Secondhand Smoking Essay

Introduction Secondhand smoke is the smoke that comes from burning cigarettes, pipes, or cigars. Secondhand smoke also comes from air exhaled by people who are smoking. Smoking also leaves dangerous chemicals on walls, carpets, furniture, and clothing and inside cars (thirdhand smoke). Even if you do not smoke, secondhand or thirdhand smoke can affect you and your baby before and after birth. What actions can be taken? Do not smoke. If you need help quitting, ask your health care provider for…

Introduction Smoking tobacco is very likely to harm your health. Tobacco contains a poisonous (toxic), colorless chemical called nicotine. Nicotine affects the brain and makes tobacco addictive. This change in the brain can make it hard to stop smoking. Tobacco also has other toxic chemicals that can hurt your body and raise your risk of many cancers. Almost everyone who uses tobacco starts in their teens. Teens who try tobacco even once are at risk for addiction. Most teens who use tobacco…

According to the CDC, smoking kills 480,000 Americans annually. There is a large chance that this number can be declined. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has made the decision to further implement a smoking ban in public housing to greater protect the health of residents from the dangers of tobacco smoke. The decision to establish a nationwide smoking ban will greatly affect the residents of these homes but also our country. While some residents may feel that their personal…

2.13 - Smoke-free Market Rate Multi-Unit Housing: The number of jurisdictions with a policy prohibiting smoking in the individual units of market rate multi-unit housing including balconies and patios Who is impacted by the problem (National and state-level data within the last 3 years)? There is a high prevalence of people who smoke at multi-unit housing that attracts people to secondhand smoke. Groups impacted include: Tenants (non-smokers): Tenants living in apartments shown to have the…

There is about six million teenagers in the United States and 100,000 children who starting smoking at the age of thirteen (Ayer 10). Teen smoking is a serious situation that teens suffer everyday. They are pushed by friends to try it and when they do, they become addicted, which will cause many problems for them. The students often think it will not happen to them, however it can and it will. Teens should not smoke because they can have health risks, money issues, and addiction start. One of…

withdrawal. My father who was a smoker by the age of 14, went through this process when he was at the age of 27 because he did not want his smoking to affect him or his children. Despite him smoking for 13 years, it still has a minor affect on him to this day, for he at times has slight chest pains due to heavy coughing. One may not realize the huge consequences smoking has on their body at first, but in due time, it will begin showing in any possible way such as in teeth decay, lung problems,…

Kicking the habit for good An estimated “42.1 million people in the United States smoke cigarettes;” of those 42.1 million people, “more than 16 million Americans suffer from a disease caused by smoking” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Smokers are paying money every day to basically shorten their life span. The nasty habit may help cope with stress, but is it really worth it in the end? The hassle with medical issues, cost for test and appointments can be preventable. If research…

threatening in the U.S., where according to U.S. Food and Drug administration 25% of the deaths in men and women age 35-69 are caused from smoking related diseases (U.S. Food and Drug Administration 2017). This number was even higher among substance abusers and people with mental health problems (Bandiera, F. C, et al, 2015, p.1). Even if someone does not die from smoking cigarettes, then they are more than likely to contract a preventable disease. With new people everyday contracting these…

Introduction Narrative Picture me a child 16 months old, in a park playing happily with my parents...now picture my parents smoking their cigarettes. The smoke reaches me continually through the few hours that we are there. My lungs are filled with dangerous chemicals through a process referred to as second hand smoking. Later, because my irresponsible parents failed to stop themselves and take care of my health. This has been happening since I was born, I end up in the hospital later that week.…

scientific evidence exists on the dangers of smoking, each day millions of people reach for their cigarettes, light up, and relieve their nicotine craving. Some smokers may believe their risky habit does not have an impact on people around them. Science, however, tells a different horror story. Smoking should be banned in all public places as exposure to second hand smoke poses serious health consequences to include cancer and death. It is no secret that smoking is the leading cause of…