Health effects
May 21 2013 17:49
Smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death globally. In the United States about 500,000 deaths per year are attributed to smoking-related diseases and a recent study estimated that as much as 1/3 of China's male population will have significantly shortened life-spans due to smoking.[37] Male and female smokers lose an average of 13.2 and 14.5 years of life, respectively.[38] At least half of all lifelong smokers die earlier as a result of smoking.[39][40] The risk of dying from lung cancer before age 85 is 22.1% for a male smoker and 11.9% for a female current smoker, in the absence of competing causes of death. The corresponding estimates for lifelong nonsmokers are a 1.1% probability of dying from lung cancer before age 85 for a man of European descent, and a 0.8% probability for a woman.[41] Smoking one cigarette a day results in a risk of heart disease that is halfway between that of a smoker and a non-smoker. The non-linear dose response relationship is explained by smoking's effect on platelet aggregation.[42]
Among the diseases that can be caused by smoking are vascular stenosis, lung cancer,[43] heart attacks[44] and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.[45] Smoking during pregnancy may cause ADHD to a fetus.[46]
Many governments are trying to deter people from smoking with anti-smoking campaigns in mass media stressing the harmful long-term effects of smoking. Passive smoking, or secondhand smoking, which affects people in the immediate vicinity of smokers, is a major reason for the enforcement of smoking bans. This is a law enforced to stop individuals smoking in indoor public places, such as bars, pubs and restaurants. The idea behind this is to discourage smoking by making it more inconvenient, and to stop harmful smoke being present in enclosed public spaces. A common concern among legislators is to discourage smoking among minors and many states have passed laws against selling tobacco products to underage customers. Many developing countries have not adopted anti-smoking policies, leading some to call for anti-smoking campaigns and further education to explain the negative effects of ETS (Environmental Tobacco Smoke) in developing countries.[citation needed]
Despite the many bans, European countries still hold 18 of the top 20 spots, and according to the ERC, a market research company, the heaviest smokers are from Greece, averaging 3,000 cigarettes per person in 2007.[47] Rates of smoking have leveled off or declined in the developed world but continue to rise in developing countries. Smoking rates in the United States have dropped by half from 1965 to 2006, falling from 42% to 20.8% in adults.[48]
The effects of addiction on society vary considerably between different substances that can be smoked and the indirect social problems that they cause, in great part because of the differences in legislation and the enforcement of narcotics legislation around the world. Though nicotine is a highly addictive drug, its effects on cognition are not as intense or noticeable as other drugs such as, cocaine, amphetamines or any of the opiates (including heroin and morphine).[citation needed]
Smoking is a risk factor in Alzheimer's disease.[49] While smoking more than 15 cigarettes per day has been shown to worsen the symptoms of Crohn's disease,[50] smoking has been shown to actually lower the prevalence of ulcerative colitis.[
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Kevin M. May 22 2013 19:02Hide anything that lives! Your plants included lol. His breath is so noxious it will destroy anything! Lol
Karim X. May 22 2013 18:56Hide also your pets and toys lol
Kevin M. May 22 2013 18:51Haha another reason never to turn your back on him is that he will try and molest your ass! Lol. Man or woman it makes no difference to him! He is a serial groper lol
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May 22 2013 18:36When i met you in Riga and Rome you were always smoking it disgusted me .
Now we fall out i tell you i hope you die of cancer through smoking.Your lungs are rotting like your brain is the rubbish you write on here. Remember this photo where you were trying to look cool dressing what looked like a woman you freak!
Karim X. May 22 2013 18:36haha good one! So now we know why he had so much "success" in Riga when he was there! Well at least cigarettes are cheap in Riga... and it's good for him it's his only friends there lol! Well guys, if you have rats or any other rodents, bat at home, invite Walter for 15 min and you will get rid of everything! PS: Get a gas mask or you won't survive it... and another advice never turn your back and keep him away from your belongings, he is Italian...
Kevin M. May 22 2013 18:33And his breath already reeks of shit even before smoking so brushing his teeth won't hide that pungent smell lol
Kevin M. May 22 2013 18:29His nicotine stained teeth are more yellow than butter lol and browner than excrement lol
Kevin M. May 22 2013 18:28His nicotine stained teeth are more yellow than butter lol and browner than excrement lol
Karim X. May 22 2013 18:23haha he is smoking like teenagers do to pretend they are adults! Well when we see u dancing, believe me, nothing will help ;) And brush your teeth before returning home or la mama will give u a good spanking lol
Kevin M. May 22 2013 17:54And by the way Walter.... Smoking won't affect your health.... Your already brain dead!
Kevin M. May 22 2013 17:54And by the way Walter.... Smoking won't affect your health.... Your already brain dead!
Kevin M. May 22 2013 17:45Shut up Walter....we are soooo not interested in you or any of your nasty little habits
iamWalter t. May 22 2013 17:30for you information i am a smoker and i don't care if others do not regardless of their age
smoking is one of the last pleasure of the life please dont be hipocrit and reply to my thoughts about the deviation of hosexuality as also stated by the WHO as a recognised illness
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May 22 2013 16:34I hate smoking you can smell it on peoples clothes who smoke or their breath if they talk to you.
I do not let people who smoke do it in my house or car ad even cigarette smoke can affect non smokers.
It is up to individual people whether they smoke or not do not see the point of it myself.
It amazes me how many minors smoke or people who try to get chimpanzees and other animals to smoke so cruel.
Kevin M. May 22 2013 16:09Yeah if you got kids in the house, car etc and you want a fag then just go outside and have one. Ex smoker myself , the thought of lighting up now makes me heave lol. But guilty pleasures can't be denied, everyone's got something that's a bit unhealthy that they like to do now and again. If you wanna smoke then do it, you know the health risks involved so its up to you if you think it's worth it, as long as its not affecting somebody else's health.
Karim X. May 22 2013 15:38There I agree with you... a mum waiting for a kids or parents having a kid can just not smoke near them... They can smoke outside, not too hard... of course it's better not to smoke... but again, we know it's unhealthy, and after, we do what we want with it...
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May 22 2013 08:16Karim, sure, if one wants to mess up his life with smoking, he's free to do so as long as it doesn't influence others. But I have to say my blood boils over when I see a parent smoking next to their small child(ren). That poor kid has no way of escaping the smokes... Parenting fail at its finest...
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May 21 2013 23:57You must think about this Walter regarding aids with you being gay you must not have long to live.You look older on this photo of you today.See life span below
Kevin M. May 21 2013 23:29Dear Walter..... SHUT THE FUCK UP PLEASE!
iamWalter t. May 21 2013 23:22please think about it below