Smoking Survey for English …. Research work!?

1. Effects of smoking.

“Immediate effects

– Smoking one cigarette immediately raises a person’s blood pressure and heart rate and decreases the blood flow to body extremities such as the fingers and toes.

– Brain and the nervous system activity is stimulated for a short time and then reduced.

– A smoker may also experience dizziness, nausea, watery eyes and acid in the stomach.

– Appetite, taste and smell are weakened.

Other effects of cigarette smoking

– Smokers typically experience shortness of breath, persistent coughs, reduced fitness, yellow stains on fingers and teeth and decreased sense of taste and smell.

– Smokers have more colds and flu than non-smokers and find it harder to recover from minor illnesses.

– Smoking can cause impotence in men, while women who smoke are less fertile than non-smokers.

– People who smoke tend to have facial wrinkles appearing much earlier and, in general, look older than non-smokers of the same age.

Smokers have an increased risk of developing:

– respiratory infections such as pneumonia and chronic bronchitis;

– emphysema (a progressive and potentially fatal lung disease);

– heart attack and coronary disease;

– cancer of the lung, throat, mouth, bladder, kidney, pancreas, cervix, stomach;

– stomach ulcers; and

– peripheral vascular disease due to decreased blood flow to the legs.

A person who is dependent on cigarettes may find that they experience withdrawal symptoms when they cut down or stop smoking cigarettes. These can include:

– increased nervousness and tension;

– agitation;

– loss of concentration;

– changes to sleep patterns;

– headaches;

– coughs; and

– cravings.

Other dangers and important facts

– Smoking during pregnancy can affect the unborn child, and babies are more likely to be born underweight, premature or stillborn.

– Passive smoking, where a person is subject to breathing in the cigarette smoke of others, can cause lung damage, including cancer and heart disease.

– Fifty Australians die every day from smoking compared with 10 who die from alcohol-related conditions or 4 who die from road accidents. ”

http://www.mydr.com.au/default.asp?article=2907

2. Reasons why people smoke.

“Three of the main reasons that young people smoke are to look mature, to be like their friends, and to experiment. Since teens see older people all around them smoking, especially their parents and relatives, they smoke to act older. If their friends or peers smoke, they may feel pressured into doing the same to be accepted. The last reason is the excitement of experimenting with something that is forbidden. In Massachusetts it is against the law for anyone under 18 years old to smoke. Usually parents do not allow their under age teens to smoke. Therefore, smoking becomes very attractive. It is exciting to get cigarettes and sneak away to smoke without being caught.

Adults smoke for other reasons. They may have a lot of stress and pressures because of economic and personal problems. They may be unemployed or working but not making enough money to take care of themselves and their families. They may be homeless, or they may be dealing with alcohol or cocaine/heroin addictions. Some may be in bad marriages or relationships in which there is physical and/or verbal abuse. All these people may smoke to feel relaxed or to give them energy while going through a hard time.

Whether young or old, some people smoke to control their weight. Smokers, on the average, weigh seven pounds less than non-smokers. Smoking reduces a person’s appetite. It lessens his/her sense of taste and smell. This could be why ex-smokers gain weight after quitting cigarettes. Food tastes and smells so much better.

Finally, there are people who say they love to smoke. Smoking gives them pleasure. It just makes them feel good.”

http://lincs.worlded.org/docs/tobacco/Unit3/1why_people_smoke.html

3. Not much. TV ads about the dangers of smoking, pamphlets, intervention.

4. How to know if a person is smoker:

PRIMARILY: Scent of hair, clothes, skin, or breath

OTHER SIGNS:

– Yellow teeth

– stained fingers

If the person is close to you and doing it secretly without your approval…

– they refuse to come near you or kiss you, or changes their clothes or brushes their teeth before coming near you because they know you will be able to detect the smell

– you find a pack of cigarettes, a lighter, ashes, and/or latex glove(s) in their car or other personal space. Usually found by rummaging without the smoker’s permission.

1. Cancer, death, cough, bad breath, yellow teeth etc.

2. They are addicted. But the first time is always in the influence from group – you are a part of a small society if you smoke. They think it makes them better.

3. The titles on the packets, commercials, public relations, laws.

4. He becomes nervous and his breath is really bad.

1. if sum 1 somkes he will suffer from all sorts of cancer such as toung, mouth, lungs. it affects certain parts of the eye. u wont taste food afta sumtime, u will loose da ability, u will b outa breath u wont hve stamina, die few yrs earlier b4 ur rite death date. lol. bt all this is long term.

2. i smoke wen im wid frnds, when im pissed, sumtimes happy, jus for the sake of smokin, stressed.

3. chew nicotine gums. seek help.

4. dat person stinks. tke an x-ray of the chest n u will c white holes. shows ur lungs r getin destroyed. a chain smoker’s hand shakes they cnt keep it stable. yellow teeth.

smoking can kill you, eczema, gangrene, cancer, respiratory illness….. some people smoke because they are addicted, peer pressure, social thing, habit, to look cool……….. Well they are advertising people who have been affected by smoking……… they show you human parts……… but at the end of the day the government owns the cigarette companies and they want you to keep smoking so they can keep making money……. you can tell if a person smokes by there breathe…. they have stained fingers……… yellow teeth……. and they are usually carrying a pack with them…….. good luck……