Dangers Second Hand Smoke

by electric cigarette on Friday, July 10th, 2009 | No Comments

Dangers Second Hand Smoke

In keeping with the health principles behind our health and wellness products, we consistently try to increase awareness that cigarette smoking is dangerous to your health! Smoking shortens your life span and steeply increases your chances of getting cancer. Despite consistent warnings on the dangers of smoking, we still see cigarette brands aggressively advertised on TV and more people buying into the glamorized image of cigarettes.

The warnings are everywhere - subway stations, anti-smoking TV ads and even on the packs of cigarettes themselves! We certainly know the dangers that cigarette smoking pose to our health. Why then do we still see celebrities with their requisite cigarette sticks? Why do we see teenagers hanging out with a cigarette dangling from their lips? If you are a smoker, why don't you stop smoking? Here are five reasons why you need to quit smoking today.

Smoking is bad for your health - Aside from lung cancer, smoking is also considered as a major cause of cardiovascular diseases. Smoking is also linked to cancers of the bladder, mouth, and throat just to name a few. It also raises blood pressure and increases risk of cataracts. In addition, smoking may contribute to fertility problems.
Smoking can break your relationships - Non-smokers prefer non-smoking partners due to obvious reasons. For one, they don't want to expose themselves to second-hand smoke. Non-smokers also hate the smell of cigarette, which usually clings to a smoker's body even after they have washed their hands.
Smoking looks so out of style - The days of looking "cool" while puffing a cigarette is long gone. Nowadays people are more educated on the risk of smoking. Still, a lot of people, especially young adults, think that lighting up a cigarette will make them appear better than their peers.
Smoking is more expensive than quitting smoking - You will be surprised to know how much you are actually spending for cigarettes. Do a quick online search for "smoking calculator" to find out. On the other hand, seminars and programs that will help you quit smoking will set you back just a couple of hundred dollars at most.
It's not as hard as you may think to stop smoking - Every smoker will tell you that it's hard to quit, when in actuality it's not. They just don't want to quit. If you put your mind and heart to it, with a little help from family and friends, you can kick that nasty habit once and for all.

On the other hand, if you have decided to quit smoking our health articles will provide you with impetus to start and take solid steps to leading a nicotine free life! Read our posted health articles and be enlightened. Another one, some of the health website can provide for you with pertinent information, advice, tips, and other alternative means to overcome your smoking. If there are other concerns and experiences that you would like to share with other smokers feel free to contribute your feedback and comments to them.

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R&Sers, according to your moral/religious views, would you oppose or support a residential smoking ban?

(in homes where there are children--in order to protect them from the dangers of second-hand smoke) Why or why not? If you would support such a law, how do you feel the residential smoking ban should be enforced?

Additionally, if such a law were enacted, do you feel smokers should be given more freedom to smoke in public places (restaurants, bars, etc.) to compensate for not being allowed to smoke in their own homes?
Adrienne, good answer. Never doubt the power of prayer. Glory be to God and Mary forever!

That's tough. I know God gives us free will, so I don't like the thought of controlling others. But when that free will puts helpless children or guests in danger, I'd go with a ban.

And in public places, that ban should be even tighter, because smoking there affects even more people.