Term Paper on "Cigarette Smoking"

Term Paper 3 pages (1082 words) Sources: 6 Style: Harvard

[EXCERPT] . . . .

Cigarette Smoking

This report will tackle cigarette smoking -- an addictive habit that offers an alarming and threatening effect to human health. A wide array of researches is done in order to present this report in a factual and in an intelligible manner, where all the sources were properly acknowledged. Although the subject encompasses a broad discussion, this report will be limited to the general aspects that are applicable to the prevalence of cigarette smoking in Australia and in some parts of the world. The accompanying consequences involved in the use of the substance were also presented- physically, socially, emotionally, and economically.

Smoking has long been linked to fame, masculinity (although nowadays, women are also indulged into cigarette smoking), and liberation. However, these are just some of the minor reasons why people smoke. The major ones include socio-cultural, personal, economic, and environmental reasons. Socio-cultural refers to the social acceptability and is expressed in the form of potential influence and peer pressure. Personal, on the other hand, includes self-image, self-esteem, disposable income, and knowledge. Environmental and economic factors like advertising and promotion, product development and marketing, access and availability, price and indoor smoke-free rules are also significant to the increase in the number of people engaged in smoking. A child whose parents puff a cigarette is more likely to learn smoking. Considering those children who live in a home of smokers, it is not surprising to know that the number of children who start smoking at an early age also increases. According to research, children in the United States smoke 1.1 billion packs of cigarettes yearly (eMedicine 2006). Considering this large number of smokers, it is not impossible that the consequences will also be of great contribution in future health care costs. As the health consequences of cigarette smoking rampantly grow, and so is the need for medical treatment associated with the various diseases.

In Australia, the smoking incidence among women is higher as compared to that of men. It has been figured that this will continue within the next decade. Because of this, the Commonwealth of Australia has issued a call to action to develop new, innovative and effective smoking cessation measures for women (Worth 2002:1). In West Virginia, 90 per cent of women die of lung cancer, being attributed to smoking. This has been reported to be the sixth leading cause of death among women. If this will continue, the quality of life of every individual as well as their families will be affected. Just imagine how miserable it is, say, a mother is addictive to cigarette smoking, and then she eventually suffered a respiratory disease. This will require her to attain the services of a health care provider. What if, she is also the breadwinner in the family? It will also be an added burden to her family's financial needs as well as to her social life. This may sound as a familial issue, but, if we are going to analyze it deeply, there is a chain reaction involved. A person who is stricken by the tobacco epidemic will not be able to function well - at home, at work, everywhere. His or her productivity as well as the organization where he or she belongs will also suffer the… READ MORE

How to Reference "Cigarette Smoking" Term Paper in a Bibliography

Related Term Papers:

How Can I Quit Smoking? Essay

Smoking Cessation

Cigarette smoking is one of the most addictive habits of consumption, rivaling the addictive level of illicit drugs such as heroin and methamphetamine. Typically, the habit of smoking… read more

Essay 4 pages (1187 words) Sources: 2 Topic: Drugs / Alcohol / Tobacco

---

Smoking These Days Research Paper

("Smokeless tobacco and," 2008)

Conclusion:

Tobacco contains many hazardous elements which can deteriorate the functioning of almost all the organs and systems of the human body. Even if it is… read more

Research Paper 5 pages (1722 words) Sources: 2 Topic: Drugs / Alcohol / Tobacco

---

Cigarette Smoking Term Paper

Cigarette Smoking

Smoking is and has always been a fashionable and very destructive activity in the same time. Thousands of people die every day as a result of having smoked… read more

Term Paper 2 pages (793 words) Sources: 3 Style: MLA Topic: Drugs / Alcohol / Tobacco

---

Should Cigarette Smoking Be Banned in the Military Essay

Military Ethics -- Smoking

Within the last half century, the habit of tobacco smoking has undergone a tremendous change in terms of its perception in American society. In the middle… read more

Essay 6 pages (1776 words) Sources: 4 Style: MLA Topic: Drugs / Alcohol / Tobacco

---

Smoking Bans -- Justification Cigarette Essay

Smoking Bans -- Justification

Cigarette smoking is becoming less and less socially acceptable. For almost two decades, smoking has been banned in the workplace and in public transportation systems after… read more

Essay 2 pages (721 words) Sources: 1+ Topic: Drugs / Alcohol / Tobacco

---

View 100+ more related papers  >>