According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, tobacco is any plant of the genus Nicotiana; especially: an annual South American herb (N. tabacum) cultivated for its leaves. With the leaves from the tobacco which was cultivated, it is then used to process for the use of smoking, chewing or as snuff. The breathing of tobacco smoke can be harmful and of the more than 7,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, at least 250 are known to be harmful and also having caner causing agents.
A leading cause of preventable death in the United States is smoking, and the number is about 443,000 according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). It should be noted that nonsmokers are affected just as smokers are affected. People smoke for numerous reasons but according …show more content…
Immediate effects are also, depress, hunger sensation and taste buds becomes dull. Normally, when a smoker quits he usually admits that even the taste of food is better. Long-term effects of tobacco use can be linked to a lot of diseases such as: cardiovascular disease, lung and other types of cancers, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other respiratory damage. Tobacco uses is responsible for other health, cosmetic and economic concerns such as ulcers, erectile dysfunction, reproduction health issues, dental disease, loss of physical senses, injuries and cost to the economy. The cost to the economy is so high that Michael Bloomberg, (New York mayor) says, “If it were totally up to me, I would raise the cigarette tax so high the revenues from it would go to …show more content…
Both smokers and non-smokers cause an increase in health care expenditure due to treatment they receive. There is loss of work time at the work place due to time spent by smokers. The cost of removing litters by smokers is also a major cost and also cost associated with fires which are causes by careless deposing of cigarettes. The growing of tobacco causes widespread environmental harm from deforestation as well as pesticide and fertilizer contamination. Tobacco is everyone’s concern as it affects both smokers and non-smokers, and each year record number of non-smokers die due to what is known as secondhand smoking. Due to rising concern from people dying from tobacco use the society is now force to take on expense from this product. Cost of tobacco use to society has exceeded the tax revenue for the states and cost over $99 billion dollars. With this expense the government has to now mandate lows to lower the use of tobacco. This hopefully will aim as saving lives and cut back on expense. There is action at the local government level, the Federal level, FDA Regulation of the use of tobacco, International action, private sector action and individual
A leading cause of preventable death in the United States is smoking, and the number is about 443,000 according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). It should be noted that nonsmokers are affected just as smokers are affected. People smoke for numerous reasons but according …show more content…
Immediate effects are also, depress, hunger sensation and taste buds becomes dull. Normally, when a smoker quits he usually admits that even the taste of food is better. Long-term effects of tobacco use can be linked to a lot of diseases such as: cardiovascular disease, lung and other types of cancers, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other respiratory damage. Tobacco uses is responsible for other health, cosmetic and economic concerns such as ulcers, erectile dysfunction, reproduction health issues, dental disease, loss of physical senses, injuries and cost to the economy. The cost to the economy is so high that Michael Bloomberg, (New York mayor) says, “If it were totally up to me, I would raise the cigarette tax so high the revenues from it would go to …show more content…
Both smokers and non-smokers cause an increase in health care expenditure due to treatment they receive. There is loss of work time at the work place due to time spent by smokers. The cost of removing litters by smokers is also a major cost and also cost associated with fires which are causes by careless deposing of cigarettes. The growing of tobacco causes widespread environmental harm from deforestation as well as pesticide and fertilizer contamination. Tobacco is everyone’s concern as it affects both smokers and non-smokers, and each year record number of non-smokers die due to what is known as secondhand smoking. Due to rising concern from people dying from tobacco use the society is now force to take on expense from this product. Cost of tobacco use to society has exceeded the tax revenue for the states and cost over $99 billion dollars. With this expense the government has to now mandate lows to lower the use of tobacco. This hopefully will aim as saving lives and cut back on expense. There is action at the local government level, the Federal level, FDA Regulation of the use of tobacco, International action, private sector action and individual