Summary Smoking in Bushwick Cigarette smoking affects nearly all organs in the body. Smoking leads to negative health outcomes such as various kinds of cancers and chronic diseases and reduces the overall health of individuals. Some diseases caused by smoking are - oral cancer, lung cancer, chronic diseases such as - stroke, blindness, cataract, periodontitis, COPD, diabetes, smoking during pregnancy causes pregnancy complications. (Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking, 2015) Cigarette smoking and
According to the CDC, cigarette smoking is responsible for over 480,000 deaths per year in the United States, which accounts for roughly one in five deaths annually (CDC 2017). With so many deaths attributed to cigarette smoking, tobacco harm reduction is important for the health and well-being of the population. New and emerging technologies, such as electronic cigarettes, have paved the way to living a healthier, smoke-free, lifestyle. E-cigarettes use a heating element to vaporize a mixture of
inhalant drugs and those who were unemployed with current smoking (Shirley et al., 2013). The study revealed that unemployment and use of other drugs was found more common and higher among current smokers in comparison to former and nonsmokers. Key findings of the study included that there was a direct relationship between those with a low level of education and the individuals who received lower income in comparison were less likely to quit smoking (Shirley et al., 2013). The study also revealed that
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015), cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, accounting for more than 480,000 deaths every year, or 1 of every five deaths. In 2015, about 15 of every 100 U.S. adults age 18 years or older currently smoke cigarettes. However, this is a decline from nearly 21 of every 100 adults back in 2005. One reason for the decline is due to smoking cessation programs developed within our communities. These programs
after using e-cigarettes for a period of time begun to see them as a healthier alternatives to smoking tobacco cigarettes and some were willing to switch to e-cigarettes permanently (Caponnetto et al. 2013). Another survey showed that 80% of people using e-cigarette agreed that smoking e-cigarette is the less harmful and healthier replacement for traditional cigarette. (Polosa et al.2013). Tobacco Smoking is one of the most important causes of death in the world and, therefore, the World Health Organization
period of time this may lead to many long terms disease and side effects. The lung gets most affected by smoking you may experience lung cancer or even COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). Cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, including 43 known cancer causing ingredients and 400 other
cavity, follow to the tooth surface or enter into the blood stream. Potential molecular and cellular components in the pathogenesis of smoking related periodontal illnesses has been detailed and these incorporate, immuno-suppression, exaggerated inflammatory cell reactions, and impeded stromal cell functions of oral tissues. The association between cigarette smoking and periodontal infections speak to a significant oral health problems. Tobacco harms economy and economic advancement as the tobacco
When I think of smoking the first thing that comes to my mind is lung cancer. I could say with confidence that mostly any person that is asked about tobacco know the harm it causes to the human body or at least one of the dangers of smoking. This topic is very interesting to me because i simply don 't understand why a person becomes a frequent smoker while knowing all the harm one cigarette can do to them and others around them. Second hand smoking is also a big issue in our country because of all
Smoking has a negative effect on the health of smokers because people are more susceptible to lung cancer and it shortens lives of individuals. Cigarettes are the main contributor of decline in lung function (Thomson et al., 2004, 822). They are made out of toxins and oxidative chemicals (Leopold et al., 2009, 1). The alternative to cigarettes are e-cigarettes, which gained popularity due to producing same satisfaction as cigarettes, but not containing tobacco which provides lung cancer (Fine, 2014
DISCUSSION Since you cannot tackle what you are unaware of, the first step in decreasing tobacco smoking is to identify who the smokers are. These could be potential or current users of tobacco and tobacco products or people who are affected by environmental smoke also known as secondhand smoke. Health care providers cannot stop or reduce usage in a patient if they do not know whether the patient is a beginner or a current user. In the health care system, the family physicians are usually the primary