Quitting

Cassandra Smith English 1113 Deanna Duckworth November Effects of Smoking Cigarettes According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States. Cigarette smoking increases the risk of death from all causes in men and women. Smoking not only affects the smoker, but smoking also affects the people around the smoker. Second hand smoke can be just as deadly as smoking itself. Smokers have a greater increase of dying from…

do not do it alone. You have a lot of people who would be willing to help you accomplish your goal of quitting. Whether it may be your family, friends, coworkers, or even your doctor, there are a lot of people who will be in support of you quitting and will do all things necessary to make sure that you do quit. According to the National Cancer Institute, that are five important steps in quitting for good, and they are all combined in an acronym…

is does to those who are around you is vital when it comes to your health and theirs. A person’s quality of life decreases after every cigarette they smoke, as well as lowering the quality of life of those around them. D. Quitting, it’s not simple, but it can be done. Quitting will not just benefit you, but it will benefit those around you. Take it day by day, make a daily plan to avoid smoking that pack or two. E. It’s time to show you the facts, what smoking does to a person’s body and the…

Do you know that this innocent piece of tobacco lit between your index and middle finger is responsible for 1 in every 5 deaths? (Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, 2012) While this cigarette might give you a sense of satisfaction at the moment, it is actually doing you more damage to your body’s future, lifestyle and those around you. Since your smoking habits are considered heavy and your health is of major concern, I have taken the time to explain the destructive effects of smoking…

There are hundreds of methods to help people quit smoking; from quitting cold turkey to using alternative nicotine sources, yet even with the countless options less 6% have actually had success with quitting their destructive habit. Stephen King, in his short story “Quitters Inc.,” vividly shows the struggles of quitting through his tone, symbolism, and characterization. King displays the harmful effects addiction has in every aspect of that person’s life, along with how paranoia and…

The risk of cardiovascular disease is half and for a woman,in the first few years after quitting, the probability of developing cervical cancer will soon decrease to the same level as a women who have by no means smoked.. The main reason for quitting smoking is the risk of contracting cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus and bladder declines. Researchers have determined that quitting smoking lowers the risk of heart attack and the risk will decrease and become similar to that of non-smokers…

Quitting the sport I loved had made me realize that I need to start setting more goals for myself. Before my injury, my goals were mostly just about gymnastics. Now I have to set different goals in real life, which is for the better since I cannot do gymnastics forever. Before my injury gymnastics was all I thought about and I also did much better in school, but I was also more stressed. Gymnastics has taught me so much, especially patience which is why I did so well in school. Then one…

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…

right across the lot to their car” (Updike 4); leaving Sammy in a blundering situation. In order to maintain his dignity, Sammy sticks to the decision of quitting his job, as he feels that once someone “...begins a gesture it’s fatal not to go through it” (Updike 5). In addition, Sammy’s pride blinds him to such an extent that he considers quitting his job in the summer time an opportunity to “...follow up with a clean exit” (Updike 5). However, Sammy’s ego appears to deteriorate as he realizes…

2011). If your health isn't enough to make you quit smoking, then the health of your baby should be (Pagano, 2014). Smoking during pregnancy affects you and your baby's health before, during, and after your baby is born (Pagano, 2014). If you smoke, quitting is the best way to give your baby a healthy start (Laughlin-Tommaso, 2015). If you quit in the first four months of pregnancy, you might lower your risk of having a low birth weight baby to that of a nonsmoking woman (Laughlin-Tommaso,…