* OKEKE OBINNA * HEALTH SCI * PHYSIOLGY * AFE 101 THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG YOUTH IN 21ST CENTURY. Key facts * Tobacco kills up to half of its users. * Tobacco kills nearly six million people each year, of which more than 5 million are users and ex users and more than 600 000 are nonsmokers exposed to second-hand smoke. Unless urgent action is taken, the annual death toll could rise to more than eight million by 2030. * Nearly 80% of the world's one billion
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Admitting diagnosis(es) and clinical problems/complications/history: The patient was admitted on 2.13.13 with an admitting diagnosis of Syncope. Temp: 98.5, Pulse: 66, Resp: 16, Blood Pressure: 120/79, SpO2: 98%/room air. Patient stated that over the past two weeks she has become dizzy and fallen four to five times. On her day of admission she claims to have fallen again while brushing her teeth. This is the second time this has happened. Six years ago she presented with syncope in her home town
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“Thank you for Smoking” Nick Naylor is the vice president and spoke person of the Academy of Tobacco Studies, which for fifteen years has been studying the link between tobacco smoking and lung cancer. They claim that their research has found no defective evidence of any linkage. Naylor’s job consist of mainly reporting the questionable research of the academy to the public and defending tobacco companies by opposing health claims and advocating personal choice. Senator Finistirre is the promoter
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increase over the 2010 data. The prevalence of lung cancer has been consistently higher in men versus women, as well as higher in blacks and whites compared to other ethnic groups. Research has found lung cancer to be heavily linked to cigarette smoking, as well as exposure to other poisons, such as radon gas, asbestos, arsenic, and diesel exhaust (CDC, 2014). Unfortunately, lung cancer does not target only smokers. Every year, thousands of Americans are diagnoses with lung cancer due to second hand
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"Top 10 Pros and Cons - Medical Marijuana - ProCon.org." ProConorg Headlines. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2015. Smoking any kind of marijuana damages the “heart, brain, immune system, and lungs”. Smoking marijuana destroys learning and interferes with “memory, perception, and judgment”. Marijuana contains many chemicals including cancer-causing compounds that has been found in a high percentage of car crashes and workplace accidents. Cannabis, which is in marijuana, weakens the immune system and infects
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this research will be to explore the differences between marijuana and cigarettes and social stigmas. Including the shift in popularity between tobacco and marijuana the MJ activist group known as NORML supporting the legalization of cannabis, while anti tobacco organizations have increased to ban cigarette smoke in public places. This research will conceptualize the meanings behind the negative stigmas associated with drugs legal and illegal influence. The problem is a double standard between
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here since he was born. Jim was born into a working class family, he left his local school at 16, became a builder and retired 5 years ago. Jim was diagnosed with lung cancer ten months ago and has been told his cancer is most likely due to his smoking habit. He began at 14 and still smokes up to 30 cigarettes a day. Since his diagnosis Jim has remained quite positive despite being told that his cancer is terminal. Jim has previously undergone chemotherapy however he was told that this wasn’t
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Our Right to Choose Michael S. Mays Sr. ITT-Tech The topic of legalizing marijuana has become a very hot topic here in the Unites States of America. With sixteen states having medical marijuana laws already in place and seventeen states with pending legalization legislation (http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=002481); many communities are split on the issue due to misinformation and stigmas. Even though marijuana is stigmatized as a gateway drug that leads children
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Business Research and It’s Purpose The business research that I chose for my paper is the reinforcement of smoking and drinking and how tobacco marketing strategies link themselves with alcohol in the United States. The reason I chose this topic is because I see this issue increasing within our society. The purpose of this research is to investigate tobacco companies’ awareness about concurrent use of tobacco and alcohol, their marketing strategies linking cigarettes with alcohol, and the
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Smoking At Work Phillip Singleton Business Ethics 309 May 26, 2012 Professor Problems With Smoking At Work At Redwood Associates, a situation developing involving three employees Darlene, Frank and Alice. Darlene was sickened by the smell of old cigarette smoke in Frank and Alice’s office, in which, she had to complete a report that was past due. As a result, Darlene took the issue up with her supervisor, Charles, to no avail, because the law did not prohibit harmless
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