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Coronary Artery Disease Late 20 Th Century
1,617 wordsWhen Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas, he found the natives using tobacco in much the same manner as it is used today. The American Indians believed it to possess 0 medicinal properties, which was the main reason for its introduction into Europe. Tobacco was important in Indian ceremonies, such as the smoking of the pipe of peace. The detrimental effects of tobacco smoking have long been recognised. As early as the 19 th century, isolated reports were circulated that cigar and pipe s...
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People Who Smoke Passive Smoking
1,064 wordsPeople have many different views about smoking in public places. Smokers feel it is their right to smoke where and when they want. But non-smokers like me, feel that people who smoke are actually endangering my life and the lives of non-smokers. Smoking causes heart disease, lung cancer and other respiratory diseases. Smoking is attributed as the number one cause of lung cancer. The majority of non-smokers who have lung cancer receive it because of involuntary smoking or passive smoking. While p...
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Tobacco Smoke Secondhand Smoke
672 wordsRunning head: SMOKING Smoking April 20, 2009 Smoking Cigarette smoking has become an issue of the day. According to the publicly available statistics, smoking is one of the major causes of heart and lung related diseases, premature birth and death throughout the world. Smoking causes harm to nearly every organ of human body, but, what is even more dangerous, it harms not only a smoker himself, but also causes harm to other people, if they breathe in smoke secondhand, and the environment, polluti...
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Short Term Effects Tobacco Smoke
1,761 wordsA CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF TWO ARTICLES June 27, 2009 Journal Article Review Introduction This paper presents a critical appraisal of two articles, A randomized controlled trial of a health education intervention provided by nurses to mothers of sick children written by Chan S. and Lam T. H. and Minority ethnic women and cervical screening: a matter of action or research? written by Chiu L. F. using the appropriate CASP guidelines. Chan S. & Lam T. H. (2007) A randomized controlled trial of a healt...
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American Lung Association Surgeon Generals
2,797 wordsLong Term Effects of Smoking on the Human Body Nicotine is a poisonous alkaloid found in cigarettes and is considered the addicting substance that makes quitting smoking so difficult. Each day, more than 4, 800 teenagers, between the ages of eleven and seventeen, smoke their first cigarette. Almost 2, 000 of these young people will become regular smokers, adding up to 730, 000 teenage smokers annually. Also, inhaling tobacco smoke is habit-forming. It causes a temporary lift to the nerves and th...
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Smoking In Public Passive Smoking
589 wordsBanning smoking in public places Before people start smoking they have a choice, but once you are a smoker that choice goes and you then become an addict. Smoking is the inhalation and exhalation of the fumes of burning tobacco. The dried leaves of plants are smoked in a pipe or in cigar form, but mostly in cigarettes. European explores arriving in the western hemisphere observed native American smoking leaves of the tobacco plant in pipes, and the practice was introduced onto England in the 150...
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Second Hand Smoke Smoking In Public Places
723 wordsFor Cigarette Smoking Cigarette Smoking For a long time now many people have different views about smoking in public places. Smokers feel it is their right to smoke where and when they want. On the other hand non-smokers feel smokers violate their rights and endanger there life. Smoking causes heart disease, lung cancer and other serious illnesses. Cigarette smoking is the number one cause of lung cancer. A substantial number of lung cancers that occur in non-smokers can be attributed to involun...
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Second Hand Smoke Passive Smoking
552 wordsHazards of Smoking Smoking refers to the practice of inhaling smoke from the burning tobacco in a pipe, cigar, or most commonly, a cigarette. Smokers feel relaxation because tobacco contains nicotine that is very addictive to a person who smokes. Smoking causes numerous hazards, which include: cancers, second hand smoke problems, and problems in pregnancy. Cancers of the lung, breast, prostate and colon and rectum have become more frequent in countries with risk factors such as cigarette smoking...
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Second Hand Smoke Smoking In Public Places
620 wordsPassive smoking is the inhaling of second hand smoke. It is damaging the lungs of thousands of innocent Australians every year. All because some people are addicted and protest that it there right to smoke and endanger fellow workmates in public places. Banns are currently in discussion to finally protect workplace employees from passive smoking. Just think of the stench that embeds your clothing when you exit a nightclub or restaurant. With smoking banns in place, venues like these and many oth...
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