The History of Tobacco SmokingEssay title: The History of Tobacco SmokingSmokingSmoking OutlineI. IntroductionII. HistoryA. Smoking Introduction into EuropeB. Link between Smoking and Lung CancerIII. Health EffectsA. Smoking-Related Health ProblemsB. Second-Hand SmokeIV. NicotineV. Smoking CessationA. Quitting BenefitsB. Quitting Techniques1. Prescription Drugs2. Nicotine Replacement TherapyVI. ConclusionSmokingHave you ever sat next to or near someone who is smoking? Is this bad for your body? Most probably know that smoking is bad for their health, but how bad? Second-hand smoke, which is received when you are near a person who is smoking, can be very harmful to your health, too. This paper will discuss the history of tobacco smoking. It will also discuss the health effects of smoking on the smoker and people around the smoker. This paper will even discuss nicotine, a chemical in cigarette smoke, and ways to quit smoking and the health benefits the smoker receives as a result of quitting.
The history of the smoking of tobacco dates back to the early 1500s when the European explorers came to settle the New World. The explorers saw Indians smoking tobacco plant leaves with pipes. Later on, in 1565, the first shipment of tobacco reached Britain (History). The majority of colonists grew tobacco to sell it for money. A lot of it that was sold went on ships to Europe to be sold there. When vast amounts of tobacco started coming in on ships from the New World, it became very popular in Europe. “Most tobacco was consumed by pipes and cigars or as snuff (finely pulverized tobacco inhaled into the nostrils) (Smoking).” In 1832 the first cigarette was rolled. Later, in 1856, the first cigarette factory started producing them (History). The tobacco consumption pattern changed from cigars and pipes to cigarettes, especially in the 1900s.
Over time more information began to be discovered about the link between lung cancer and smoking. In 1950, evidence for this link was published in the British Medical Journal (History). In 1964, the Surgeon General sent out a report saying, “Cigarette smoking is a health hazard of sufficient importance in the United States to warrant appropriate remedial action (Smoking).” After this report was published the government of the United States and other governments around the world started putting more and more restrictions on cigarettes and their advertising. Now smoking is banned in a lot of public places in a lot of countries. In 1990 smoking was forbidden on all United States interstate buses and all domestic airline flights lasting six hours or less (History). In addition, New York City banned smoking in all public places in 2003 (History).
About 442,000 people in the United States die each year from smoking-related health complications (Smoking). “That is more than alcohol, cocaine, heroine, homicide, suicide, car accidents, fires, and AIDS all combined (Nicotine).” Smoking cigarettes does an enormous amount of damage to the smoker’s body. Tar, which is in the cigarette smoke, damages the cilia, making it harder for the smoker to breathe. This is also why smokers are less active, because they lose their breath more easily. Most smokers also have a higher chance of getting cancer of the larynx, esophagus, kidney, pancreas, bladder, and oral cavity (Smoking). Ninety percent of lung cancer deaths are a result of smoking (Smoking). Death rates from cancer are twice as high in a smoker than they are in a non-smoker and four times as high in heavy smokers compared to non-smokers.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) have recommended the following treatment for smoker:
• Use tobacco-containing soft-screening drugs. Smoking tobacco-containing soft-screening drugs can cause many problems.
• Stop drinking the tobacco from a cigarette. Smoking tobacco-containing soft-screening drugs can cause many problems.
Some people lose weight, and people who smoke tobacco and other tobacco products are more likely to have diabetes (the “fast driving”) and osteoarthritis (the “high bone density”).
These medications could be taken by a healthcare professional, who has a history of using tobacco-containing drugs.
• Stop a cigarette. People who smoke tobacco or other tobacco products have more risk of lung cancer, diabetes, and heart disease in the future but at much lower rates than those who don’t.
What about other cardiovascular health problems?
Cigarette smoking is common, and smoking causes other problems, including:
– Increased blood pressure
– Increased risk for strokes, heart attacks, falls, and infections
– Increased risk for heart attacks and heart attacks in those with high cholesterol
Cigarettes can also cause cancer risks, as the presence of nicotine increases the risk for cancer.
There are many other diseases that smoke can affect in the mouth, throat, or liver that are not treated effectively, such as cancer (heart disease), stroke, strokes, and coronary heart disease (the “stroke paradox”). To deal with these disease risks, tobacco smoke poses many life-threatening health risks, and smoking also can raise blood pressure, lead to heart attack, or cause heart attacks.
How many cigarettes can you smoke every day?
Cigarette smoking is estimated to increase the risk of seven lung cancer deaths:
– Heart deaths (over the life of a smoker) every 1,000 to 2,000 cigarettes
– Larynx and esophagus cancers (14 to 18 lung cancer deaths each year) every 1,000 to 2,000 cigarettes
– Stroke deaths (26,000 to 300,000 lung cancer deaths at any one time) every 900 to 1,700 cigarettes
– Prolonged lung cancer death rates (14,000 annually on average) when no risk for cancer subsides
In order to estimate how many cigarettes can you smoke per day, we need to use different smoking behaviors. We assume that the average smoker is active outdoors. For example, in urban areas, smokers are more likely to smoke outdoor.
So, here we have the number of cigarettes per smoker and what the average person is smoking. And what the number of cigarettes per car is depends on whether there is a car at all.
Smoking-Related Deaths and Stem Cells
Smoking in the UK is estimated to lead to 23,000 deaths each year.
These are among the most common diseases that lead to lung cancer, strokes, and heart disease (as well as lung infections that can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and cancer) in the UK:
– Lung cancer (23,000 deaths each year)