Smoking: The Most Preventable Cause Of Death

Many people have died from smoking. Not only does it affect the smoker, but also those that surround them by causing second-hand smoking. Smoking can cause many diseases like coronary heart disease, stroke, chronic heart disease, and much more due to the poisonous chemicals in cigarettes by damaging the lungs, heart, and brain. Smoking does not discriminate between Black and White, rich or poor, and young or old, smoking will severely harm anyone who is addicted to it. Smoking is the most preventable cause of death, but it is an addiction that is hard for people to quit. When I was young I would always get migraines from the cigarette smoke. Ever since then I held a negative bias towards smoking. I believe that smoking is a bad influence …show more content…
In my perspective, they are shortening their life span by relieving stress this way. My grandma that lives in Thailand smokes. She would always call my parents for money to buy food for her, but instead she usually uses the money to buy cigarettes. I think that it is a serious problem when she would rather smoke than buy food to eat. Not only her, but half of my aunts and uncles living in Thailand are all smokers. In my opinion, those that choose to smoke are influenced somehow. I had a friend who was very smart but made bad choices like smoking. I believe that he was influenced to smoke because of the people that he hung out with. They hang out in groups sharing and smoking cigarettes while socializing and with that many people, a pack of cigarettes will decrease rapidly. Those who smokes tend to be linked to other drugs like heroin and marijuana which makes it harder to quit. I believe that with family support and encouragement a smoker will be able to quit and the earlier they seek medical help, the faster health care providers will be able to treat …show more content…
Cultural awareness is to conduct a self-examination of one’s own biases towards other cultures. In this area, I will be aware of my biases and background and the patients’ background. Even if I have a negative bias towards the patient, I will have to be aware that the patient has their own background history and everyone is different so they should be treated with respect. Just because I have a negative bias towards the patient does not mean that I should give them fewer opportunities to help them. Cultural knowledge is the process that seeks and obtains some background knowledge on diverse groups. I will have to learn about the patient, where they came from, what is their ethnicity, where they originated, and understand them. I will also ask and learn what triggered them to start smoking. Cultural skill is the ability to conduct and collect data on the client. For cultural skills, to be able to collect how many years have the patient smoke will be very helpful for visual aid. By collecting data on their age, how long they have been smoking, and how much do they smoke per day, I can help them visualize what their lungs look like and even calculate the years of how long they will be able to live. The Cultural encounter is the process that encourages the health care professionals to engage in face to face interactions with clients from culturally diverse