Smoking Facts

I need facts about smoking, like the dangers and stuff, interesting ones that arent as popular would be great, and I need a source really bad, thats really really important! thanks so much!

Do a general search on the internet.

2008-10-19 16:20:11 by Bubblz

The main side effect of nicotine on the body is the cutting off of oxygen to several areas of the body, particularly the muscles. Get rid of ...

I would like my brother to quit smoking. but telling him to stop isn't enough. so i thought that having some very persuasive facts would make him realize what hes doing. im looking for somethat make him stop in his tracks....

Smoking can cause cancer and heart diseases. But sometimes people can't really think that far into the future to worry about an illness they might not get for many years like:
yellow teeth.
smelly clothes.
more colds and coughs.
difficulty keeping up with friends when playing sports.
empty wallet ,because cigarettes products are very expensive!
The nicotine and other poisonous chemicals in tobacco cause lots of diseases, like heart problems and some kinds of cancer.
So if your brother smokes, he hurts his lungs and heart each time he lights up. It also can make it more difficult for blood to move around in the body, so he may feel tired and cranky ,and the longer he smokes, the worse the damage becomes.
the disadvantages of smoking are more than what I wrote.
However ,think this is enough.

2009-06-15 01:27:57 by Justine B

I'm writing a paper on what smoking can do to you and I wanted to know so interesting facts.

Thank You!

Some say smoking is good for you. Tribal people have been smoking for health and medicinal purposes for thousands of years.

There are many examples in current medicine such as many studies showing smoking can lower Parkinson's disease risk. (See link below)

2008-11-14 18:35:18 by Jo C

"i have an assignment to list information with facts about second hand smoking that will attract attention. Unfortunately I am about to go on a week long trip with my regular school and can't make it to the library before the assignment is due (next sat). Though if I receive a few links to helpful information sites or have some posted info here, it will greatly reduce the time needed to search." :)

"Please don't say 'go research it yourself' because i would if I absolutely could but I'm going away to a place where there are no computers or even a library! My instructor does not mind getting information from the internet or from other people, so please help?"

"Thank you for your time. i will be back to check as soon as I return!" ^^<3

The impact of second-hand smoke on kids health

Second-hand smoke (which is sometimes called environmental tobacco smoke or ETS) contains toxic substances, over 40 of which cause cancer. Some of these substances are in stronger concentrations in second-hand smoke than they are in the smoke that goes directly into smokers’ lungs.

ETS is causally linked with a number of adverse health effects in children (under 18), including:

lower respiratory tract infections (i.e. croup, bronchitis and pneumonia)
increased fluid in the middle ear
upper respiratory tract irritation
reduced lung function
additional episodes of asthma
increased severity of asthmatic symptoms in children
reduced oxygen flow to tissues, comparable to children with anemia, cyanotic heart disease or chronic lung disease †
ETS is also associated with:

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
acute middle ear infections (otitis media)
tonsillectomy
meningococcal infections
cancers and leukemias in childhood
slower growth
adverse neurobehavioural effects
upper respiratory tract infections (colds and sore throats)
unfavorable cholesterol levels and initiation of atherosclerosis (heart disease) †
A British study found that SIDS deaths could be reduced by two-thirds if parents did not smoke.***

A U.S. analysis** of over 100 reports on pædiatric diseases concluded that children’s exposure to tobacco smoke is responsible for up to:

13% of ear infection
(approximately 220,000 ear infections in Canadian children)*

26% of tympanostomy tube insertions
(approximately 16,500 in Canada)

24% of tonsillectomies and adenoidectomies
(approx. 2,100 Canadian operations)

13% of asthma cases
(approx. 52,200 cases in Canada)

16% of physician visits for cough
(approx. 200,000 visits in Canada)

20% of all lung infections in children under 5
(approx. 43,600 cases of bronchitis in Canada and 19,000 cases of pneumonia in Canada)

136-212 childhood deaths from lower respiratory infection
(approx. 13-20 in Canada)

148 childhood deaths from fires started by tobacco products
(approx. 15 in Canada)

1868-2708 SIDS deaths‡
(approx. 180-270 in Canada)

* the number of Canadian cases is extrapolated from U.S. estimates
† [Samet, JM. Synthesis: The Health Effects of Tobacco Smoke Exposure on Children. January 7, 1999]
‡[California EPA. Final Report: Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke, Sept. 1997]
** Joseph diFranza and Robert Lew, Morbidity and Mortality in Children Associated with the Use of Tobacco Products by Other People, Paediatrics, 1996, 97:560-568].
*** Peter Blair et al. Smoking and the sudden infant death syndrome: results from 1993-5 case-control study for confidential inquiry into stillbirths and deaths in infancy. British Medical Journal, 1996: 313.

Why kids are especially vulnerable

Young children are especially vulnerable to second-hand smoke in the home because:

they breathe more air relative to body weight (and for the same level of exposure will absorb more tobacco smoke toxins)
they are less able to complain (either because they are too young, or because their complaints are ignored)
their immune system is less protective
they are less able to remove themselves from exposure

What's in second-hand smoke

Tobacco smoke contains more than 4,000 substances, of which more than 40 are known to cause cancer.

These carcinogens include:

arsenic, nickel, chromium, cadmium, lead, vinyl chloride, formaldehyde.

2007-09-23 21:08:05 by Aqua

What are some cool and interesting facts that a lot of people don't know about smoking or people who smoke. (Don't put smoking is known to cause cancer or anything like that please!) Thank You!! :) :) :)

Menthol in cigarettes are much more addictive than regular ones,
Newports, Salems, Benson and Hedges,,,,compared to Marlboro, Camels and Lucky Strikes.
I am an ex-smoker. We dont realize how stank we smell,
How children are messed up inside due to inhaling it for years.
The film that settles in everything, If your ever in a heavy smoker;s house. Move a picture a little that is hanging in the wall. You will see that black tar.
Smokers loose 2 teeth every 10 years. Your taste buds are shot, Shortness of breath. No smokers can run anywhere, not even trot, Climbing stairs is a chore.
Stains on hands, geesh the list is endless.
No wonder I quit...I have gained a lot of weight...but food taste to good...
I know since I quit the most addicting substance known to man, I KNOW...I will loose these few pounds...hmmmph

2009-01-21 11:05:57 by Jess B