Tobacco Products Abuse

 Tobacco is a legal drug and it causes many deaths. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States, including an estimated 41,000 deaths resulting from secondhand smoke exposure. This is about one in five deaths annually, or 1,300 deaths every day.”  The problem comes due to nicotine, which is present on tobacco and is addictive. Consequently, it makes the hormone epinephrine to release, thus affecting the nervous system by stimulation and increasing blood pressure, heart rate and respiration.

     According to NIDA, “tobacco smoke is a complex mixture of chemicals such as carbon monoxide, tar, formaldehyde, cyanide, and ammonia—many of which are known carcinogens.” Therefore, nicotine is not responsible for cancer, cardiovascular disease or bronchial disorder. However, other chemical as mentioned above does. Also, many people said that pregnant woman should not smoke. This is related to cause problem, such as: low birth-weight, miscarriage, premature infants, learning and behavioral problems.

     In my environment it is very common to see smoker. They are not hard to find in any place I go. I do not like the smell at all, but must live with it as it is legal. However, there are consequences for those secondhand smokers. Consequently, for decrease such thing, areas for smokers have been made.

Reference:

CDC. (15 de April de 2015). Smoking & Tobacco Use. Recuperado el May de 2015, de CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fast_facts/

Nathan P. (2009, May 17). Smoking Kills (The Bryan Curtis story). Retrieved May 2015, from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVLtNgAhPRg

National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2014, December). Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products. Retrieved May 2015, from NIDA: http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/cigarettes-other-tobacco-products