The Ethics of Selling a Deadly Product: An Examination of the Tobacco Industry in America Introduction When you see “Oreo cookies‚” what is the first thing that comes to your mind? How about “Jell-O” or “Cool Whip?” Odds are it’s nothing more then they all are delicious - or that they are all pure sugar and really not part of a “healthy diet.” Either way‚ by purchasing any of these products you are‚ in fact‚ indirectly funding
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2013 Why Tobacco Is Bad Cigarettes‚ cigars‚ and pipe tobacco are made from dried tobacco leaves‚ as well as ingredients added for flavor and to make smoking more pleasant. The smoke from these products is a complex mixture of chemicals produced by the burning of tobacco and its additives. The smoke is made up of more than 7‚000 chemicals‚ including over 60 known to cause cancer (carcinogens). Some of these substances cause heart and lung diseases too‚ and all of them can be deadly. Tobacco smoke also
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Tobacco Jon Olson 3 Black Tobacco Tobacco to me is a horrible thing. There are many ways you can use it as well. Tobacco is in a lot of different things. There are cigarettes‚ chewing tobacco‚ hookah‚ and many others. Tobacco leads to a lot of different types of problems‚ such as diverse cancers‚ lung and mouth problems. What is the point of using this harmful substance then? There are over 1.5 million smokers that are
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Creating awareness about tobacco related issues among school children Developed by‚ Institute of Public Health For‚ District Anti Tobacco Cell‚ Bangalore-Karnataka Bangalore- National Tobacco Control Programme Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Dept. of Health and Family Welfare‚ Karnataka Design and compilation: Dr. Upendra Bhojani‚ Faculty‚ IPH Tobacco: Origin and Types Tobacco: Origin and Types • Tobacco was not an Indian thing! In 1498‚ when Portuguese came to India
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Over the past 50 years America has increased its level of knowledge towards the use of tobacco as well as enhanced its cessation techniques through the use of medication and researched programs. Despite these advancements smoking has continued to be a detrimental problem to the American public. According to the CDC‚ “about 1‚000 persons younger than 18 years of age begin smoking on a daily basis.” 1 Many of the cessation programs directed at youths are still young and creating names for themselves
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On all packages containing tobacco sold in the United States of America‚ a clear and definitive warning from the Surgeon General is printed somewhere on the package. This statement should appear to relay the same message as the following quote‚ "SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Smoking Causes Lung Cancer‚ Heart Disease‚ Emphysema‚ And May Complicate Pregnancy." (United States Code). A similar statement is printed on every item containing tobacco that is sold in the United States. This warning is fair
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TOBACCO – History TOBACCO is a plant native to the Americas and historically one of the half-dozen most important crops grown by American farmers. More specifically‚ tobacco refers to any of various plants of the genus Nicotiana‚ (especially N. tabacum) native to tropical America and widely cultivated for their leaves‚ which are dried and processed chiefly for smoking in pipes‚ cigarettes‚ and cigars; it is also cut to form chewing tobacco or ground to make snuff or dipping tobacco‚ as well as other
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TOBACCO will kill nearly six million people this year‚ including 600‚000 non-smokers‚ because governments are not doing enough to persuade people to quit or protect others from second-hand smoke‚ according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Since there is often a lag of many years between when people start smoking and when it affects health‚ the epidemic of tobacco-related disease and death would have begun. And by 2030‚ the annual death toll could reach 8 million! The WHO urged more governments
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Smokeless Tobacco A Rising Trend with Today ’s Youth By July 3‚ 2001 Abstract The consumption of tobacco is probably the most harmful thing you can do to your body and health. Most people that consume tobacco do so in the form of a cigarette‚ but lately there has been another form of tobacco that is cause for concern among younger age groups: smokeless tobacco. Smokeless tobacco contains the same addictive nicotine found in a cigarette but it is chewed rather than smoked. The tobacco or plug
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such progress‚ tobacco use remains widespread. About one in four American adults mokes‚ and each more than 400‚000 Americans die from effects of cigarette smoking. Nonsmokers subjected to the smoke of others also suffer: Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke causes more than 50‚000 annual deaths among nonsmokers. Smoking by pregnant women is responsible for about 10% of all infant deaths in this country. Smokeless tobacco and cigars are regaining popularity. The use of smokeless tobacco tripled since
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