everyone around them. Children exposed to secondhand smoke are just as vulnerable of getting a disease caused by direct smoking. As a society‚ we frown upon the usage of drugs‚ but when it comes to smoking we barely acknowledge the fact smoking is just as bad as any other drug. The agency Draftfcb’s brutal depiction of smoking may have hard-hitting visuals but it makes it’s point very clear. Children don’t have a choice when it comes to secondhand smoke. Unfortunately‚ there is nothing they could do to
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Introduction Cigarettes are a common teratogen‚ an agent that causes damage to the developing organism‚ which is preventable (Berger 115). The California Environmental Protection Agency (CAL/EPA) has identified tobacco smoke and nicotine‚ a chemical in tobacco smoke‚ as substances that are harmful to unborn children (NTP). "Smoking during pregnancy may indicate that a woman is not taking a healthy approach to childbearing and‚ thus‚ may be associated with later problem behaviors for the child
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smoking from health professionals‚ parents‚ and teachers is often unsuccessful. Research has also shown that the majority of smokers are sociable‚ impulsive‚ risk-taking‚ and excitement-seeking individuals. Often smokers tend to rationalize why they smoke. Smokers tend to think that the benefits of smoking (i.e. reducing stress) outweigh the negative effects of smoking. How unhealthy are cigarettes? You only have to look at the ingredients of cigarettes to see how they can be bad for your health.
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An argument might be made that people who are worried about secondhand smoke should leave the area where a smoker is having a cigarette. However‚ this is not always possible. A sick person in a hospital cannot simply get up and leave when smoke starts entering their room. On public transportation such as a bus‚ train‚ or airplane‚ a person cannot escape the pervasive smoke that flows from the user’s lungs. At a restaurant‚ a person is unable
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stop smoking. Smoking is not only bad for health it is also as bad for the people around you. Breathing other people’s smoke is called passive‚ involuntary or secondhand smoking. The non-smoker breathes "side stream" smoke from the burning tip of the cigarette and "mainstream" smoke that has been inhaled and then exhaled by the smoker. Secondhand smoke is a major source of indoor air pollution. How does this affect the passive smoker? Some of the immediate effects of passive
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because they are old enough‚ or they are a citizen and they have a right do to whatever they desire. But anyone who chooses to smoke‚ even for a short period of time‚ may make the decision which will cost them their lives and may even negatively affect the lives of those around them. Smoking tobacco in public areas should be made illegal because the effects of secondhand smoke are extremely harmful; impressionable children could witness and imitate their negative behavior‚ and banning smoking in public
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expensive habit? Being a parent or not‚ have some respect! Children‚ matter of fact anyone‚ should not have to smoke your cigarette with you. I entirely disagree with being able to entrap innocent bystanders in your cloud of bad habit. The image I chose shows an innocent‚ little girl with a halo of smoke above her head. Next to her is wording that says‚ “Children of parents who smoke‚ get to heaven faster”. The argument that arises from my image would be smokers against non-smokers. In most cases
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especially non smokers. At the moment almost all countries limited places‚ where people can smoke in public area. In relation to hotels owners have divided accommodations on non smokers and smokers. Some are doing it voluntarily‚ as public awareness about the health dangers of secondhand smoke grows. Others are being forced by a growing number of state and local laws. Because I don’t smoke I’d disallow to smoke in hotel. Probably some of customers will not visit this hotel‚ but people who care about
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and underage smoking have reached an all time high. The percentage of teens who smoke‚ from years ago‚ have drastically increased over the last few years. In this essay‚ I will discuss this problem in our society. In a recent 2008-2009 study‚ 13% of Canadian students in grades 10-12 have confessed that they smoke cigarettes on a daily basis. A study conducted a few years earlier in 2005-2006 show that just 7% smoke cigarettes on a daily basis. In just a few short years we have managed to jump
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others may have a negative impact. And for some reasons‚ teenage smokes in order not to be bullied and just to fit in with their peer group. According to Better Health Channel ( Feb. 14‚ 2013)‚ nowadays‚ teenagers smoke because of curiosity. Examples of their curiosity are media appearances to imitate the actors or models of their behavoir or looks‚ cigarette advertisements and also on what they seen on adults or group of people who smokes cigarette that they become curious of what cigarettes taste
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