Essay About Smoking

Nicotine

Cigarettesmokinghasbeenknownforyearstoimpairhealthofsmokersandnonsmokersexposed tosmokeinvariouswayssuchasbydamagingthelungsandcirculatorysystem.Nicotine,presentin mainstreamandsidestreamsmoke,isbelievedtobeoneofthemosttoxiccomponentsoftobacco.In 1994,DavidKessler,commissioneroftheFDA,launchedanattackontobaccocompanies,claiming theydeliberatelyincreasednicotinelevelsincigarettes.Nicotinehasbeenshowninvarious experimentstoinducetoleranceinsmokersbyitseffectsontheCNSanddopaminergicreceptors DavidKesslerbelievesnicotinetobeaddictiveanddesirestheFDAtoregulatenicotineasanydrug suchascocaine.Iftheagencycanprovethatnicotine...showmorecontent...

Cleavageofthe2Nor5bondyieldsNNKThesenitrosaminesareamongthemosttoxicandare presentinbothmainstreamandsidestreamsmoke.(F2)Theyareconvertedtounstableelectrophiles thatreactwithDNAtoformmutationswhichcanleadtocancer.Morethan300nitrosamineshave beenshowntobecarcinogenicinoneormoreof40animalspecies.(F3)Ithasbeenshownthata smokerhasagreaterchanceofendogenouslyformingnitrosaminesthananonsmoker.(F4)

ADDICTIVEEFFECTSOFNICOTINEANDTOLERANCETONICOTINE

Thereismuchexperimentalevidencethatnicotineisanaddictivedrugandthatitcausesalevelof toleranceinlabanimalsandhumans,throughitseffectontheCNS.Foradrugtoproduce dependence,itmustrapidlyenterintothebloodsteam,mustbepsychoactive,mustreadilycrossthe bloodbrainbarrierandthepsychosomaticeffectsmustberelatedtolevelsofdruginthebrain.All oftheaboveistruefornicotine.Toleranceiswhen,afterrepeateddoses,agivendoseofa

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SpeechonSmoking

GoodafternoonladiesandGentlemenIamheretodaytoillustratethepointsagainstbanning smokinginpublicplaces.

Iwillbeaddressingthefollowingissues

1Whetherpassivesmokinghasasignificantimpactonourhealth

2.TheEconomicfactor

3.Theunenforceabilityoftheact

4.Howthispropositionwillaffectsociety

Turningtothefirstissue:itsimpactonourhealth.

Thestrongestargumentinfavourofbanningsmokinginpublicplacesisthatitisharmfultopeople whoworkinthatenvironmentandthosewhodon'tsmokehowevertherealityisthatwestillhave noconclusiveevidencetosuggestthatpassivesmokingisasharmfulastohealth...showmore content

Thosegooddoerswhoareconcernedabouttheimpactofenvironmentalsmokeonworkershealth neednoremindingthatnoonehasforcedthesepeopletoworkinsmokefilledpubsandclubs;we areinthesituationofnearfullemploymentinthiscountrymeaningthesepeoplehaveachoiceof whatcareertheywishtoperuse.

Addressingthesecondissue:theeconomicfactor:

IfwebansmokinginpublicplaceseventuallysmokingwouldbereduceingeneralSmokers throughtaxescontributeastaggering12billiontotheNHS,andtakebackonly4billioninhealth treatmentgivingthegovernment8billiontospendonourwelfaresystem,NHS,andeducationI proposetoyouwithoutthis8billionwhatsituationwouldouralreadyresourcestarvededucation systembein?!

Irelandhasbannedsmokinginpublicplacesjusttwodaysago,andthehospitalityindustryis alreadyreportinga20%downturninprofits,Isuggesttoyouthatifthisbanisimplementedin Englandwillresultinclosureofbarsandrestaurants,causingmassivejobloses.Inthisalready economicallyturbulenteradowereallywanttoperusesuchmeasures?

Onehastotakeintoconsiderationtheeffectsofintroducingsuchapolicy,willall12million smokershappilycomplywithschemesthattakeaway

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Cigarettesmokingissomethingpeopleallovertheworldhavebeendoingforabout2000years. Backin2003,thefirstelectroniccigarettewassuccessfullycreatedbyagentlemannamedHonLik. Likwasa52yearoldpharmacistatthetime,whomofwhichwasalsoasmoker.Theinspiration behindmakingtheelectroniccigarettecameafterLik'sfatherpassedawayfromlungcancerdueto himalsobeingaheavysmoker"AHistoricalTimelineofElectronicCigarettes"cassiaorg ConsumerAdvocatesforSmokeFreeAlternativesAssociation,15June2017.Theideabehind creatingthisdevicewastogivesmokersawaytostillingestnicotine,themostaddictivechemicalin tobaccocigarettes,withoutthecountlessnegativehealtheffectsthatshowmorecontent "E–cigarettes."theguardian.com/society/2015/feb/04/e–cigarettes–toxic–chemicals–research–finds–lung–damage.TheGuardian,4Feb2015,17June2017.Thatwouldrequireyoutovaporizemoree–liquidthanyoubreatheoxygeneverydayinordertoequatetothetoxicitylevelofsmoking cigarettes.

Moste–liquidscontainfoursimpleingredients:vegetableglycerin,propyleneglycol,foodgrade flavorings,andliquidnicotineconcentrate.Vegetableglycerin,whichisextractedfromvegetable oil,isalreadybeingusedinmanydifferentfoodproductsthatweingestonaregularbasis.The primaryuseforitistosweetenandmaintainmoisture,asitishygroscopic.Withvegetableglycerin havinganaturalsweettaste,itsoftenusedasasugarsubstituteduetoitslowercaloriecount. Propyleneglycolisfoundinmanywell–knowncosmeticproductsaswellasalargenumberof processedfoodproducts.Youcanalsofindpropyleneglycolinmanymedications,servingasaway tohelpyourbodyabsorbchemicalsmoreefficiently."Inpastyears,therehasbeenconcernon whetherornotpropyleneglycolisaharmfulsubstancetothebodyNodefinitiveanswerhascome upyet,butaccordingtoafairamountofresearch,theeffectsofpropyleneglycolarerarelynegative andgenerally

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AddictionstoSmokingandAlcohol

Alotofpeoplesufferfromtheconsequencesofsmokinganddrinkingalcohol,whichoftenleadsto addiction.Theword'addiction'isaverypowerfulwordinthissense,asitmeansthephysicaland psychologicalcravingforasubstancethatdevelopsintoadependency,andcontinueseventhoughit iscausingtheaddictedpersonphysical,psychologicalandsocialharm.Thediseaseofaddictionis chronicandprogressive;itcanleadtoextremelydangerousoutcomes.Thisappliestobothsmoking, andalcoholaddiction

Smokingisnotjustabadhabit,butalsoacomplexaddiction.Expertsbelievethatnicotineexertsits powerfuladdictiveeffectsbyshowmorecontent

Smokingincreasestheriskofsufferingfromheartdiseases,stroke,otherlungdiseasesandother respiratoryillnessesThebodydevelopshorrificreactionstothedailyonslaughtofsmokingIt damagesthebloodvesselsinthelegsandarmsforexample,whichleadtorestrictedcirculationand evenamputationofthelimbs.Also,asmokeraddictwilleventuallystartgettingeyeirritations (whichleadstoblindness),foulsmellinghair,hairlossandevenstartdevelopingalossofsmell.All ofthesereactionsareduetothedangerouschemicalscigarettescontain.Oneexampleofsucha chemicalishydrogencyanide,whichcanleadtoheadaches,nausea,dizzinessandvomiting

Whilstbreakingthephysicaladdictiontonicotineishard,formanysmokersbreakingthehabit–the psychologicaladdiction–ismuchharderThisismainlybecausesmokingislikelytohavebecome deeplyingrainedovermanyyears,andhasthereforebecomeanintegralpartofmanyemotional occasions.Sadorunhappy,boredorhavingtoconcentratehard,happyandrelaxedwithfriends–cigarettesarelikelytohaveplayedapartinalmostallofthesesituations.Somepeoplesmoke becauseofthewaycigarettesareadvertised,andwheretheyareshown.Anotherreasonwhy

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Drinkingalcohol,smokingtobacco,cigaretteandcannabisareprettypopularwith teensandstudentsunderagenowadayslikeatrend.Andthereasonswhytheystart tryinganddoingititaremanylikedepression,anxiety,familyissues,forfunetcbut nobodyactuallyknowwhy.Theageofstudentsstartdrinkingandsmokingisaroundat least11to13yearsold.Whatleadsthemtodoingit?Whicharemorelikelytosmoke anddrink,theyoungerteensortheolderteens?Whattypesofteensandstudents underagedoit?Willtheystopatacertainage?Howdoessmokinganddrinkingaffect students?Howcanwegetmoreinformation?Whereistheinformationfrom?

TherearemanyarticlesthatwriteaboutthissituationbutI'vechoseonethathas verygoodinformationandsources.ThenameofthearticleIchoseis"TopStudents MoreLikelyToSmokePot,DrinkingAlcohol,StudySays",anonlinearticlefrom website"CNN.com".Thesourceofthisarticleisfromwebsite"BMJopen.com"withthe title"ChildhoodAcademicAbilityInRelationToCigarette,AlcoholAndCannabisUse

FromAdolescenceIntoEarlyAdulthood:LongitudinalStudyOfYoungPeopleIn England"

Insummary,thisarticlesaysaccordingtothesourcefromwebsite

BMJopen.com,hightestscoredBritishstudentsarelesslikelytosmokecigarettesand morelikelytodrinkalcoholcomparedtolowerscoredstudents.Somearguethat"these patternsofsubstanceusemaycontinue

WhyOneShouldStopSmoking

Smokingisahugeproblemintoday'ssociety.Manypeopledon'tunderstandtheconsequencesthat comewithsmoking.Cigarettesandmarijuanaareverycommonusesofsmoking.Asacollege studentIamabletotheeffectsthesetwodrugshaveonstudentsmentalandphysicalabilities. Peopleshouldn'tsmokebecausenotonlydoessmokingaffectyoureverydaywayoflivebutthey mayalsokillyou.Peoplewhobecomeaddictedtothesecertainsubstancesknowtherisksbutdon't carebecausetheyarementallyattachedtothedrugsthatdestroytheirbody.Marijuanaaffectsthe brainthemostwhiletobaccoaffectsorgansinyourbodyAccordingtothearticle"WeedSmoke VS.CigaretteSmoke:Whichisworse?"ByDelilahButterfield"Whenitcomestotheofsmoking, researchsuggeststhattobaccoisfarmoreharmfultothelungsthancannabis.Bothmarijuanaand tobaccoincreasethechancesoflungcancer."Peoplewhoareunder55hadanincreasedchance increasedchanceinformingatypeoflungcancer"(Morris).Ifarediagnosedwithasthmathenthese twosubstancescanmakeyourbreathingproblem90%worsethanwhatitwasMostsmokersdon't evenknowwhattheyaresmokinginreality.Tobaccoandmarijuanaaremadetocalmthenervesof thehumanbody(Theyaredowners)but,theyalsoaremadeofmultiplepoisonousandchemical substances.Tobaccocontainschemicalslike"Nicotine(theaddictivedrugthatproducestheeffect thatpeoplearelookingforandoneofharshestchemicalsintobaccosmoke),Hydrogencyanide, Lead,Arsenic,Ammonia,Radioactiveelements,carbonmonoxide,etc"(3,TheAmericanCancer Society)Alloftheseelementsputtogetherformoneofthedeadliestproductsthatissoldalloverthe world,calledacigarette.CompaniescreatedE–Cigarettesclaimingthattheywerelessharmfulto thebodybuttheseproductsalsocontainaddictivenicotinethatcancausementaldependenceon nicotine(TheAmericanCancerSociety).Inthelastparagraphwelearnedmultiplechemicalsthat createtobaccobutmarijuanaalsoismadewithdangerouschemicals."Marijuanacontainsatleast60 chemicalscalledcannabinoids.Researchers

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TheEffectsofSmoking Introduction

SmokingcigarettesdamagethebodyinanumberofdifferentwaysOverseveralyears,the AmericanCouncilonScienceandHealthandmanyothershavedocumentedtheeffectsofsmoking. Everyoneknowsthatitisbadforyou,butnotmanyknowhowitaffectsthebody.Therearemany mythsaboutsmoking,whichmainlyoccurwithalloftheteensthataresmokingMostteensdon't knowthattheeffectsofsmokingaremostlypermanent.Theythinkthattheycansmokeforafew yearsandthenquitwithoutsufferinganylong–termeffects.Thisismostworryingtome,because therecentfinding,reportedbytheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC),claimsthat teensmokingrateshave...showmorecontent...

SomeorgansinthebodywillneverrecoverfullyfromthedamagethesmokehasdoneThese consistoftherespiratorysystem,heart,eyes,mouthandeventheurinaryanddigestiveorgans.

RespiratorySystem

SmokingdirectlyirritatesanddamagestherespiratorytractEachyear,apersonwhosmokesone–pack–a–daysmearstheequivalentofonecupoftaroverhisorherrespiratorytract.Thisirritation anddamagecauseavarietyofsymptoms,includingbadbreath,cough,wheezing,andrespiratory infectionssuchasbronchitisandpneumoniaTheseeffectscanbereduced,butnotentirelyreversed, byquitting.

Smokingistheprincipalriskfactorfordevelopingchronicbronchitisandemphysema.Emphysema ischaracterizedbypermanentstructuralchangesinthelungtissue.Thedeteriorationinlung functionassociatedwithchronicbronchitisandemphysemaisdirectlyrelatedtodurationof smokingandthenumberofcigarettessmoked.Smokingduringchildhoodnotonlyincreasestherisk ofdevelopingchronicbronchitisandemphysemainadulthood,butalsolowerstheageofthelife.

Everypersonintheworld,smokerandnonsmoker,experiencesaslowdeclineoflungfunction startingataboutage30Insmokersthisgradualdeclinestartsbothwithaloweramountof functioningandatanearlierage.Smokerssufferfromdecreasedlungreserve,meaningtheyare unabletorun,orevenwalkasfarorasfastastheirpeerswhohavenever

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ThesisStatementOnSmoking

Smokingcigarettescanhavesuchanharmfuleffectontheindividualswhoabuseitandthepeople whoareinaroundthem.Acigaretteabuserislikelytobecomeaddictedtothedrugresultingthe persontofacewithlungcancer.Therearemanyclosepeopleinmylifewhoaretryingtheirhardest toquitthisspecificaddiction.Makingitridiculouslyeasyformetoidentifyandchoosethetopicin whichIchoseAlthough,beforeIchosemyoriginaltopicIhadtofocusdirectlyon"tools"and strategiesthatcouldpossiblyhelpindividualsquitsmoking.Insteadofmyinitialtopicthesis statementwhichwas"Smokingcigarettescanbepreventedandtherearevarioustoolstohelpquit smoking"Myfinalthesisstatementforthethisspecificfinalprojectisnow"Smokingcanleadto variousdiseasesalthoughanicotinepatch,nasalspray,andvaporizersarethebesttoolstohelpquit smoking."

Myplanwastogoindepthinmyresearchandfindvaluableinformationrelatingtomytopic.Inthe beginning,Iwasextremelyconfidentinmyabilitiestolearnwhichtoolswillhelpthebesttoquit smokingandhadnodoubtinmymindthatIwouldn'tbeabletogetitallfiguredoutI've investigatedseveraldifferentsources.SomeofthesourcesIcheckedoutfitperfectlywithmytopic andacoupleothersourceswe'reawfullyhelplessduringmyresearch.Afterlotsoftoughthinking aboutwhatsourceI'mgoingtochooseIdecidedtopicksourcesthathavethemostscholarly

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IntroductionTobaccouseisoneofthemajorhealthindicatorsaccordingtotheHealthyPeople2010 program.CommunityHealthNursesareawarethattobaccouseistheworld'sleadingsingle avoidablecauseofdeath.Manymajordiseasesarecausedbycigarettesmokingincludingdifferent typesofcancers.IfthecurrenttrendsoftobaccouseintheUnitedStatescontinues,itisestimated thatfivemillionpeopleundertheageof18willdieprematurelyfromasmokingrelateddisease Studiesalsoshowthatmaternaltobaccouseisassociatedwithmentalretardationandsomebirth defectsinthenewbornbabies(CDCgrandrounds,2010).Interveningtotheproblemand evaluatingtheresultsareutterlyimportanttocontrolandtreatashowmorecontent Healthprofessionalsarethebestpeoplewhocaneducatethepublic.Duringtheeducationclasses, participantsshouldbegiveninformationabouttheeffectsofthetobaccouseontheirhealthandits effectonothers.

Itisimportanttoletthepeopleknowthatevenafterquittingthechancesofdevelopinglungcancer remainshighTheonlydifferenceisthatastimegoesthechancesofgettinglungcancerdecreases Whencomparingasmokertoapersonwhoquitsmoking,bothofthemareindanger.Buttheperson whoquitsmokinghasreducedhisorherchanceofdevelopinglungcancer."Thepreventionof smokinginitiationamongnonsmokersandtheencouragementofsmokingcessationamongsmokers leadtoadeclineinlungcancerincidentsandmortality,whichrecentlyhasbeenseeninstates institutingaggressiveanti–smokingcampaigns"(Kelly,&MacCrory,2003,p55s)Asan alternative,pamphletsarehandedoutwithphonenumbersthatlinkapatienttosmokingcessation programs.ThesepamphletsareprovidedbytheAmericanHeartandLungAssociationandcanbe orderedforfreeAretheparticipantsawarethereisaquitlineavailabletothemforfreeaccessedby dialing1–800–QUITNOW(1–800–784–8669).Substitutetohelpreducesmoking. Byprovidingalternativestohelpreduce

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SmokingandItsEffects

Mostpeopleknowthatsmokingisbadforyourlungsandcausescancer.Butfewareawareofthe effectsofsmokingontheirheart.Whenyousmoke,toxicchemicalsfromtobaccoenteryourblood streamThesechemicalssendsignalstoyourhearttobeatharderandfaster,causingbloodvesselsto constrictandforcingbloodtotravelthroughasmallerspace.

BothoftheeffectscausehighbloodpressureArecentarticleintheJournaloftheAmerican MedicalAssociationsuggestedthatthebenefitsofquittingsmokingareenormous,particularly loweringtheriskofheartdiseasebyalmost50%.Besidescausinglungcancer,ithasbeenlinkedto bladderandprostateshowmorecontent

ï‚·Thebestwaytoreducetheriskofgettingcancerwhilstsimultaneouslyimprovingyourgeneral healthandappearanceistostopsmoking

Asthma

DefinitionAsthmaisdefinedasvariableobstructionornarrowingofthemainbreathingtubes,the bronchi,inresponsetoanumberofdifferentinsultsorstimuliThevariationintheairwayscan occurspontaneouslyorasaresultoftreatment.

Incidence/Age/SexTheincidenceofasthmaisaincreasingintheUKandEurope,atrendattributed toavarietyofcauses.Recentsurveyshavesuggestedanincidenceofasthmainchildrenofaround 1:5and1:10inadults.

Causes/PreventionsThecauseofasthmaisdescribedas"multifactorial",whichfactmeansthatthere areprobablyverymanydifferentcausesincludinghereditaryfactorsandnoonesimplewaytodeal withthem.Insomeolderindividualsexposuretosomethingatworkcancauseasthmathisistermed occupationalasthma.Asthmaandallallergicdiseasesareclearlyincreasing.Thisisalmostcertainly linkedtochangesinourlifestyle,Whether,howeveritispossibletoreducetheriskofdeveloping asthmainchildren ...Getmorecontent...

Don'tletpeopletreatyoulikeacigarette;theyonlyuseyouwhentheyareboredandsteponyou whentheyaredone.ButstillIdid.Iinhaledthebadpartsofmyselfandexhaledthemintopeople, andsoonthetoxicsmokesurroundedthemandsuddenlythebadpartsofmeleftandrootedin others.Ashesfellfromeachflick,oneafteranotherIwasslowlykillingmyself.Peoplewondered whyIsmokedsomuchandwhymybodyalwayssmelledlikeanashtrayThetruthis,Iwastrying tokillsomethinginsideofmebutinsteadIwaskillingmyself.Thoseaddictivesticksofcancer wheretheonlythingthatneverleftme,itwaslikefoodformybrokensoulthatIwassurewould neverbemendedbacktogetherLateatnight,atthreeinthemorning,smokecirclinginthecoldair andIcouldn'thelpbutstareatthesky.Shootingstarsfellintotheskyandmymindgoesbackto thatcigarette,carelesslysittingbetweenmyindexandmiddlefinger,andtheashesfallingtothe ground.AstimegoesonIambecomingthatsinisterlittlestick.Iamthatcigarette,thatlongdrag, thattirelesscraving.

YouseeIamthatcigarette,everyoneusesmebutwheni'mgonetheysoonstarttomissmy presence.Theycan'thelpbutsparkthatlighterandinhalethatnastysmoke.Iamthatsickening toxicmixture,thebadnessthatpeopleneedaroundforsomequickrelief.Constantlychangingmy levelsoftoxicitymakingpeoplecravememorebutassoonasidon'tgivethemthathightheyso longfori'mcrushedintotheground.LefttheretodecayanddiebecauseoncetheygettheirfixIno longermattertothemForsomeoddreasonIcan'tgetoverbeingused,maybeit'sbecausewhen theycomebackIfinallyfeellikeImatteragain.Butyet,howcansomethingthatcausessomuch damagebecravedsomuch?Iaskmyselfthatwheneversomeoneneedsme.IfIamjustatemporary highthenwhyamIevenneededThatfirstmorningdragisenoughtokeepwantingthatevil temptationthroughouttherestoftheday.Idon'tunderstandwhypeoplebecomeaddictedtothis annoyingsubstancethatdoesnothingbutsuckthelifeoutofaperson,butthat'sme,peopleactasif Iamsoterribletobearound,butcan'thelpbutkeepmenearby

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KevonJones

ProfessorStennett

SPC2608B02

17July2017InformativeSpeech

Title:EffectsofSmoking

Speaker:KevonJones,FloridaAgriculturalandMechanicalUniversitystudent

SpecificPurpose:Topersuadetheaudiencetoavoidsmoking

ThesisStatement:Smokinghasmanydangerouseffectsonasmoker'shealthandthehealthofthose aroundthem;itharmseveryorganinthebodyandleadstoprematuredeath.

Introduction

I.Attentiongetter:AccordingtoTobacco–FreeKids,"about400,000peoplediefromtheirown smokingeachyear,andabout50,000diefromsecond–handsmokeannually.Smokingkillsmore peoplethanAIDS,alcohol,caraccidents,illegaldrugs,murdersandshowmorecontent

Additionally,nicotinetightensthebloodvesselswhichslowsdownbloodflow.Thehealtheffectsof smokingarefrightfullydamagingandinmanycases,deadly.Thechemicalsintobaccosmokeare breathedinintothelungsandthentravelthroughoutthebody.

(InternalSummary/Transition:Moreover,smokingisnotonlybadforyourhealth,butalsothe healthofthepeoplearoundyou.)

IIMainIdea2

A.Youdonothavetobeanactivesmokertoexperiencetheharmfuleffectsofsmoke.Breathingin thesmokeofactivesmokersisenoughtocauseyouserioushealthissues.Non–smokerswhobreathe insecondhandsmoketakeinnicotineandothertoxicchemicalscausingthemserioushealthissues. Exposuretoenvironmentaltobaccosmokedamagestheirorgans,mainlythelungsandbrain. BAccordingtothebookHealthPsychologybyNaimaKhatoon,"Shorttermexposuretotobacco smokealsohasameasurableeffectontheheartinnon–smokers.Just30minutesexposureisenough toreducecoronarybloodflow."

(InternalSummary/Transition:Smokingcannotonlyruinyourhealth,butalsocauseeconomic destructionWewillexaminetheimpactofsmokingontheeconomy)

III.MainIdea3

AAsdiscussedontheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionwebsite,"tobaccousecoststhe UnitedStatesbillionsofdollarseachyear.Thetotaleconomiccostofsmokingismorethan$300 billionayear,whichincludenearly$170billionspentontobacco–related

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11/01/2017

ArgumentativeEssayDraft#1 Smoking

Whendidsmokingbecomesonormalthatalmosteveryoneinsocietysmokes.Smokingisapractice thatiscommonineverysocietyintheworldOneofthemostcommonlysmokedproductsthat comestominewhentalkingaboutsmokingwouldbetobacco,whichusedtoproducecigarettes. Marijuanaandmethareexamplesofproductsthatpeoplewillsmoketoday.Thereasoncigarettes aresoabundantisbecausethetobaccoincigarettescanbecultivatedinlargeamounts.Thus, differentindustriesareinvolvedintheproductionanddistributionoftobacco.Furthermore,some peoplecontinuetoclaimthattherearenodangersofsmokingSometimespeoplesmokewhile drinking,becauseofthismostbarsalsosellcigarettes.Accordingthearticle"BarsfearSmokingban willhurtbusiness,"fromTheWashingtonTimes,"Restaurantsandbarownerssaytheircustomers willlikelytakediningdollarsoutsidetheDistrictifasmokingbanupforavoteintheD.C.council todayisenacted"(1).Thus,barownersfeelthattheywouldlosecustomersifsmokingweretobe bannedOntheotherhand,mostpeoplestartsmokingatayoungagebecausetheyfindit pleasurablebut,iteventuallybecomesanaddictionafteralongerperiodofsmoking.Thearticle "TobaccoUseisaSeriousProblem,"statesthat,"Nearlyalltobaccousebeginsinchildhoodand adolescenceInall,88%ofadultcigarettesmokerswhosmokedaily,

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Smoking

Introduction

SomegovernmentshavebannedsmokinginallpublicplacesSmokinghasbeenproventobevery dangeroustohealth.Nonetheless40%ofthepopulationsmokes.ActuallyIamanonsmoker, althoughIusedtobeasmoker.

Mostpeopletryoutsmokingwhentheyareyoung;manyyouthsthinksmokingisagoodgrown–up habit.Furthermoremanyyoungpeoplebeginsmokingasanactofrebellionandindependence. Youngsmokersstartsmokingattheirageof12or13justtogetatasteof,whatitislike.Someof themfinditdisgustingandunhealthyandsomeofthemfinditcool.

Fact'sandFigures

Tobaccousekillsabout420,000smokerseachyear.Accordingtorecentstudies53.000 nonsmokersdieeachyearfrom...showmorecontent...

InmyopiniontheyshouldintroducethemattheearliestpossiblemomentItotallyagreewiththe decision,thatsomebodywantstosmokethecompanymustsetupasmokingareasintheworkplace. Idon'tthinkittakesawaysomeoftheirfreedom,becausetheytakemyfreedominthatimust breathethecigarettesmokeeverydayManypeoplewillagreethatsmokingiseasytostartandhard toquit.Bythewaytheydon'teventhinkaboutwhethertheydisturbnon–smokerswiththeirsmoke. Personallythisisthemajorproblemwithsomesmokers.

Disadvantagesofsmoking

AsfarasIamconcerned,themainproblemwithsmokingisthatitcauseslungandmouthcancer, andnotjustinsmokers.Idislikeyellowteethorbadbreath.Frommypointofviewtherearealarge numberofimpressionablepeoplewhoareeasilyinfluencedandmighttrytopickuptheirpeers habits.Astheywanttobesimilartothem.Inmyopinionthisisafoolishthing.Idon'twanttobe somebodyelse,andIdon'twanttobesuitableforsomebodyeitherHopefullyinthefuturepeople aregoingtogivesmokingcarefulthought.

Concluison

Igivethegovernment'senactmentmyfullsupport,becauseIamanonsmoker.Inadditionwenon–smokersrestrictedbysmokers,inthatIhadtosuffersmokewhereIdidn'twantto.IfIwereintheir shoes,Iwouldputupwiththe

Whatissmoking?Smokingisanunhealthyactinwhichasubstanceisburnedandtheresulting

smoketobebreathedinandabsorbedintothebloodstream.Smokingisanaddictionthatcanbe extremelydifficulttobreak.Itcancausemanymajornegativeeffectsonapersonslifeinashort amountoftime.Smokingisaharmfulandfinanciallyrecklessaddictionthatshouldbepreventedat allcosts,especiallyinyoungteenagersCigarettesaremadefromavarietyofharmfulsubstances Forstarters,thereareover4000chemicalsinonesinglecigarette.Nicotine,CarbonMonoxide,and Arsenicareonlythreeofthemanypoisonousstructureswithinasinglecigarette.Thesefewthings alonecanalreadycausesuchdamageAquestionsomeonemightaskwouldbe:"Ifsmokingisso harmful,whywouldsomeonepickuptheirfirstcigaretteinthefirstplace?"Smokingisabigdeal thistimeofage.Teenagersdescribesmokingassomethingcoolandfuntodo.Peopleseeeveryone aroundthemsmoking,makingitseemlikesmokingisokay.Sometimesseeingaparentorarole modelsmokecanmakeitseemokayaswell.Othertimesthepersonmaynotwanttosmokebutfeel pressuredintoitbecauseofpeerpressure;thishappenstobemorecommonwithteenagersAfew teenagerssmokefortheattentionofit.Otherssmokebecauseoftheircuriosityonwhatitsliketo smoke.Manypeoplesmokebecausetheyarestressedornervous;thisismostlycommonwith adults.Lastly,asimplereason

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Oneofthelargestissuestodayisadolescentsmoking.Accordingtoaheathbasedwebsite,nearly 90%ofadultsmokersstartwhiletheyarestillteensandtheyneverintendtogethooked.Theymay startbybummingacigaretteortwofromafriendataparty,andthengoontobuyinganoccasional pack.Soontheyrealizethattheycan'tgowithoutthatpack.They'vegottenusedtoreachingfora cigarettefirstthinginthemorning,aftermeals,orduringanystressfultimeTheybecomeaddicted, bothphysicallyandpsychologically.AccordingtotheAmericanLungAssociation,eachday6,000 childrenundertheageof18smoketheirfirstcigarette.Almost2,000ofthemwillbecomeregular smokers–that's757,000newsmokersannually!showmorecontent

Theseteensmaythinkthatsmokingshowsthattheyareoldenoughtomaketheirowndecisions. Tomakemattersworse,thetobaccocompaniesaremakingmillionsfromteensmokers.Tobacco companiesuseadvertisingtomanipulatebothteensandadults.Theypresentimagesthatarehardto shake,evenwhenyouknowthetruth.Haveyoueverseenacigaretteadwherepeoplearewrinkled, middle–agedorcoughingandinthehospitaldyingoflungcancer?Ofcoursenot!Inmostads, smokersareshownthewaythatteenswouldliketobe:attractiveandhip,sophisticatedandelegant, orrebellious.

A2002studyperformedbytheResearchTriangleInstitutestatesthatthetobaccocompaniesmake 1.8billiondollarsannuallyfromunderagesales.Itisinterestingthattheyaremakingsuchlarge profitswhenitisillegalforapersonundertheageof18topurchasecigarettesArecentsurveyby theTheAmericanLungAssociationindicatedthatamongstudentsunder18yearsoldwhowere currentsmokers,69.4%reportedneverbeingaskedforproofofagewhenbuyingcigarettesina store,and624%werenotrefusedpurchasebecauseoftheirage

ThetobaccoindustrykillsmorepeopleinNorthAmericafromMondaytoThursdayofeachweek thantheterroristsmurderedintotalonSeptember11,2001.Thatsoundsunrealistic,doesn'tit? Well,smokingisanepidemicthataffectsusall,whetheryouareasmokeroryouaren't.Inorderto stopthisepidemic,weneedto

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Ali LenaAli DianaSaprikina

WritingandEditing5

July19,2016

ProblemAndSolutionEssay

DangerOfSmoking

Smokingwasnotknowninancientworld,Americahasdiscoveredsmokinginthe16thcentury, thecolonialisttransferredthisbadhabitstoEurope,Peopleresistedsmokinginastrongway, however,thetraderswantedtosellcigarettesbecausetheywillgetahugeprofitsfromsellingit,so theyattractedpeopletosmoke,thisbadhabitsspreadwidelyspeciallyinEnglishmen,smoking spreadfromEnglandtoEurope,thenfromEuropetotherestoftheworld(Prochaska,1992). Scientistfoughtalottoletpeoplequitsmokingdespitethatthedangerofsmokingwasnotknown likenowadaysManypeopletodaysmokefromdifferentages,thesebadhabitwillharmthem,so smokersmusttoquitsmokingalthoughitisnoteasytoquitsmoking,howeverthereismany solutioncouldhelptoreducethenumbersofsmokersofcoursethegovernmentshouldhelpto reducethisproblem,peopleenvironmentandorganizations.

Cigarettesconsistof4000typesofgases,themostimportantgassesemittedfromcigarettesare CarbonoxideandHydrogen,andthesuspendedelementsnicotinewhichisthemaincauseof addiction,benzene,tarandcarcinogenselements,alltheseelementsareharmfulforhuman. Smokingisthebiggestepidemicforalongtime,itkilledmillionpeopleeveryyearsinceitstartedto spread(Edwards,2004).AccordingtoGundogan,hesaidthat

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SmokingAddiction

Smokingisanextremelyaddictivehabitthatusuallyformsintheearlyteenyears.Weshouldbe targetingourchildrenfromthetimetheyenterelementaryschooltopreparethemforthistemptation andencouragethemtosteerclearofthisproblem(Schoebel287).Thereisnosurecureforsmoking, andeverymethodrequireswillingness,dedication,andwillpowerSmokersshouldrecognizethe serioushealthriskstheyarefacingeverytimetheylightacigaretteandacceptthatquittingsuchan addictivehabitwouldonlycomewithsomeamountofdiscomfort.Isthereanyonewhodoesnot knowsomeonewhosmoke's?Everyonehasafamilymember,friend,orcoworkerwhosmokes Theyhavechosentosmoke,butbyjustbeing...showmorecontent...

Thisdiseaseiskillingpeopleifitisnotdetectedpromptly.Anotherreasonforquittingsmokingis heartdiseaseanditsconsequences.Forexample,manypeoplesufferfromheartfailure,buteven thoughtheyknowaboutsmokinganditsdangers,theydonotstoptheirhabituntiltheybecomeill. Unfortunately,inmanycases,peopleareatrisktolivewithheartcomplicationsfortherestoftheir lives.Lastly,anotherimportantreasonforpeopletostopsmokingistheriskofgettingemphysema. Thisisalsoadeadlydiseasethataffectstheirlungsandtheirwholerespiratorysystem.These severalreasonsshouldprovetothesmokersthatthishabitputstheirhealthindanger,andcauses manydiseasesthatleadtodeath(Dhillion198).

Cigarettesalsotendtobeanappetitesuppressantspecificallydecreasingtheappetiteforsimple carbohydratesanddisturbstheefficiencywithwhichfoodismetabolized.Peoplewhousetobacco productsfrequentlydependuponittoprovidethesesideeffectstohelpthemaccomplishcertain tasksatspecificlevelsThereasoncigarettesmokersdonotgiveupthisharmfulhabiteasilyis simple;Nicotineisahighlyaddictivesubstancelikemanyotherdrugs.Smokersarehookedas surelyasisanyheroinorcocaineaddict;givingupcigarettescreatespainfulwithdrawalsymptoms andacravingthatmanypeoplecannotovercome(Dhillion212).Nicotineiscarriedtothebrainvia thebloodstreamwithinaminuteor

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Thankyouforyourwarmwelcome.Goodafternoon.David,thankyouforyourintroduction.To David,Dr.CynthiaCallardandalltheothersintheorganizationknownasPhysiciansforaSmoke–FreeCanada,thankyouforhavinginvitedmetobepartofthisday.

Also,thankyouforgivingmethisopportunitytospeakwithyouaboutourcommoncommitment againstsmoking.AndletmealsosayhowmuchIadmiretheworkthathasbeendonebythe membersofthePhysiciansforaSmoke–FreeCanada.

AsDavidmentioned,becauseofthenatureofyourprofession,youseeupcloseandfirsthandthe effectsoftobaccouse.Youhaveseenitstollandyouhavedecidedtomovebeyondtreatingits symptomstoconfrontingitscausesandbybringingyourshowmorecontent

Theyaremakingservicesavailabletopeoplewhodosmokenowbutwhowanttoquit.Eachyear, thisweekisanopportunityforhealthpartnerstoassessourcollectiveprogressandtoidentifythe workaheadofus.

Andweallknowthereismuchworktodo.Smokingis,byfar,theleadingcauseofpreventable deathinCanadatoday.AsDavidEsdailementioned,thecurrentestimateisthat45,000Canadians livesendprematurelyeveryyearbecauseoftobaccouse

Thehundredsofyoungpeoplewhostartsmokingeverydayruntheriskofdevelopingalifelong addictionthatwillsaptheirvitality,reducetheirenjoymentoflifeandleadtoanearlydeathAndI amsomeonewhoknowsthepowerofthataddiction.IbegansmokingcigaretteswhenIwas13 yearsofageandIsmokedheavilyuntilIwas35.Itriedinvainahundredtimestoquit.And althoughithasnowbeen15yearssinceIquit,Icanstillunderstandvividlyandverypersonallythe difficultythatsmokersfacewhentheytrytoputitaside.

Asafatherofchildrenwhoarenowatthemostvulnerableageintermsofthetemptationtosmoke, IwanttodoeverythingIcantokeepthemfromthataddiction.Andlikeprobablyeverybodyinthis room,myfamilyhasbeentouchedbyillnesscausedbytobaccoThatexperiencelendsaspecial senseofurgencytotheworkinwhichweareengagedtogether.

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TheSmokingGun

Althoughtheharmfuleffectsofsmokingarethoughttobewell–known,thereareasurprising numberofpeoplewhoareunawareoftheserisks.Peopleenterpublicparksandwalkdownthe streetsmokingwithoutthinkingabouteveryonetheyareaffecting.Althoughthenumberofsmokers intheUnitedStatesismuchlowerthanitusedtobe,itisstillmuchhigherthanitshouldbeThe majorityofpeoplebeginsmokingbecausetheyareinfluencedbypeoplearoundthem,whichleads toanaddiction.Iftheamountthatpeopleareseensmokingislimited,thenthenumberofnew smokersshoulddropdrasticallySmokinginpublicplacesshouldberestrictedtospecificspotsdue tothehealthhazardsoccurringnotonlytothesmoker,butalsotoothersaroundthemintheformof secondhandsmokeandtheinfluenceontheyoungergeneration.

Smokingistypicallyknowntobedangerousandunhealthy,sowhyarepeoplestillsmokingand whydidtheyeversmoke?Smokingbeganaround6000BC,whenitwasthoughttobehelpfulfor medicalpurposes,suchasbalancingthefourhumors,becausethesmokewashotanddry(Wright 408).Currently,scienceshowsthatthefourhumorsarenotwhatbalanceshealthandthispracticeis nolongerrelevant.Sowhydopeoplestillsmoke?AccordingtotheCancerResearchcenter, smokingwasthoughttobemorebeneficialthanharmful,duetothestressrelievingandappetite suppressingqualities;smokingbegantodeclineinthe1970'sduetotherealizationofallits damagingeffects(Wright408)Onlyfiftyyearsagosmokingwasthoughttobehealthy,sosocieties addictiontosmokinghasnotquitesubsided,butitistimethegovernmentlendsahandbyoutlawing smokingoutsideofdesignatedareas.Otherfactors,suchassocietalinfluence,affectthefactthat peoplearestillsmokingeventhoughtheevidenceshowsitisharmfulAlthoughthenumberof smokershasdecreasedsince1970,smokingisyettobeeliminatedandcontinuestobeapresence effectingtoday'syouth.

Bysmokinginpublicplaces,likeparks,smokersarecausingharmtheyalmostcertainlyneverthink about.Notonlyisitdetrimentaltothesmokerthemselves,buttheyareencouragingthenext generation

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