Tobacco

Results Design of the RNAi vector The PMT gene family is well conserved among the Solanales. There are five genes in the PMT gene family (PMT1 to PMT5) which differ in the exon 1 sequence due to the insertion of a variable number of 33 nucleotide repeats. This makes the first exon as an ideal region for the design of gene specific RNAi trigger sequence (Fig 1A). Full-length sequences are available for four PMT genes (PMT1 to PMT4) whereas only the sequence of exon1 is known for PMT5 which…

E-Cigarettes: The Safer Alternative to Cigarettes Almost every commercial you see after your favorite TV shows concerns an epidemic in America that affects adults and mostly teens: the addiction of cigarettes. The majority of American families have at least two or more family members that smoke cigarettes. But what are some of the methods that smokers use to stop their addiction? The common use is the nicotine patch or “cold turkey”, which usually doesn’t work. The use of e-cigarettes benefits…

Tobaco use has always been a problem in the United States. Over the years, tobacco remains the single largest preventable cause of death and diseases. According to CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), "cigarette-smoking kills more than 480,000 Americans each year, about 17% of those deaths were from exposure to secondhand smoke”. One of those victims of secondhand smoke would be an infant whose life hasn’t begun yet. In the United States, according to a study of 39 states and New…

One of the most repulsive acts a person commits is smoking. Having all of those carcinogens going into your body is like a death sentence. To top it off, people who smoke publicly affect their peers. Having designated smoking areas in public places would reduce the risk of second hand smoking. There are too many health risks that affect victims of secondhand smoke. Smoking areas would not only lessen the amount of people affected by secondhand smoke, but it would also decrease the number of…

Cigarettes, the most common form used for smoking, carries thousands of substances, many which will bring devastating side effects. When one smokes, he or she is breaking down their body into pieces by just the practice of inhaling. The problem of smoking in the society is that it does not simply affect just him or her. This can lead to second hand smoking and onto third hand smoking as well. Although opinions are divided, second hand smoking is just as severe as first hand smoking, as the rate…

We all know that smoking cigarettes or other tobacco products are bad for you and harmful to your health. According to the American Lung Association, “more than 480,000 people die from tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke, making it the leading cause of preventable death in this country.” (www.lung.org, n.d.) Another staggering fact is that “smoking is related to higher risks of serious diseases and is expected to kill more than 5 million people every year.” (Lüscher, et al., 2015)…

A tin tobacco box, rusted shut, enclosing something precious, something sacred. Rested deep within, it traps the feelings and memories from long ago back to a time of slavery. This rusted tin tobacco box symbolizes the very heart of Paul D. Through traumatizing experiences at sweet home and at the prison camp, he is unable to let go and there for locks away his feelings and memories in this box, a box that is not meant to be a heart.“Paul D never worried about his little tobacco tin anymore…

Through having the girl reeled around by her smoking habit, NHS elaborates on her need for tobacco and how even though it is harming her, she refuses to stay away from what is truly killing her. By using this emotional appeal, NHS amplifies their awareness and potential associates whom do not wish to become like her and offer help to change their…

nicotine and concentrated liquid flavors into a vapor that the user can inhale. The e-cigarette is being marketed as an alternative means to smoking an actual cigarette. Cigarettes have been known to use harmful chemicals to maintain freshness in the tobacco that an individual is smoking. Electronic cigarettes have been advertised as a safer means of eliminating the need for harsh chemicals while maintaining the ability to inhale nicotine. (Hunt, 2014) Since the disbursement of e-cigarettes,…

for a 20 case per pack. The smoker buys 7 packs a week so that makes $49. There are 52 weeks in a year so roughly $2,300 yearly. The numbers are not exact but the money that is being used to buy the cigarettes are going to the government and the tobacco industry. Everyone likes money but why let it go to something that is not benefitting the consumer and limiting a certain area of purchase. Lastly, second hand smoke impacts everyone that you are around negatively. It causes about 41,000 deaths a…