Category: Smoking

  • Anti-Smoking Persuasive Campaigns and Factors Determining Outcomes

    Introduction Tobacco has become one of the major health issues, affecting most of the American population and other world citizens. Many people are dying from life threatening sicknesses caused by tobacco and it is unfortunate that despite major campaigns to warn people of the dangers of cigarette smoking, they rarely change their attitude toward this…

  • Discussion: Treating Smoking Dependence

    A controlled study was performed to determine the efficacy of Mindfulness Therapy (MT) in treating smoking dependence among 40 adults. Half of the participants received the standard therapy for smoking dependence, while the rest received the MT. After 16 weeks, the participants were asked to fill out the Nicotine Dependence Syndrome Scale (NDSS) to indicate…

  • The Pros and Cons of Smoking Ban

    Cigarette smoking is an individuals behavior, which is addictive when not controlled. Most smokers start the action during their adolescence during their leisure time. The law does not prohibit individuals from smoking cigarettes even though some regulations forbid it in public places. Cigarettes are one product of tobacco and are sold under different names and…

  • Community-Based Interventions to Promote Non-Smoking

    A research design is a methodical plan to investigate a problem (Gnich, 2004). Every research utilizes a specific design in the methodologies depending on the type of the study to be carried out. Notably, the designs for the quantitative researches are descriptive, correlational, quasi-experimental, and experimental. The paper below analyzes an article from an online…

  • Smoking in Public Places: Should It Be Banned?

    Everybody knows about the harmful effects of smoking tobacco. It does significant damage to ones lungs, as well as teeth and skin. Moreover, smoking is addictive, and quitting the bad habit once it has been acquired becomes a serious problem with time. In addition to that, smoking strongly affects ones budget: heavy smokers go through…

  • Indoor Smoking Ban: Study Methodology

    The issue of whether or not the United States should pass a nationwide ban on indoor smoking is one that has managed to elicit a lot of debate. On the one hand, some support this move. Their stand is based on the obvious health risks that smoking in general, and indoor smoking in particular, poses…

  • Tobacco Smoking Among Adolescents: Signature Assignment

    Table of Contents Introduction Literature Review Conclusion References Introduction The method utilized in the analysis of the smoking issue among adolescents is a qualitative data collection approach. The given methodological framework seeks to understand the underlying cues that lead teenagers of low and middle-income households to try tobacco smoking. Data collection will occur in the…

  • Cigarette Smokers and Their Types

    Introduction A smoker is any person who consumes burned tobacco or its vapors, either through tasting or through inhaling. Smokers are classified according to the number of cigarettes they smoke per day. Different countries use different standards to classify smokers based on their consumption rate. Thus, we cannot say a heavy or light smoker consumes…

  • Why Should Smoking Be Banned in Public?

    Smoking is one of the major causes of death in the world. Cardiovascular diseases, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are associated with prolonged exposure to tobacco smoke. Many countries have stringent laws that prohibit smoking in public because of its negative health effects. The major argument for the implementation of such laws is…

  • Lowering Drinking and Smoking Age in the U.S.

    Table of Contents Introduction Historical Analysis of this Legal Topic The Implications of the MLDA My Position Conclusion: The Future References Introduction The minimum legal drinking age in the United States remains a highly contested issue. Currently, young adults below the age of 21 years are legally prohibited from purchasing alcohol in America. In most…