Benefits of Quitting Smoking
Today’s society holds people to a pretty high standard of appearance and health. Women and Men alike are working much harder to maintain a fit and trim outward appearance. Hitting the gym, tanning, waxing, and the list goes on. Putting forth all this effort to keep slim and sexy one would think that the first thing to think about would be what goes into the body. Working hard to maintain such outward beauty to only neglect what is inside seems rather counter-productive. Many parents care greatly about children’s diets and general well-being and would never intentionally subject them to something that could harm them. Leading by example in parenting is of the utmost importance, children look at their parents as their …show more content…
There are multiple serious health risks involved with cigarette smoking. These risks include lung cancer, poor circulation, increased risk of diabetes or heart disease, and a long list of other potential health risks. According to Schane, Ling, and Glantz (2010) article posted to the American Heart Association’s article, smoking dependency has steadily increased at a rate of 1.3% over the last decade and is continuing to rise in young adults between ages 18 and 29. Cigarettes contain chemicals such as carbon monoxide and formaldehyde. Expelling these chemicals and gases into the air is not only hazardous to the environment, but secondhand smoke is dangerous to children and non-smokers as it has been linked to serious health …show more content…
Making the choice to stop smoking now will start the body’s healing process and begin to reduce the potential for serious health risks in both smokers and their loved ones. Secondhand smoke causes serious health risks to both children and adults and can result in death due to the poor decision making by the smoker and the serious health risks involved. Taking the necessary steps to stop using cigarettes will begin to show immediate benefits. Decreasing the risks involved with smoking will allow a smoker to live a longer and better life and will greatly reduce the potential health risks and hazards present with those who continue to smoke.
Sources
Jha, Prabhat,M.D., D.Phil, & Peto, R., F.R.S. (2014). Global health: Global effects of smoking, of quitting, and of taxing tobacco. The New England Journal of Medicine, 370(1), 60-8. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1473894742?accountid=87314
Mamudu, H. M., Veeranki, S. P., John, R. M., Kioko, D. M., & Ouma, A. E. O. (2015). Secondhand smoke exposure among nonsmoking adolescents in West Africa.
American Journal of Public Health, 105(9), 1823-1830.
Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1704725812?accountid=87314
Dube, S. R., Thompson, W., Homa, D. M., & Zack, M. M. (2013). Smoking and health-related quality of life among U.S. adolescents. Nicotine & Tobacco Research:
Official Journal of the
Today’s society holds people to a pretty high standard of appearance and health. Women and Men alike are working much harder to maintain a fit and trim outward appearance. Hitting the gym, tanning, waxing, and the list goes on. Putting forth all this effort to keep slim and sexy one would think that the first thing to think about would be what goes into the body. Working hard to maintain such outward beauty to only neglect what is inside seems rather counter-productive. Many parents care greatly about children’s diets and general well-being and would never intentionally subject them to something that could harm them. Leading by example in parenting is of the utmost importance, children look at their parents as their …show more content…
There are multiple serious health risks involved with cigarette smoking. These risks include lung cancer, poor circulation, increased risk of diabetes or heart disease, and a long list of other potential health risks. According to Schane, Ling, and Glantz (2010) article posted to the American Heart Association’s article, smoking dependency has steadily increased at a rate of 1.3% over the last decade and is continuing to rise in young adults between ages 18 and 29. Cigarettes contain chemicals such as carbon monoxide and formaldehyde. Expelling these chemicals and gases into the air is not only hazardous to the environment, but secondhand smoke is dangerous to children and non-smokers as it has been linked to serious health …show more content…
Making the choice to stop smoking now will start the body’s healing process and begin to reduce the potential for serious health risks in both smokers and their loved ones. Secondhand smoke causes serious health risks to both children and adults and can result in death due to the poor decision making by the smoker and the serious health risks involved. Taking the necessary steps to stop using cigarettes will begin to show immediate benefits. Decreasing the risks involved with smoking will allow a smoker to live a longer and better life and will greatly reduce the potential health risks and hazards present with those who continue to smoke.
Sources
Jha, Prabhat,M.D., D.Phil, & Peto, R., F.R.S. (2014). Global health: Global effects of smoking, of quitting, and of taxing tobacco. The New England Journal of Medicine, 370(1), 60-8. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1473894742?accountid=87314
Mamudu, H. M., Veeranki, S. P., John, R. M., Kioko, D. M., & Ouma, A. E. O. (2015). Secondhand smoke exposure among nonsmoking adolescents in West Africa.
American Journal of Public Health, 105(9), 1823-1830.
Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1704725812?accountid=87314
Dube, S. R., Thompson, W., Homa, D. M., & Zack, M. M. (2013). Smoking and health-related quality of life among U.S. adolescents. Nicotine & Tobacco Research:
Official Journal of the