Free Essays on Smoking

  1. Smoking

    Smoking is one of the leading causes of lung cancer. It can also lead to death. I know that is a harsh way to put it, but I care about you and do not want you to keep harming yourself. This is one of the worst habits that you have. I do not want to force you to stop, because that would just be wrong...

  2. Smoking and Health Care

    Smoking and Healthcare Cigarettes contain over 4000 chemical compounds, of which at least 400 are toxic. At least 43 are known carcinogens which cause cancer in humans. There are few that I found which are: Benzene (patrol addictive), formaldehyde (embalming fluid), ammonia (toilet cleaner)...

  3. Quitting Smoking

    Smoking… As I sit here taking a drag off of my cigarette, I think man, how I would like another. With all of its chemicals and nicotine in it that slowly kill me. That is the life I live right now. I plan on turning that around. How you may ask? Simple. QUIT. That is the easiest thing to say but the...

  4. Smoking essay

    Smoking Smoking is bad because it causes your teeth to turn yellow, it makes your breath sink, it can cause lung cancer, and even mouth cancer. It makes you weak. The prices are very expensive and it takes away the extra money that you could use for something like transportation or the bills if you...

  5. smoking

    that cigarette smoking be banned, but it should be banned for the safety of humanity. Second hand smoke Thiers no denying that cigarette smoking be banned, but it should be banned for the safety of humanity. Second hand smoke Thiers no denying that cigarette smoking be banned, but it should...

  6. Smoking Hazards - Preventable

    Smoking is the single biggest preventable cause of death. While smoking may be legal for adults, the medical costs associated with it are enormous. Many of those who suffer most from smoking-related illnesses take up the habit in their teens. About 80,000 - 100,000 children worldwide start smoking every...

  7. Effects of Smoking

    of Smoking English 101 There are hundreds of ads that you see against smoking, and how it causes death among millions of people each year. But when it comes down to the health risk it can cause, a lot of people don’t really think about it and it doesn’t give a good reason to quit smoking. When...

  8. Smoking

    Smoking: Why do they do it? When you walk in the street, you can’t help but notice people walking around you blowing puffs of smoke into the air… Smoking has become one of the traits of the people of the 21st century. Almost every supermarket or grocery store that you walk in to sells cigarettes,...

  9. Smoking Levels and Behavior of Smokers and Their Attitude Towards Smoking Related Litter

    Smoking levels and behavior of smokers and their attitude towards smoking related litter. 1. Summary The aim of this research proposal is to deeply understand the profile of smokers, their behaviour and their motivations towards smoking. Through the research it will be investigated why people...

  10. Smoking Problem Discussion

    SMOKING Is smoking such a big problem as it is blamed to be? A lot of people answer: “yes”. On the other hand another bunch of people answer: “no”. It has been a hot debate since ancient times. Smoke not to smoke? That’s the question. We live in a smoking society, that’s why more and more people...

  11. Smoking Should Not Be Banned

    Smoking should be banned in enclosed public places because passive smoking by non-smokers is proven to lead to lung cancer. Comon sense prevails that a ban will lead to a decrease in people smoking. Health statistics prove that in Ireland in 2006 the precentage of people smoking (30%) remained unchanged...

  12. cognitive dissonance and smoking interventions

    becoming a growing problem even with all the health warnings, is smoking. Smoking causes more than 400,000 premature deaths every year in the United States (Levy & Marimont, 1998). For years, scientists have been aware of the dangers of smoking such as lung cancer, bronchitis and respiratory problems, yet...

  13. Smoking Kills Many People

    Smoking is very harmful and it should be illegal no matter how old a person is. Smoking kills many people and causes a lot of cancers. Also, smoking is a waste of money. People should not have the choice to smoke. Smoking should be illegal! Smoking kills many people. For example over...

  14. Should Smoking Be Illegal

    The issue of smoking cigarettes has left me in total disbelief and shock. I have many unanswered questions. Millions of people die each year from smoking cigarettes. I want to know why cigarettes are not against the law if they kill so many people each year. Up to 90% of smokers begin when they are...

  15. Smoking Ban

    Discursive Essay According to the Public Health Minister Caroline Flint, “Someone who starts smoking aged 15 is three times more likely to die of cancer due to smoking than someone who starts in their late 20s”. This shows how important the topic which I am undertaking is because if the Government...

  16. Smoking essay

    People are killing themselves and harming others by smoking. The awareness among the people has been rising but many of the young people ignore the dangers, and still causing many diseases to happen; consequently leading to more deaths. The dangers of smoking are many, but still cigarettes have are becoming...

  17. Smoking Cigarettes - Is It Really That Bad?

    SMOKING CIGARETTES, IS IT REALLY THAT BAD? CW1(A) Masaki Iwabuchi Cigarette smoking, is it really that bad for you? The 1982 United States Surgeon General's Report stated that "Cigarette smoking is the major single cause of cancer mortality in the United States." This statement is as true today...

  18. Smoking Bans. Public Policies

    Smoking bans are public policies, including criminal laws and occupational safety and health regulations, which prohibit tobacco smoking in workplacesand/or other public spaces. Legislation may also define smoking as more generally being the carrying or possessing of any lit tobacco product.[1] ------------------------------------------------- ...

  19. Disadvantages of Cigarette Smoking

     Disadvantages of Cigarette Smoking Everywhere, we see people smoking. It has become a daily necessity to smokers so it is very difficult to control. People thought that things are easy to say but difficult to act upon. This perspective is in the minds of most cigarette smokers. They said that whenever...

  20. Smoking with Children

    room table, she would randomly place the roll between her lips as if she were smoking it. This really hit me as to how much children really do pick up from their parents. Picture this: a six-year-old curly-haired blonde “smoking” a piece of pink paper while sitting next to her grandpa that has oxygen tubes...

  21. Smoking Should Be Banned

    SMOKING SHOULD BE BANNED IN PUBLIC PLACES The numbers of people who smoke have increased over the years. Although smoking is a really bad habit, people still choose to smoke. To prevent this stuation, governments and every single people have to do something and smoking should be banned in public places...

  22. Smoking Prohibition

    On November 8, 2005, Washingtonians made a healthy choice by voting to pass Initiative 901. The initiative prohibits smoking in all restaurants and bars by amending the state’s 1985 Clean Indoor Air Act. Today, the definition of "public place" includes bars, restaurants, bowling centers, skating rinks...

  23. Deadly Smoking Habit

    health problems associated with smoking tobacco because, until relatively recently, smoking was widely believed to have no, or very little, health problems. It is important that everyone is aware of the deadly health risks of smoking tobacco before trying it. Smoking is responsible for more deaths than...

  24. Smoking(Dont Pick)

    Teenage Smoking: Teenagers Should Not Smoke Teenagers should not smoke because smoking is the most preventable cause of death in America today, especially among teenage smokers. Cigarette smoking is the major cause of lung cancer. It is also responsible for chronic bronchitis. Last, there is...

  25. Smoking Should Be Banned Frm College

    hurting the people who love them and the environment. Smoking is bad for our health. Smoking causes cancer, heart attack and stroke. Because of smoking hundreds of thousand people die every year. Half of these deaths occur in the middle age. Smoking should be banned entirely from the MCC campus because...

  26. The Health Effects of Smoking Cigarettes

    smokers to the health dangers of smoking. While all smokers know that this label exists, many choose to ignore it and take the risk on their health anyways. According to the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, “Smoking is the primary causal factor for at...

  27. Ban Smoking on Public

    at every public place? The government is banning all smoking from public places and most office buildings have banned smoking to. Here are three reasons that we need a ban on cigarette smoking. Cigarette smoke is very harmful to non-smokers. Smoking in front of young people is a bad influence on them...

  28. How to Stop Smoking

    Did you know that smoking one pack of cigarettes a day for ten years could reduce your bone density by 2 percent! And if this is not shocking enough read on ----Tobacco speeds artery damage. It promotes memory loss, Alzheimer's disease, causes rapid skin aging, anxiety, impotence, fatigue, headaches...

  29. band smoking

    Ban Smoking Every year many people have smoking-related deaths in the United States. A large percentage of these are due to lung cancer. Which is a big cause from smoking. However, not every one of these deaths are smokers themselves. Anyone in the vicinity can fall victim to second hand smoke. These...

  30. Cigarette Smoking Report

    Cigarette Smoking The 1982 Surgeon General's Report stated that "Cigarette smoking is the major single cause of cancer mortality in the United States." This statement is as true today as it was in 1982. Because cigarette smoking and tobacco use is an acquired behavior, one that the individual chooses...

  31. The Reasons of Banning Smoking in Restaurants

    Smoking is an act where a substance is burned and the smoke is tasted or inhaled and exhaled. In fact, many people smoke and it has become a common act in our time. However, smoking should not be permitted in restaurants due to the negative effects to the second-hand smokers and the restaurant. Banning...

  32. How Smoking Affects the Body

    RESEARCH PAPER QUESTION “DISCUSS HOW SMOKING WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO NICOTINE AND ITS CARCINOGENIC PROPERTIES CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE LUNGS AND DECREASE THE CARRING CAPACITY OF OXYGEN TO THE BLOOD.” Smoking is the act of breathing in and exhaling the fumes of burning substances. Millions of...

  33. Quitting Smoking

    Five Keys for Quitting Smoking 1. Get Ready * Set a quit date. * Change your environment. * Get rid of ALL cigarettes and ashtrays in your home, car, and place of work. * Don't let people smoke in your home. * Review your past attempts to quit. Think about what worked and...

  34. Consequences of Banning Smoking

    The sight of employees smoking outdoors in all weathers is now commonplace. Smoking areas in bars, pubs, restaurants and hotels are long gone. It is five years since England became the last part of the UK to introduce legislation banning smoking in workplaces and enclosed public spaces. The aim was...

  35. A Case-Control Study of Smoking and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in the Scandinavian Countries

    of smoking and sudden infant death syndrome in the Scandinavian countries, 1992 to 1995 Arch Dis Child. 1998 April; 78(4): 329–334 AIM—To establish whether smoking is an independent risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), if the effect is mainly due to prenatal or postnatal smoking, and...

  36. smoking: the game no one wins

    Bryce E. 4th of February, 2014 Smoking: The Game No One Wins Within the last several years, health issues toward smoking have become a very popular issue. All over the nation, college students are having to deal with secondhand smoke...

  37. Deaths by Second Hand Smoking

    been proven to cause cancer (www.gov.mb.ca/health/). Smoking habits have been known to exist among women in the prenatal stage. The mothers are allowing hazardous chemicals to harm their unborn babies and then when they cannot kick the habit of smoking they later harm their children as they subject them...

  38. Banning Smoking in Public Places

    Banning Smoking In Public Places People should not be given the privilege to smoke in public places. I have the right to walk down the street or sit in a restaurant and not be a victim of second hand smoke. The 2006 report of the U.S. Surgeon General noted that the only way to protect non-smokers...

  39. Effect Smoking Has on Our Society

    Cigarette Smoking The History and Effect Smoking has on our Society Spike Frye Introduction to Sociology September 26, 2012 Deborah Trembicki Abstract Smoking cigarettes have been determined to be responsible for the premature death of over 400,000 people each year in the...

  40. Smoking in Pregnancy Increases the Risk of Miscarriage

    Smoking in pregnancy increases the risk of: Miscarriage. Complications of pregnancy, including bleeding during pregnancy, detachment of the placenta, premature birth, and ectopic pregnancy. Low birth weight. Babies born to women who smoke are on average 200 grams (8 oz) lighter than babies born to...

  41. More Proactive in Promoting No-Smoking

    Should we be more proactive in promoting no-smoking? My sister just quit smoking 9 weeks ago.  She decided to quit for several reasons.  One being it costs a lot of money, two, it is very unhealthy.  That is why for this weeks journal I decided to read, " A Silence That Kills", by Lyndon Haviland, and...

  42. Dangers of Smoking Almost Everybody Knows That Smoking Is Bad for the Health. Images of Blackened Lungs Line School Hallways and Hospital Waiting Rooms, but Despite This People Continue to Take Up Smoking. This May Have

    ------------------------------------------------- Cigarette Smoking is Worthless: A Persuasive Essay Cigarette Smoking is Worthless: A Persuasive Essay Misty Filippelli Persuasion and Argumentation Professor Lawler April 5, 2010  Cigarette Smoking is Worthless: An Introduction Tobacco was widely cultivated...

  43. Smoking in Pregnancy: the Midwife Role

    SMOKING IN PREGNANCY To understand the role of the midwife, the first thing it has to be explained is the midwife definition. International midwives say: "A midwife is a person who, having been regularly admitted to a midwifery educational programme, duly recognised in the country in which it...

  44. Psychological Effects of Smoking

    Psychological Effects Of Smoking For relaxation purpose, some people smoke and some to feel more alert when they feel dull. Some people as they want to relax their nerves when feel stressed, bored or to overcome their anger, they smoke. A cigarette becomes their doctor, their buddy, and their life...

  45. How to Quit Smoking

    How to quit smoking To quit smoking is as easy as taking these three steps: check the smoking habits and decide never to smoke again, try to use anything instead of cigarettes on the lips, and try to eat low calorie food and drinks. First of all check your smoking habits. Write down...

  46. Smoking in Public

    Smoking in public places should be illegal on the grounds of public health and well being. A law to ban smoking in public places could be the single most important contribution to alleviating both lung cancer and heart disease, along with countless other adverse health issues. The Environment Protection...

  47. Persuasive Essay about Smoking

    wallet? Smoking is very bad for your health and tobacco smoke consists of gases and particles. It contains more than 7,000 chemical compounds. More than 250 of these chemicals are known to be harmful, and at least 69 are known to cause cancer. The types of cancer that can be caused by smoking are lung...

  48. why smoking isn't all that bad.

    Why smoking isn’t all that bad Everyone’s always talking about how bad the habit is. However, these people just have it all wrong. There are so many perks that come with smoking. There are endless limits when it comes to picking up a pack. Plus it’s not bad to enjoy yourself every once and a while. ...

  49. Smoking Ban in Iowa

    No Smoking at WIT The place I am focusing on for this case is Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City Iowa. Earlier in the year of 2008 WIT stated that there would be no smoking allowed around their campus. This obviously flared up its fair share of supporters and non supporters. Some of...

  50. Pros and Cons of Smoking

    PRO’S Though the smokers are aware of the dangers of smoking, they are not able to kick the bad habit. They have their own reasons for smoking. Let's have a look at the various pros and cons of smoking. The pros of smoking are as below: 1) Most of the smokers believe that they feel a very strong...

  51. Smoking Tobacco in Spain, UK, Germany, Norway and USA - Global Industry size, share, trend, forecast, Analysis and growth

       Summary Smoking Tobacco in the Spain, UK, Germany, Norway and USA is a new  report by ERC that focuses on the extent to which Spain, UK, Germany, Norway and USA Smoking Tobacco market has evolved in line with  changing smoking habits, the competitive environment and economic  developments...

  52. Smoking Is Bad at School

    Second hand smoking: Why put others in danger? Would you believe me if I were to tell you second-hand smoke causes almost 50,000 deaths in adult nonsmokers in the United states each year and approximately 3,400 from lung cancer and 22,700 through 69,600 from heart disease. Believe it or not it’s very...

  53. Ban Smoking

    Smoking is causing problems all around the world. Banning this nasty habit in restaurants is a good start to getting rid of them all together. Do you like to smell the strong cigarette smoke at restaurants? Do you like to sit nearby a smoker? If you answer "no" (should "n" be capitalized?) to these...

  54. New York's Ban on Smoking in Bars and Restaurants

    NEW YORK’S BAN ON SMOKING IN BARS AND RESTAURANTS HIT THE STATE BY SURPRISE!!! This ban puts New York alongside California and Delaware as having the most stringent indoor smoking prohibitions in the nation and will improve the health of tens of thousands of employees and customers (CNN). I strongly...

  55. Smoking: Depicting the True Intelligence of the World Today

    Smoking: Depicting the True Intelligence of the World Today Many are perplexed at the absurd sight of a man, woman, or even adolescent, smoking. Trying to find reasonable rationale can be mind-boggling for non-smokers, and it very well should be. What plausible explanation do they have for putting...

  56. Women Who Are Given a Coherent Explanation of the Link Between Smoking and Cervical Cancer Have Greater Intentions to Stop Smoking.

    are given a coherent explanation of the link between smoking and cervical cancer have greater intentions to stop smoking. Aims:  To compare the effectiveness of women provided with a detailed or minimal explanation of the link between smoking and cervical cancer in increasing their perception of...

  57. Smoking: What Are the Effects?

    Smoking: what are the effects? Effects of tobacco smoke Tar in cigarettes coats the lungs and can cause lung and throat cancer in smokers. It is also responsible for the yellow–brown staining on smokers' fingers and teeth. Carbon monoxide in cigarettes robs the muscles, brain and blood of oxygen...

  58. Ways to Stop Smoking

    addiction very rapidly, once hooked if the smoker stops smoking he or she will feel the symptoms of withdrawal including: frustration, anxiety, anger, lack of concentration, excess appetite, headaches, higher blood pressure and a constant crave for smoking. Quitting can get very tough, although there are...

  59. The Ban on Smoking- Gimmick or Success

    in admissions for heart attacks in the first year after the smoking ban came into force. The figure is included in one of a series of research papers to be presented today at an international conference discussing the impact of the smoking ban on Scotland's health, air quality and society. The research...

  60. Thank You for Smoking

    Kevin Smith Dr. Mary Custureri Com122-19 4 November 2008 Thank You for Smoking Next, in the film the stereotype that America has the best government is shown in the elementary school system. Nick Naylor, who is a lobbyist for the Tobacco Industry, is informed by his son Joey Naylor that he has received...