Another common heart problem linked to smoking is heart disease. It is estimated that nearly 70,000 nonsmokers die from heart disease each year as a result of exposure to tobacco smoke. Nicotine decreases oxygen to the heart, increases your blood pressure and heart rate, increasing your risk of blood clotting, and damages your cells that line coronary arteries and other blood vessels. Health problems such as
Attention Getter: A shocking statistic: Did you know that smoking is the most preventable cause of disease and premature death in America? In 2012, about 577,190 Americans are expected to die of cancer,more than 1,500 people a day. Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the US, exceeded only by heart disease,accounting for nearly 1 of every 4 deaths. (American Cancer Society) B. Thesis Statement: Breaking the habit of smoking is the right way to go because smoking is not only harmful for you but it is also harmful to the people around you. II.
SOSC 2330 THE ECONOMICS OF LAW, POLICY AND ORGANISATION. Smoking costs governments millions of dollars because of the large number of people who need treatment in hospitals for smoking related problems. Tobacco consumption is by far the leading cause of premature deaths and deceases in Canada. According to Health Canada more than 37,000 people will die this year due to smoking. Of those, more than 300 non-smokers will die of lung cancer and at least 700 non-smokers will die of coronary heart disease caused by exposure to second-hand smoke.
Assuming current smoking trends continue, as many as 650 million of the people alive today will die from smoking-related disease. Within several decades, 10 million people will die yearly from smoking-related disease, making smoking the largest cause of death throughout the world. The healing process of the human body begins within twenty minutes after you quit smoking. Second, your blood pressure decreases and pulse rate drops. After eight hours, the carbon monoxide levels in the blood stream drops and oxygen levels increase to a normal level.
It has a big impact on their health. For example it causes serious risks to respiratory health both in the short and long term. People who smoke are two to six times more susceptible to coughs and increased phlegm, wheeziness and shortness of breath than those who do not smoke. Smoking impairs lung growth and initiates premature lung function decline which may lead to an increased risk of chronic obstructive lung disease later in life. The earlier children become regular smokers and persist in the habit as adults, the greater the risk of developing lung cancer or heart disease.
Smoking should be made illegal in Canada. There are many reasons why the illegalization of smoking would be a good thing and here are just a few, smoking alone causes approximately 40, 000 deaths in just Canada per year. Secondly, smoking wreaks havoc on the bank account, on average people spend hundreds on their smoking habits monthly. Lastly, smoking not only affects the smokers but it affects the children with family members or friends that smoke. Many smokers would argue that smoking is needed for society to function as proceeds do go to the government, but in actuality the lives of every Canadian citizen would be made better within a year of smoking becoming illegal.
Chantal Taylor Soc 210 Mrs. Sobers 26 August 2012 Suicide occurs more often than homicide. Each year over 34,000 people commit suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death between people from 15-24 and the second leading cause of death between the ages 25-34. (Web MD) The rates of suicides are higher in women between the ages of 10 -19 and between the ages of 15-19 in males. (Web MD).
Lung Cancer in Women The primary risk factor of lung cancer in women is smoking; approximately 85% of lung cancer cases can be explained by smoking (Gulyn and Youssef, 2010). It is unclear if the remaining 15% of cases are due to exposure to second-hand smoke or other factors; but most nonsmokers diagnosed with cancer are women (Gulyn and Youssef, 2010). Lung cancer kills more than twice as many women as breast cancer, and more women than breast cancer, cervical cancer, uterine cancer, and ovarian cancer combined (Gulyn and Youssef. 2010). Lung cancer is the deadliest form of cancer, with nearly 90% of patients dying within 2 years of diagnosis, in large part because it tends to be diagnosed late (Gulyn and Youssef, 2010).
● A strong interest in or commitment to a project or cause that brings people together: community service, environmental concerns, neighborhood associations, animal rescue groups, etc. Suicide in other countries Suicide has become a major social and medical problem around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that one million people worldwide died from suicide in the year 2000. That is a global mortality rate of 16:100,000—or one death by suicide every 40 seconds. Since the mid-1950s, suicide rates around the world have risen by 60%.
A person’s health is greatly affected by their lifestyle decisions. Someone who chooses to smoke especially on a regular long term basis will be harming they're health greatly. Smoking directly causes 1000's of deaths in the UK each year and contributes too many more. Cigarettes contain more than 4000 chemicals, These chemicals are dangerous and cause many physical problems on a person’s health,69 of those chemicals are known to cause cancer, some of the ingredients of a cigarette are horrific: •Benzene (petrol additive) •Formaldehyde (embalming fluid) •Ammonia (toilet cleaner) •Acetone (nail polish) •Tar •Nicotine •Carbon monoxide •Arsenic (rat poison) •Hydrogen Cyanide (Gas chamber poison) All smokers energy levels are depleted because of lack of oxygen in the blood stream. Oxygen levels decrease about 15% when smoking, to be replaced by carbon monoxide.