However‚ it is the intake of nicotine that makes smoking so addictive. Nicotine is a drug‚ a stimulant‚ which stimulates the brain activating the “pleasure centers”. Smokers quickly build a tolerance to nicotine and want more in order to experience the same results. As the effects of nicotine wear off‚ a smoker will experience increasing discomfort. That’s when the body reacts because it needs more nicotine. The body becomes physiologically dependent on the nicotine in cigarettes and psychologically
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cardiovascular system‚ and respiratory system the most (“Smoking and Your Body”). When you smoke a cigarette you are inhaling toxic chemicals and the most addictive drug. Nicotine. “Nicotine is the drug responsible for making cigarettes so addictive. It makes your body crave more cigarettes and that means inhaling all those gross chemicals” (“Nicotine”). I know a person who had a throat cancer. He had to get a surgery to get his voice box removed to stop the spreading of cancer disease.Now‚ he can’t talk. He
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Panpacific University North Philippines S.Y 2012-2013 Cigarette Butt as a Household Insecticide A research paper submitted to the High School Department of Panpacific University North Philippines In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Research III Submitted to: Mr. Jefferson Alvarez CHAPTER I: THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING A. Introduction Our country is facing great problems with regards to different wastes in our surroundings that we can
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An evaluation of gender differences in smoking cessation success Smoking remains the world’s leading preventable cause of death‚ killing 6 million people annually worldwide accounting for 20% of male’s deaths and 5% of female’s deaths (WHO‚ 2011). It is a major contributor in the development of many diseases including‚ COPD‚ lung cancer and cardiovascular disease; and places women at a greater overall risk for disease than men. Therefore promoting and sustaining smoking cessation is very significant
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Though filters help block some of the chemicals‚ they will not stop them completely. Nicotine is an addictive drug and also one of the most dangerous ingredients in cigarette tobacco. Cigarette smokers are addicted to the nicotine in cigarettes just like a junkie is addicted to heroin or cocaine. When a person smokes a cigarette the body reacts immediately to the chemical nicotine. Nicotine begins to effect a smoker’s blood pressure‚ the flow of blood from their heart‚ the heart
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gave electric shocks and nicotine injections to college students to see if their cravings for smoking would increase or decrease. The research was done secretively and illegally. The study was shut down when school officials determined that access to the school and medical records was in violation to the privacy of the students. The studies for electric shock ended because the college students were fearful of the shocks. It was also found that Philip Morris knew nicotine was an addictive drug ten
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Herington‚ Matthew R. "Tobacco Regulation in the United States: New Opportunities..." The Health Lawyer. Oct. 2010: 13. SIRS Issues Researcher. Sks.sirs.com. Web. 12 Jul. 2014. McCartney‚ Robert. "Don ’t Let Big Tobacco Hook a New Generation on Nicotine with..." Washington Post. 17 Apr. 2014: n.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Sks.sirs.com. Web. 09 Jul. 2014. Maron‚ Dina. “Are E-Cigaerttes Safe?” EBSCOhost. N.p. May 2014. Ebscohost.com. Web. 9 July 2014. Park‚ Alice. “The Vapor Trail.” Time
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There are many people who smoke cigarettes and other tobacco products every day. Do you think they really know all the dangers associated with smoking tobacco products? There are so many resources out there that inform people of all the dangers. There are many negative effects associated with the consumption of tobacco‚ from difficulty breathing and damage to the lungs to being the main risk factor for lung cancer. The only way to help people is by completely banning cigarettes and tobacco products
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Have you ever observed a smoker enjoying the momentary pleasure of nicotine contained in each needed cigarette? He would probably inhale slowly and allow the smoke to travel down his windpipe. Unfortunately‚ along with each cigarette is the need for another cigarette‚ thus furthering the addiction uncontrollably. As his lungs are filling with nicotine‚ his bloodstream is carrying nicotine throughout his body systems‚ adversely affecting the heart and brain. In spite of all the health warnings‚ teenagers
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deaths caused by cigarette smoking. Being the grandchild of a grandpa who died of lung cancer from smoking‚ I know and understand what cigarette smoking can do. Tobacco smoke is a mixture of gases and of small particles made up of water‚ tar‚ and nicotine. The tar is a mixture of thousands of toxic chemicals‚ many of which are known to cause cancer. Many of the gases in tobacco smoke are harmful to the human body. These include carbon monoxide‚ nitrogen oxides‚ hydrogen cyanide‚ ammonia‚ and other
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