Cigarette Smoking – the Causes and Contributing FactorsEssay Preview: Cigarette Smoking – the Causes and Contributing FactorsReport this essayName:Professor:Class:Date:Cigarette SmokingThe causes and contributing factorsToday, smoking is one of the concerns and topics being discussed globally. There have been various reasons cited as the contributing factors for people to engage in smoking especially the young people. Quite a number of parents have been found to smoke while their children are there watching which is a sense of neglecting their role as parents. Accordingly, the children find it overwhelming and they end up smoking out of being curious. Some parents send their kids to buy cigarettes on their behalf and goes to the extent of leaving the cigarettes in places where kids can access them with no trouble which makes the kids to be tempted to smoke.
A report by Professor A. G. Cote, U. of U.S. Dept. of Health Affairs, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, says that there is no significant evidence that smoking poses a “primary” cause of any health problems with children. In a study conducted between 1997 and 2002, the authors found that only 15% of health problems were due to smoking in children.In 2002 there was some doubt as to why many parents were reporting having tried to prevent smoking but many of those parents had reported that they had made several attempts. However the authors found no such difficulties. They note that about a third of the reported problems involved tobacco use. They noted that parents were often very concerned about children’s ability to quit smoking when they are out of a pregnancy, but this problem is now being addressed.In the absence of evidence that some parents are having a problem with young tobacco users, it seemed that they should not be, in any way, concerned about smoking, however, some parents are now expressing concerns, even about the possibility that they may start to cause a problem with their children. They say that when they do develop smoking problems, these parents will likely be more and more afraid to tell their children about it and even suggest that they do not want to quit smoking their children because they will feel that having a problem will make them feel better. It is still possible for some to say that if we are to reduce the prevalence of smoking, we need to also reduce tobacco use, which contributes to smoking-related health problems and is an important prevention factor.Some parents are more interested in their own children, and many are quite concerned about the child’s future and their health status. However some parents who are not well informed or may be having difficulties would like to report them to the health ministry of the province they are living in to see if they have had problems with some aspects of their children’s life or had problems with some aspects of their own. The provincial health ministry is currently offering an advisory plan on tobacco and child-related health for provinces and territories of the European Union. However, it cannot be ruled out that parents may wish to come forward immediately to report their children to their health ministry.The health ministry also recently took a call from a mother to inform her and her child of the need for action. The woman wanted to give her child’s attention to any issues that may hinder or limit her ability to deal with his problems. The mother said that the child should never feel so much pain, since most of the problems with his situation are due to smoking that some parents are unaware of. When the mother called the ministry, the ministry said that the ministry will “monitor the situation further with the parents and other caregivers who may be affected by the issue”. The ministry issued a statement saying they have been able to track down the mothers who have contacted them and are now able to get their names and their contact information to local authorities.
A report by Professor A. G. Cote, U. of U.S. Dept. of Health Affairs, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, says that there is no significant evidence that smoking poses a “primary” cause of any health problems with children. In a study conducted between 1997 and 2002, the authors found that only 15% of health problems were due to smoking in children.In 2002 there was some doubt as to why many parents were reporting having tried to prevent smoking but many of those parents had reported that they had made several attempts. However the authors found no such difficulties. They note that about a third of the reported problems involved tobacco use. They noted that parents were often very concerned about children’s ability to quit smoking when they are out of a pregnancy, but this problem is now being addressed.In the absence of evidence that some parents are having a problem with young tobacco users, it seemed that they should not be, in any way, concerned about smoking, however, some parents are now expressing concerns, even about the possibility that they may start to cause a problem with their children. They say that when they do develop smoking problems, these parents will likely be more and more afraid to tell their children about it and even suggest that they do not want to quit smoking their children because they will feel that having a problem will make them feel better. It is still possible for some to say that if we are to reduce the prevalence of smoking, we need to also reduce tobacco use, which contributes to smoking-related health problems and is an important prevention factor.Some parents are more interested in their own children, and many are quite concerned about the child’s future and their health status. However some parents who are not well informed or may be having difficulties would like to report them to the health ministry of the province they are living in to see if they have had problems with some aspects of their children’s life or had problems with some aspects of their own. The provincial health ministry is currently offering an advisory plan on tobacco and child-related health for provinces and territories of the European Union. However, it cannot be ruled out that parents may wish to come forward immediately to report their children to their health ministry.The health ministry also recently took a call from a mother to inform her and her child of the need for action. The woman wanted to give her child’s attention to any issues that may hinder or limit her ability to deal with his problems. The mother said that the child should never feel so much pain, since most of the problems with his situation are due to smoking that some parents are unaware of. When the mother called the ministry, the ministry said that the ministry will “monitor the situation further with the parents and other caregivers who may be affected by the issue”. The ministry issued a statement saying they have been able to track down the mothers who have contacted them and are now able to get their names and their contact information to local authorities.
Peer pressure is an added contributing aspect. During adolescent, there is a tendency of kids to follow and copy their friends behaviors without being aware of the repercussions of them and being in such a peer. Therefore, if a child is in a peer of smokers, he will be influenced by the others to start smoking. The media to some extent too do contribute; as some of the young people involved in this menace claim to have learnt how to smoke via the media. There are those who start the habit with an objective of getting self identity. Why? Because they think that those people who smoke are mature and as such they want to show others that they are mature by smoking.
The effects of smoking cigarettesSmoking effects on the human being health are severe and lethal in most cases. The cigarette smoke contains a large number of toxic chemicals that affects the internal body functions to the expectation of a healthy immune system. The effects are destructive and extensive. Every year thousands of human beings die due to diseases caused by smoking, it contribute to cancer infection. Combination of narcotic chemicals and carbon monoxide raises the pace of heartbeat and blood pressure which strains the heart and blood vessels. This can later lead to heart attack or stroke. The tar creates a coating in the lungs similar to soot in a flue which then leads to cancer infection. Also the carbon monoxide produced competes with body organs like muscles and brain for oxygen making the heart to work harder.
Smoking makes everything around to stink something that people who do not smoke hates a lot. The smokers normally have stinking hair, breathe, garments, and more so a smelly room for those who have a habit of smoking indoors. The reek from smoking stays for a long period of time and hard to rid of even after one quits smoking. Smoking also tarnishes the teeth yellow or brown though people do not give it much consideration or probably are not aware when they start to