Category: Smoking

Every year, about 6.7 million tons of tobacco are produced throughout the world. According to Jegede(2019), in the list of top producers of tobacco in the entire world, the top five are China, Brazil, India, U.S.A, and Indonesia in that order. U.S.A is the fourth largest producer of tobacco in the world. Its production in…

INTRODUCTION While public perception of the tobacco industry has slowly deteriorated as social culture and research has condemned the consumption of their product, the new upstart e-cigarette industry is quickly taking its place without the same degree of public scrutiny. Specifically, this paper seeks to understand the ethical implications of the introduction of e-cigarettes, otherwise…

Tobacco is defined by the Cambridge English Dictionary as: A substance prepared from the dried leaves of a tobacco plant. It can be chewed and smoked in cigarettes, cigars or pipes (Tobacco, 2019). Whilst tobacco remains a legal drug, the physical ramifications from using it can be catastrophic and lead long-lasting impacts on the smoker,…

Introduction The purpose of the inquiry was to investigate a drug-related issue affecting the health and wellbeing of young people in Australia. The drug I based my inquiry on was tobacco. Tobacco is the preparation nicotine-rich leaves which are cured by a process of drying and fermentation for smoking or chewing. It is a drug…

What is tobacco? Tobacco is a plant native to the Americas which is grown all over the world. Its leaves contain high levels nicotine and many cancer-causing chemicals. Tobacco leaves can be smoked as cigarettes, cigars, and hookahs; applied to the gums as dipping and chewing; or inhaled. Tobacco use and secondhand tobacco smoke causes…

Introduction Electronic cigars, also known as vape pens, are battery-driven and deliver nicotine through a fluid called e-juice. They were developed to curb the intensive increase of tobacco use (Qiu, 2017). Consumption of this substance, according to researchers, provides a better health living as opposed to tobacco smoking. Thesis Statement Despite the many benefits of…

People do not understand exactly how dangerous vaping is to their bodies. Some believe it is completely harmless. Most believe it is better than smoking, and vape without thinking twice about what they are inhaling into their fragile lungs. This is because vaping has been falsely advertised by vaping associations. They lie about the contents…

According to the World Health Organization (WHO)’s report (2008), nearly 100 million people had died because of cigarette smoking-related causes during the 20th century. It has also predicted that tobacco will kill more than 8 million people every year by 2030 without intervention, and 80% of those deaths will occur in developing countries. For a…

Smoking is like murder; its risky. In the beginning, it might seem fun and exhilarating, but after a while, reality hits you like a punch from Dwyane The Rock Johnson. There will be numerous severe consequences waiting for you. That is why I will never smoke, or even be near a pack of cigarettes. And…

The significance of the smoking cessation in the management of hypertension in a very vital and important issue in the current context of nursing practice. According to WHO 2014, smoking is one of the main risk factors for many chronic illnesses including cancer, lung diseases, and cardiovascular diseases, making it one of the largest preventable…