Journal of Natural Sciences Research ISSN 2224-3186 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0921 (Online) Vol.3‚ No.6‚ 2013 www.iiste.org The Extent of Influence of Factors on Cigarette Smoking Among Teenagers in Baguio City: A Cross-Sectional Study Joan cheruiyot .1*‚ Marjorie Retuta2‚ Geofrey Arasa3‚ Sabella J. Kiprono4 ‚ Scholastica Korir5 ‚ Simon Macharia Kamau6 1. School of Medicine‚ Department of Nursing Sciences ‚ Maseno University 2. School of Nursing‚ Saint Louis University‚ Baguio City‚ 2600‚ Philippines 3
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euphoria‚ increased blood pressure and heart rate‚ decreased skin temperature‚ bad breath‚ and dizziness" (Smoking: What Are The
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| HEALTH-PHILIPPINES Young Lives Up in Smoke By Kara Santos | MANILA‚ Feb 15‚ 2010 (IPS) - Whether they choose to light up their first cigarette on their own or are unwitting victims of passive smoking‚ Filipino youth are increasingly at risk from tobacco exposure. "The younger a child starts to smoke‚ the greater the chances of becoming a regular smoker‚" said Dr Maricar Limpin‚ executive director of the non- government group Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Alliance Philippines
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Smoking and Its Health Benefits One of the most common problems today that are killing people‚ all over the world‚ is smoking. Many people start this horrible habit because of stress‚ personal issues and high blood pressure. Companies selling cigarettes‚ cigars have a warning on their packages‚ ‘Warning: Smoking is Injurious to Health’ yet no one pays attention to this. Smoking cuts of 10 years of a person’s life‚ yet people continue to smoke. So‚ why people are still smoking? The answer is obviously
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INFORMATION For several decades‚ smoking remains one of the most common and most unhealthy of human habits. Smoking‚ specifically in public‚ had generally been regarded as a personal choice that bystanders had little control over. Now for the first time‚ the act of public smoking is becoming regulated‚ even restricted in many cities worldwide. The city of Columbia has recently implemented a ban on smoking in efforts to reduce the negative effects of smoking on employees and customers of restaurants
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About Smoking The Causes & Effects of Smoking One of the most common problems today that are killing people‚ all over the world‚ is smoking. Many people start this horrible habit because of stress‚ personal issues and high blood pressure. Some people began showing off or some people wanted to enjoy it . One cigarette can result in smoking others‚ which can lead to major addiction. When someone smokes a cigarette they are not only hurting themselves‚ but others around them. Smoking does many
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Heafner English 101 – MW 12:30 13 February 2013 Smoking Tobacco Needs a Second Chance If asked‚ many people might say smoking tobacco is horrible in every aspect. They would argue that smoking has claimed numerous lives‚ and would curse the person who discovered it. Others might say that the odor from smoking tobacco is not worth it. I completely disagree with these claims. Often the benefits of smoking tobacco are overlooked. In fact‚ I believe smoking tobacco is beneficial because of its convenience
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Smoking has become a trend in today’s world‚ even though people know how harmful it is. Smoking causes are obvious it will ruin your health and give you series of health issues. In America 85% teenagers first start smoking from the age of fifteen and sixteen‚ smoking tobacco is really addicting. Smoking causes heart diseases‚ blood pressure‚ series of cancers such as‚ lung cancer‚ mouth cancer and throat cancer. I have noticed that many people in my relatives who smoked all their youth quit smoking
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CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF SMOKING p.1 Scientists and health officials have been arguing the detrimental effects smoking has on our health for many years. Smoking can lead to serious complications including asthma‚ pancreas‚ lung and stomach cancer due to the large number of carcinogens (cancer causing chemicals) and other various substances added to it. It is a health hazard for both smokers and non-smokers and it is especially harmful to unborn babies. Although smokers claim that it helps them to
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chemicals in tar include benzene and benzo(a)pyrene. Tobacco Smoke Tobacco smoke contains many harmful gases that can be damaging to the body such as carbon monoxide‚ formaldehyde‚ hydrogen cyanide‚ ammonia and acrolein. Passive Smoking Passive smoking is involuntary smoking by non-smokers inhaling the smoke of others. Smoke emitted from a lighted cigarette can be split into two types; mainstream smoke and sidestream smoke. Mainstream smoke is the smoke that the smoker inhales through the cigarette
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