My uncle Willis smoked cigarettes for most of his life that was until he got emphysema. This disease makes it difficult or impossible to breathe on your own. He had to have an oxygen tank with him everywhere he went. He could not do things like normal people could do, there is only so much you can do with an oxygen tank by your side constantly. He died two years back due to this disease, he did not have a long life like he should have because he smoked cigarettes and that was the outcome of making that choice. This paper will discuss what is in a cigarette, being affected by cigarettes, and the side effects from quitting. When lighting a cigarette the tobacco burns and creates a chemical called tar. The substance is sticky and brown, and when …show more content…
Triggers are are sometimes unavoidable, ex-smokers need to keep themselves busy when they have a craving. When ex-smokers get a craving they could squeeze a stress ball, take deep breaths, relax, or even play a game on their cell phones to try to keep themselves from thinking about cigarettes. When smokers quit smoking they need to stay away from other people that smoke or stay away when they do smoke, to try to avoid a trigger. When ex-smokers get a trigger they some times tend to slip and …show more content…
Slipping happens all the time it does not mean that the quitter failed at putting down cigarettes for good. When a ex-smoker slips they need to find out what triggered the craving and try to avoid that next time so it does not happen again. They do not need to feel guilty every one is human and mistakes happen, they just need to avoid situations that trigger their cravings. Ex-smokers need to keep anything that could lead to slipping out of sight, such as lighter, ashtrays, and cigarettes. This paper has discussed ingredients in cigarettes, side effects from cigarettes, and side effects from quitting. Cigarettes are not worth all the damages it does to people's bodies. Cigarettes could permanently damage the lungs and heart, and there is no reversing the damage. Smokers need to put cigarettes down as soon as possible so they do not damage their bodies anymore than they all ready have. If smokers continue to smoke they could end up with emphysema, having to carry an oxygen tank with them everywhere they go and not being able to breath on their
This, along with lung cancer, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema are results of the consumption of tobacco. The author also explains the other factors tobacco has that can lead someone into addiction such as irritability, problems paying attention, trouble sleeping, increased appetite, and powerful cravings for tobacco. This information is important for our project because it describes the effects tobacco can have on someone. The author also states that consuming too much tobacco can lead to an overdose. Although it is not common, it can happen because nicotine is a dangerous
The consumption of cigarettes negatively impact the health of smokers and nonsmokers exposed. In this section we will focus in the negative heath effects of consumption in smokers. The consequences of tobacco consumption to the health appeared in the early twentieth century. there are published thousands of articles and reviews of this theme and show us that smoking is related with alterations in all organs and systems.
The problem is that cigarette smoking is one of the most difficult habits to break, and all too many smokers repeatedly fail to send those cigarettes packing for good. Finding a way to kick the nicotine habit is one of the hardest things many people will ever do.
Nicotine is a psychoactive, stimulant, toxic drug and when tobacco users smoked cigarettes and tobacco products, the toxic chemical goes into the lungs and absorbs
CO bonds to hemoglobin more tightly than CO2 and leaves the body more slowly (“Tobacco”), which allows CO to build up in the hemoglobin, in turn reducing the amount of oxygen the blood can carry. Lacking adequate oxygen causes the damages to most of the body's organs, including the heart and brain. Moreovers, there are thousand of other chemical elements in cigarette such as Arsenic - used in wood preservatives, Benzene - an industrial solvent, refined from crude oil, Cadmium - used in batteries, Nitrosamines - another group of DNA-damaging chemicals, and Tar - a mixture of dangerous chemicals, which adds to the flavor of cigarettes. It is released by the burning of tobacco. As it is inhaled, it enters the air cells of the lungs. This stimulant causes structural changing of bronchial mucosal glands. It affects to bronchial mucous cells and causes of losing cilia cells. These changes will increase the mucus and reduce filtration efficiency of mucus-cilia carpet (“Smoking and Cancers”). The chemical elements in cigarette are dangerous, “mutagenic” (“Tobacco”) which is the capable of increasing the frequency of mutation, or change, in the genetic material, and “carcinogenic” (“Tobacco”) which is the cancer causing. Smokers have a high risk of getting cardiovascular diseases. The Health Consequences of Smoking-Cardiovascular Disease: Report of the Surgeon had linked cigarette smoking to cerebrovascular disease (strokes) and
When your body is addicted to something it is very hard to quit. Smokers tend not to quit because the beginning
I will provide a brief section on the history of smoking and cigarettes. I will then discuss the composition and contents of cigarettes and the biological and psychological effects of smoking. I will make sure I cover each area in great detail, paying particular attention to the effects it has on the cardiovascular and respiratory system. I will also try to use a variety of sources in helping
Background: Smoking cigarettes is very bad for you for numerous reasons. One reason why smoking is bad for you is because it badly injures the liver. But, the worst part of smoking cigarettes is because of the nicotine contained in these cigarettes. Nicotine is a stimulant drug contains a plant called Solanacee. The nicotine is the reason why people get addicted to cigarettes. The chemicals that are contained in cigarettes are very toxic. But, this is something that the people don’t realize and still smoke anyways. The tobacco in cigarettes is also very bad. Tobacco contains about 65 different ingredients. Every little thing in tobacco
Mr P started smoking at the age of 11 years old, where he would steal cigarettes from his parents’ sweet shop. On certain days, he would smoke up to 45 to 50 cigarettes. He was advised on numerous occasions to stop and he finally resolved to quitting cold turkey at 47 years old after suffering from a TIA. Nonetheless, Mr P is aware that his smoking habit “has done its damage now”1.
When one is trying to quit smoking they need to ensure that their environment is very supportive or they have their mind set to give up the nicotine. The smoker that is trying to quit smoking cigarettes needs to take it seriously, and they should sit down and write out their goals and the reasons they hate smoking so that way when their biological brain wants to smoke this can help them fight ambivalence. Some people have a greater urge to smoke after watching another person smoke cigarettes or even seeing a pack of cigarettes. If one person experiences greater sensitivity to environmental cues then it will be particularly harder for that person. You may relapse very
If Josephine suddenly decided to stop smoking, she probably wouldn’t experienced severe withdrawal symptoms, since her daily dosage of nicotine appears to be limited. However her history tells us that she already tried other times to stop and always relapsed into smoking. Therefore to gain success in an attempt to quit smoking, Josephine should address the physical withdrawal from nicotine in the best way (eg. by drinking plenty of water), but it seems to me much more important that Josephine effectively address the underlying aspects to his habit about smoking, experimenting alternative ways to deal with stress, for example, or by strengthening her motivation to quit smoking, recognizing risk situations (the entertainment evenings with friends that make you be more
My purpose for writing this paper is to educate the reader of the harms and effects done onto a person from smoking Tobacco and persuade anyone thinking about or attempting to smoke Tobacco to consider the following for your own benefit. I will cover most harmful effects Tobacco has on not only the person using it but also the people around them. I will also show both sides of the argument with both the pros and the cons of smoking Tobacco as well as provide an argument for why Tobacco is bad for you and should be a banned substance like many other already illegal drugs.
Use of tobacco products can be called one of the deadliest legal drugs in the history of mankind. Smoking can cause many life-threatening diseases. “Smoking is a major health problem. Tobacco use is by far the most important risk factor for most respiratory symptoms and chronic bronchitis. Active smoking has been identified as the most important single factor leading to the development of COPD. Furthermore, smoking is a major cause of disability and death.” (Lindstrom, Kotaneimi, Jonsson, & Lundback, 2001).
Frequently, death, doom and destruction are what come to people’s minds when cigarettes come to mind. I have personally witnessed the evils of smoking, some of them being small and others large. Problems anywhere from respiratory problems to severe health crises and even mortality can occur.
Has one ever truly wondered what exactly is in a cigarette? There are over 4,000 toxic substances contained in a cigarette, including Arsenic, which can be found in rat poison; Acetic Acid, which can be found in hair dye; Ammonia, which is included in household cleaners; and Butane, which is found in lighter fluid (“Smoking”). Smoking has the power to do horrible things to the human body and mind that some do not fully take into consideration. Physically, the effects of smoking are extremely serious. Smoking has the power to damage nearly every organ in the human body (“Smoking”). Each year, it causes nearly one in five deaths and is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States (Miller). Smokers are likely to develop heart disease, strokes, or lung cancer. Smoking diminishes