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Keane Bokol Smoking Hazards

Hi my name is Keane, and I would like to talk about some of the effects of smoking. When cigarettes are made, there are up to 599 possible chemicals added. Cigarette smoke contains over 4000 chemicals when it is burned, with over 40 of them being known carcinogens. There is enough nicotine in four or five cigarettes to kill an average adult if ingested whole. However, most smokers take in only one or two milligrams of nicotine per cigarette with the remainder being burned off. Although cigarettes are known to cause financial problems, cancers, and chronic diseases, there are still 1.1 billion smokers in the world today. In the Erie area, cigarettes currently cost between $5.00 and $6.00 per pack. Someone who smokes one pack a day spends about $180.00 per month on cigarettes alone. The money spent on cigarettes and other tobacco products could be used toward his or her taxes, house utilities, car/life insurance, or daily living expenses, such as food. There are many health risks that could result from smoking, such as lung and mouth cancer and. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death, and cigarette smoking causes the most cases. Almost every year 1.3 million people get diagnosed with lung cancer (“ Passive Smoking” 1). Most cases of lung cancer death, close are caused by cigarette smoking. For close to 90% of men and 80% of Women smoking can lead to other health problems,( “Martin Cancer Statistics”) like emphysema, wheezing, panting, and shortness of breath. There is no cure for chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases such as emphysema. Exposure to cigarette smoke is linked with 22,000 new cases of wheezing and asthma, and 20,000 cases of lower respiratory tract infection. These cases led to 9,500 UK hospital admissions. Smoking can also cause heart disease, stroke, peptic ulcers, bone fractures, sleep disorders, and frequent colds. Pregnant women who smoke have a greater risk of miscarriage or still births. There are many dangerous effects of second-hand smoke, as well. For example, if you are in a crowd full of other people and they are smoking, there are still dangers from inhaling the smoke that lingers in the air. Think about who you hang around with, because second-hand smoke can lead to the same big health problems. Parents shouldn’t subject their children to second-hand smoke because it could affect their children with respiratory infection. People in the world should not smoke tobacco or use tobacco related products. There are severe dangers and risks linked with smoking such as cancer, disease, or death. Every eight seconds, a human life is lost to tobacco use somewhere in the world. This adds up to five million deaths per year. As a smoker, you are not only putting yourself at risk, but also the people around you. I hope you have enjoyed my speech and that if you’re a smoker I recommend you to quit and have a clean life. Thanks for listening.

Works Cited Keane Bokol

Martin, Terry. "Shocking Smoking Facts and Tobacco Statistics." //Quit Smoking | Quit Smoking Support |// //Smoking Cessation//. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2010. .

Martin, Terry. "Cancer Statistics Smoking and Cancer Statistics." //Quit Smoking | Quit Smoking Support |// //Smoking Cessation//. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2010. .

"Passive Smoking is Major Hazard to Children's Health." //Practice Nurse// 39.7 (2010): 1. //Consumer Health// //Complete//. Web. 23 Sept. 2010.