Tobacco control

HOW DID I QUIT SMOKING? Quitting smoking is one of the most difficult and tough tasks I had assumed before when I was a chain smoker. Now that being done, it seems as there is nothing hard now to quit smoking. I had started the smoking for the pleasure and enjoyment with my friends and later realized that it would damage my personality. It gave me really tough time to quit smoking and my body was not fully prepared for it. However, today I strongly believe everything is possible in the world if…

Electronic Cigarettes Are Not a Safe Alternative to Tobacco Products The emergence of liquid nicotine and E-Cigarettes has piqued the interest of many. At first glance E-Cigarettes seem like a safe alternative to traditional tobacco products because there is no smoke, which has been linked to cancer and heart disease. However, most people are not aware of what exactly an electronic cigarette is and the effect of these products on the body. E-Cigarettes and liquid nicotine are not as safe as they…

If smokers are having to leave the safety of the campus to smoke they are put at a higher risk to be assaulted, raped, or robbed. Most smokers who live in dorms are going to leave their room for a smoke before going to bed. Putting a student on the street in a rough neighborhood late at night, sets themselves up to be a victim of a crime. A student should not have to choose between their right to smoke and their safety. Banning smoking on a college campus is asking them to do this. Safety…

to help prevent people from smoking cigarettes. The only question is: did society rush this technology to the general public? According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, “E-Cigarettes have not been fully studied.” Sure e-Cigarettes are tobacco free because it holds water vapor that contains a little bit of the chemical nicotine and some flavoring. But, are they just as bad for you as cigarettes are with the symptoms/ side effects? The answer to this is that no one really knows. Some…

Introduction Tobacco use is one of the major threats to human health which kills nearly 6 million people each year with an estimated 8 million deaths in the year 2030. More than 2,500 chemicals are found in tobacco and its smoke, among which terpenoids and alkaloids are the major groups [1]. Though there is clinical uncertainty about the carcinogenic property of nicotine, evidences have proved nicotine as the main psychoactive agent responsible for the development of tobacco dependence [2, 3].…

“vaporizer” consisted of 3 simple parts: a lithium-ion battery, a small cartridge filled with the “e-juice”, and an atomizer, which is used to create heat, causing the juice to “vaporize”, making it ready to inhale. Cigarettes are made by growing tobacco, E-cigarettes contain far less chemicals than original cigarettes do. Although they are still a new thing, they have not led to any deaths, unlike original cigarettes. Vaping does not cause the drowsiness, fatigue, and…

it when there are those who are working in the medical field and continue to smoke? How effective is it for a smoker to be informed about the dangers of tobacco toxins and the increased risks of COPD when they can smell the smoke on the nurse, physician, receptionist etc., or have witnessed a healthcare provider smoking in his or her car? Tobacco companies could use those details to substantiate that smoking may not be as dangerous as once indicated because those who are educated on the matter…

bill grants the Department of Health the same regulatory powers over electronic cigarettes as it currently has over cigarettes and tobacco products. Current State Law 1. Creation of a program to reduce usage of cigarettes and tobacco products to minors. 2. Requires all tobacco retailers to post a notice at each register asserting that the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products to minors is illegal and subject to penalization. Also requires retailer to request identification from any…

price by 15-20 %. These duties are expected to rise due to serious stance adopted by the Indian government. The volume and revenue have fallen in the last fiscal and are expected to fall in double digits in the future. India currently has 110 million tobacco smokers. It’s a huge market and ITC dominates most of the market. ITC is losing the market due to some unavoidable factors. (Political and Legal) There is growing awareness about the health risk of smoking which may aggravate the cause.70…

Smoking is one of the most significant systemic risk factors associated with the development of gum disease (Research, 2013). Over the past two decades, the percentile of daily smokers over the age of 18 has decreased from 23.8% in 1995 to 14.5% of individuals in the years 2014-15 (Statistics, 2015). Prochaska and DiClemente developed the trans-theoretical model which uses the stages of change model; pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action and maintenance, to create an integrated…