carcinogens‚ irritants‚ and
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