Several types of cancer, including lung cancer, have been linked to hookah smoking. Hookah is also linked to other unique risks not associated with cigarette smoking. For example, infectious diseases including tuberculosis (which can infect the lungs or other parts of the body), aspergillus (a fungus that can cause serious lung infections), and helicobacter (which can cause stomach ulcers) may be spread by sharing the pipe
People who smoke are up to six times more likely to suffer a heart attack than nonsmokers, and the risk increases with the number of cigarettes smoked. In the United States, approximately thirty eight thousand deaths each year are caused by exposure to second hand smoke. Among current smokers, chronic lung disease accounts for about seventy three percent of smoking-related conditions. Over time, smoking will cause serious health conditions such as: cancer of mouth and gums, tooth loss, and obviously, lung cancer and death. Smoking can result in the loss of medical readiness, which can and will affect your chances to possibly stay in the service.
These people have stomas and now have a huge hole in their throat. This commercial is targeting smokers and potential smokers as well. This is made clear by looking at their website where the CDC states, “The Tips from Former Smokers campaign features real people suffering as a result of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke. Their compelling stories send a powerful message: Quit smoking now. Or better yet — don’t start” (Tips From Former Smokers).
Currently in our country one in five deaths are caused by a smoking related disease (Tobacco). So far in the year 160,340 deaths have been caused by lung cancer, and there has been 226,160 new cases (Tobacco). Moreover, Cigarette smoke does not just affect the person ingesting it, but the people around them as well. Cigarette smoke contains more than 4,000 chemicals. 60 of these chemicals are carcinogens,
I. INTRODUCTION: A-Attention Getter : Smoking causes more deaths then __ combined. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Illegal drug use Alcohol use Motor vehicle injuries Firearm-related incidents B-Thesis Statement : Each year, an estimated 443,000 people die prematurely from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, and another 8.6 million live with a serious illness caused by smoking. C-Preview : We will examine the history of tobacco , and then the the positive light they tried to portray tobacco in, with finally the truth that tobacco has on this world. II.
The American Cancer Society states that lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women. Cigarette smoking is directly responsible for 87% of lung cancer cases in the United States annually. Secondhand smoke, which is the inhalation of smoke from another’s smoking, is a cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers (“Lung Cancer and Smoking Cigarettes”). According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 3,000 adults that do not smoke will die each year from lung cancer due to breathing in secondhand smoke. Smoking cigarettes is by far the main contributor to lung cancer.
The list of affects doesn’t stop there either. Second hand smoking can cause lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Smoking and Tobacco Use, 2014). Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is “the sudden, unexplained, unexpected death of an infant in the first year of life” (Smoking and Tobacco Use, 2014). As a reminder, these are things that you can encounter just from being exposed to tobacco smoke. As much harm these substances can
14 Nov. 2014. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH) talks some of the affects that marijuana has on your brain and body. They argue that marijuana impairs your memory because “THC alters how information is processed in the hippocampus, a brain area responsible for memory loss.” They explain that “a person’s risk of heart attack during the first hour after smoking marijuana is four times his or her normal risk.” The NIH seems to have some legitimate arguments when it comes to the affects of marijuana. It seems that their main point is to inform people who do not know the effects of smoking marijuana. They
Research Strategy Paper on Nicotine Addiction Amanda Reed Gen 200 February 18, 2010 Dr. Hobson Research Strategy Paper on Nicotine Addiction Nicotine dependence is the most common form of chemical dependence in the United States. Each year nearly 35 million people make a concentrated effort to quit smoking. Out of those 35 million people less than 7% succeed in abstaining for more than a year. Most smokers start smoking again within days. Nearly 70% (32 million) of current adult smokers said they would like to quit smoking completely.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Christopher Lanenga Kendra Tillis Mandy Duea Marna Nersesian Michael Eiden HCS 330 October 4, 2010 Sheela Hirao Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Although many have heard of the destruction smoking and nicotine can do, much only associate lung cancer with this deadly habit; however, a more common disease can develop. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the most frequent form of lung disease, which typically develops after long-term exposure to irritants that damage the lungs and the airways. COPD breaks down into two forms, which are chronic bronchitis, a long-term cough with mucous, and emphysema, defined as a destruction of the lungs over time. In the United States, approximately