The Hazards Of Smoking Essay Research Paper — страница 2

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birth defects. Their babies often weigh less, which causes additional problems for the baby s health. The surgeon general warns that smoking “may complicate pregnancy” and “smoking by pregnant women may result in fetal injury, premature birth and low birth weight” Non-smokers involuntarily inhale smoke from other people s cigarettes, which sometimes causes them eye, nose or throat irritation, in addition to coughing and sneezing. Nonsmokers who live in the same house as a smoker have almost twice the risk of developing lung cancer as non smokers who live in a smoke free-environment. Here is what you can do to protect you and your family from the dangerous effects of smoke and smokers: don t smoke in your house or let anyone else smoke in your house; don t smoke or allow

anyone to smoke around your children especially infants and toddlers; and in restaurants ask to sit in the nonsmoking area. In closing, it has been medically proven that cigarettes have many dangerous effects on a smoker s life. Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of premature death in this country. Smoking not only harms the health of the user, but also the health of non-smokers who share the same space. Not smoking and stopping smokers from smoking are the two most important things we can do for ourselves and our loves ones in order to live longer lives. Part II I chose to do my report on smoking cigarettes because I often see young people smoking thinking it is cool. Not only does it ruin their image, but it also ruins their health. Young people are always trying to smoke,

and older, wiser people are always trying to quit. In doing this report I have learned more about the dangerous chemicals I have always known were in cigarettes. I have learned that cigarettes cause more than just lung cancer. Also, I have learned that filters in cigarettes are not as good as I thought. Bibliography 1) “Smoking” Encarta. 1997ed. CD-ROM Redmond: Microsoft, 1993 333