Posted by
Mhirz III on
14 September 2009, 7:29 am
Cigarette Smoking Health Effects:
1. How many are sold/die – About 10 million cigarettes are sold every minute and ironically someone dies every eight second in this world from smoking related diseases.
2. 50% chance of killing the addict – The addiction to smoking has about 50% chance of killing the addict which is almost three times more than playing the game of Russian roulette.
3. Toll of death – Tobacco Smoking is a mood altering drug that has killed about 200 million people worldwide including 500,000 Americans each year.
4. A costly pleasure – Smoking is a well known irritant to the human body causing many lives threatening disease but it is a costly pleasure as well. Cigarette Smoking costs about $400 billion each year.
5. Yearly deaths – According to the latest WHO estimates, smoking leads to killing of about 4 million persons every year, this number is expected to rise to 10 million by 2030.
6. Preventable death – Cigarette Smoking is the main reason for preventable deaths in the whole world, out of which women accounts for 39 % of smoking related deaths.
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Posted by
Mhirz III on
14 September 2009, 7:15 am
1. Heart diseases – Cigarette Smoking is responsible for about 40% of the heart diseases and about 25% of the cancer related deaths.
2. Second hand smoke – It has been reported that about 3000 persons die due to the second hand smoke in US every year. The second hand smoke has been classified as carcinogen since 1992.
3. Non smoker’s blood – It is a dangerous fact that there are residues of cigarette smoke in about 90% of the non smoker’s blood.
4. Nicotine addiction – According to the latest Centre of Disease control list, Nicotine is the world’s most addictive substance.
5. Infertility – Cigarette smoking causes infertility in women if taken more than half pack a day.
6. Early menopause – Smoking may also lead to early menopause among women as compared to non smokers.
7. Pregnant Women – Pregnant women who smoke have the higher risk of babies born with birth defects and they pass chemicals to the unborn child through the placenta.
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Posted by
Mhirz III on
14 September 2009, 6:41 am
Let’s take look at the history to learn some interesting facts about smoking:
1. Rolling tobacco leaves in a paper – The interested fact about smoking is that Brazilian people invented Smoking 2000 years ago by rolling tobacco leaves in a paper.
2. “Nicotine”? – A French Ambassador by the name of Jean Nicot brought tobacco to Portugal saying that it is useful in treating wounds, cancer and asthma, the word Nicotine comes from his last name.
3. WW1 & WW2 – The soldiers were given tobacco as part of their ration in both World War I and World War II.
4. 1st death linked to smoking – The first reported death linked to smoking use was published in the year 1859.
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Posted by
Mhirz III on
2 September 2009, 12:11 pm
A new pack of cigarettes gives one a pleasant feeling. A full, firm pack in the hand signifies that one is provided for, and gives satisfaction, whereas an almost empty pack creates a feeling of want and gives a decidedly unpleasant impression. The empty pack gives us a feeling of real frustration and deprivation.
During the seventeenth century, religious leaders and statesmen in many countries condemned the use of tobacco. Smokers were excommunicated by the Church and some of them were actually condemned to death and executed. But the habit of smoking spread rapidly all over the world. The psychological pleasures derived proved much more powerful than religious, moral, and legal persuasions. As in the case of the prohibition experiment in the United States, repressive measures seem to have aroused a spirit of popular rebellion and helped to increase the use of tobacco.
If we consider all the pleasure and advantages provided, in a most democratic and international fashion, by this little white paper roll, we shall understand why it is difficult to destroy its power by means of warnings, threats, or preaching’s. This pleasure miracle has so much to offer that we can safely predict the cigarette is here to stay. Our psychological analysis is not intended as a eulogy of the habit of smoking, but rather as an objective report on why people smoke cigarettes. Perhaps this will seem more convincing if we reveal a personal secret: We ourselves do not smoke at all. We may be missing a great deal.
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Posted by
Mhirz III on
2 September 2009, 12:01 pm
This is the reply of most smokers when they are offered a brand different from their own. Brand loyalty among smokers is strong and persistent. Individuals smoke one brand consistently, so that they become identified with it. A guest who discovers that his host smokes the same brand considers this a personal flattery. If a young lady changes to the brand of an admirer, he understands that he has surely made an impression. Here is the experience of one young man, and his interpretation of it: “I was very fond of a girl. She was giving a farewell party before leaving the country. I didn’t have any idea how I stood in her affection. The only clue was that at her party she had my brand of cigarettes. I always felt that that was in deference to me.” “My brand” has a special significance, as if it were a part of the smoker’s credo and personality.
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