Smoking cessation

Quit Smoking Giving up smoking is easy. I’ve done it hundreds of times. – Mark Twain (1835 – 1910), the American humorist author, portrays how hard ‘quit smoking’ is. Tobacco kills prematurely half of its users. For any age group, smokers are likely to die twice the rate as to people who never smoked. You burn alive with your own fire. Researchers – studying over 220,000 adult Americans – found that cigarettes took an average of 10 years off the lives of smokers who never quit. Smoking is…

ad when they see it because they know the severity of smoking cigarettes and how addicting it can become. For instance the ad demonstrates these huge white smiles but the truth is cigarettes actually yellow your teeth due to the tobacco. With time teeth begin to yellow and it does not stop there after time there can also be gum diseases. The ad shows healthy young adults enjoying themselves yet people know the truth about the causes of smoking cigarettes. Things such as respiratory problems,…

Cigarettes? Band or Banned? This spring I was privileged with the opportunity that many people around the world don 't get to achieve. Turning 18. Becoming 18 in America is a very important stage in life especially as an African-american male. However, not drifting away from the subject at hand, when you turn 18 in South Carolina you are allowed to buy tobacco products. As some of us may know, the leading tobacco product that causes cancer is: cigarettes. Although compared to drugs such as…

Death is irreversible. Each year thousands of people die from an overdose. According to statistics more than 50,000 people died from an overdose last year. Death due to overdoses is more common than death from a car crash. However not all drugs can cause an overdose. By now most people are aware of a drug called Marijuana. Marijuana is unlike most drugs, in fact in my opinion it should not be classified as a drug. What make marijuana special is the fact that it can be used to treat medical…

instead of spending on something that could kill. “Annual smoking-attributable economic costs in the United States estimated for the years 2009–2012 were more than $289 billion” (Economic facts about U.S. tobacco production and use). Consumers not only spend money on the actual cigarettes themselves, but also all the health problems that come along with the use of cigarettes. Most people find themselves spending more and more on their smoking addiction, and although some try to quit, it’s…

Stop Smoking Does anyone in your family or even one of your friends smoke? Well, if they do, they could be in a lot of danger. Many people are at risk when they smoke cigarettes. There in danger because many people die from cancer each year, which is caused by smoking. Smoking is bad and trying to stop is the best way to live life longer and healthier. Many adults are in a lot of danger when they smoke. Many people are exposed to the smoke and have changes in their phenotype 's. Smoking can…

Some can say that smoking cigarettes is a bad pass time but that is unjust. There are completely more violent and horrendous hobbies in the world; from murdering to torturing to toppling governments, there are plenty of worse hobbies. Also, smoking cigarettes can really burn a hole into your pocket and smokers should keep a budget if they want to indulge. Cigarettes come in all types of different forms and range in price but on average cost $8 for a pack. In just a month, smoking only a pack…

States live with a serious illness caused by smoking. 8.6 million people made the conscious decision to start smoking, a highly addictive activity that can lead to cancer, ulcers, and even death (“Tobacco Facts and Figures”). According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, cigarette and tobacco companies spent $9.5 billion in the US on advertising alone in the year 2013. But with all of this money being spent towards such a harmful cause, anti-smoking campaigns started airing their…

What is the impact of cigarettes on the society and how did it become so popular? Cigarette smoking is a very big issue today. Many people are facing many problems regarding smoking cigarettes. Considering, cigarettes have become very popular since then and it is becoming more mainstream in today’s society. It has been said that tobacco was already been smoked and grown in the United States by the Native Americans before it became popular in Europe and been spread to the world (Prince 653).…

“Money: The Strength In Evil” It is more likely for a person to get struck by lightning than to win the lottery. And even if a person were lucky enough to win, nearly 70% of all people that win the lottery go bankrupt within a few years. In The Pearl written by John Steinbeck, Kino and Juana, local village people, get lucky enough to find the pearl of the world, but unfortunately their son Coyotito gets extremely sick and they have to try and sell the pearl to help him. In the book, the pearl…