Smoking Smoking is probably the worst thing you can do for your respiratory system. It is the greatest cause of respiratory diseases. Smoking is known to cause lung cancer, bronchitis, oral and throat cancers and also heart attacks. The main 3 substances in cigarettes that cause problems for our respiratory systems are nicotine, carbon monoxide, and tar. Nicotine is actually a natural insecticide produced in tobacco plants to kill insects. It is an addictive chemical. Carbon monoxide affects
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Preventable Diseases Display Causes: Smoking: * 90% of lung cancers arising as a result of tobacco use * Pipe and cigar smoking can also cause lung cancer, although the risk is not as high as with cigarette * Research has shown that non-smokers who reside with a smoker have a 24% increase in risk for developing lung cancer when compared with other non-smokers. Asbestos Fibers: * Silicate fibers that can persist for a lifetime in lung tissue following exposure to asbestos
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Advertising can be a means of encouraging consumers to purchase goods. Since Camel, a cigarette company, is lawfully unable to advertise cigarettes to their consumers, they have removed all indications of cigarettes being advertised. Instead, a camel is used to represent a cigarette. This is humorous and eye-catching to young audiences, allowing the Camel cigarette company to still achieve their goal of advertising cigarettes, albeit subtle and subversive. The advertisement gives us a character, Joe
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needs to use larger quantities to get the same effect. They start out by just smoking a few each day to where it ends up to smoking one pack or more. When an individual decides to quit smoking, which I have witnessed, they go through with what is called withdrawals. A person’s body begins to react poorly to the absence of the nicotine. Signs that I have seen personally from my husband is the craving of wanting a cigarette, anxiety, becomes drowsy, is very irritable, restlessness, headaches, becomes
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Smoking is a bad and unhealthy habit in which a person “inhales and exhales the smoke of the tobacco or any substance in a cigarette or a pipe” (gran diccionario 843) People should not smoke because, obviously, it affects the smoker and also, it affects all the people that are around them. There are several reasons why people should stop the habit of smoking. To see why, we have to be conscious about the consequences of smoking. First of all, physically ,the smoker’s teeth became decolored and people
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All my life, I have been around smoking. I have never smoked, nor will I. Ever. Not only does the smell of cigarettes disgust me, but the physical harm worries me. Usually, if someone starts smoking in a close vicinity, I immediately dislike them and judge them for their life decisions. Now, if you offer me one, I will kindly decline the offer the first time. However, the next annoying billion offers just pisses me off. To add, any efforts to get me to smoke, will make me hate you even more. For
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license prescribed by a doctor and can be only used for medical purposes. Marijuana is known for paralyzing the pain and treats many diseases. Marijuana can also only be prescribed for 90 days by a doctor. Its uses are mainly treating migraines, inflammatory diseases, cancer, fibromyalgia (a medical disorder that spread pains into muscles) and other related diseases. Canada is also one of the first country to legalize marijuana, but because of this decision, more cons outweighs the pros. For instance
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Jones family are devoted Catholic, they believes strongly in their Christian faith. Sarah Jones family has history of diabetes, hypertension, constipation, alcoholism and long history of smoking. Sarah Jones has history of diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and a long 2 history of smoking cigarette ,chronic back pain, insomnia,depression and she weighs 300lbs and height 4.5ft tall , has never being married and has no children. Sarah Jones lives with her parents and she is an unemployed
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lung cancer and smoking: a review in the light of current theories of carcinogenesis ALAN C. CHOVIL, MA, MB, B CHIR MPH, DAB PREy MED This paper considers modern theories of carcinogenesis as they apply to the induction of lung cancer by tobacco smoking and occupational exposure to carcinogens. Some of the known and postulated factors affecting carcinogenesis are discussed, with particular reference to syncarcinogenesis and thresholds. Factors affecting the intensity of smoking exposure are reviewed
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us here at PHS. My name is Jessica Boone and I am the clinical educator for the Peoria hospital system. It is going to be my pleasure today to explain to you why a smoking ban in a absolute necessity at our facility. Our main goal as a hospital is to promote wellness, one new way that we can do this by implementing an outdoor smoking ban. Lets make PHS like one of the thousands of other facilities in the nation that protect our patients to the best of our abilities. SLIDE 2: Peoria Hospital Systems
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