Essays on Smoking

 Introduction People smoke mostly in the form of cigarettes. Some people use even cigars, pipes, etc. All these contain dried leaves of the tobacco plant. A cigarette or any such thing is made to inhale smoke. It contains a harmful substance ‘nicotine’. Tobacco is an agricultural product, grown on farms. Farmers get a good income…

Psychological perspectives of smoking This essay will consider how each of the 5 psychological perspectives explain smoking. I will cover the psychodynamic, the behaviouristic, the biological, the cognitive and the humanistic approach. Psychodynamic approach The psychodynamic approach views behaviour in terms of past childhood experiences, and the influence of unconscious processes. There are five psychosexual…

Cigarette? Why not? How about I’ll tell you why? Smoking can be considered one of the most dangerous habits that any one individual can have. Smoking kills an average of 450,000 people each year. More deaths are caused each year by cigarettes and tobacco use than by all deaths from human immunodeficiency virus, illegal drug…

            The movie “Thank you for smoking” is one of the best American drama films which represent a number of characters. It is an interesting film with satirical scenes which are very entertaining. Any individual who has ever watched the movie is always eager to watch it a second time. The film needs the viewer…

In the past decades, an increasing number of countries have imposed a ban on smoking in public places, including restaurants and bars. Unlike other regulations of cigarettes such as tax or promoting ban, this territorial smoking control sparked heated debates. While some argue that the implementation of this regulation is inefficient and reduce the public…

Cigarette Smoking and the Secondhand Smoking Disease, Emphysema Gregory A. Smith, Jr. University of Phoenix COMM/105 Dr. R. LoDato March 24, 2010 Cigarette smoking is a worldwide problem. Studies show that one in three adult’s smoke, with more than one billion people smoking worldwide. The number of non- smokers, are far greater; however, the hazardous…

This is a story about Stephanie. When she was 16 she had her first cigarette, in the back of her friends car. Her friend lit up a cigarette for herself and then offered Stephanie one. Stephanie knew that smoking was bad for you, but everyone else she knew had tried it. She wanted to feel…

Should the people decide to ban smoking from public places? Today people smoke and don’t realize of their surroundings. People who smoke are inconsiderate of those who don’t smoke. Don’t non-smokers have the right not to be secondhand smokers? Smoking can do lots of harm to the person smoking as well as the nonsmoker. A…

Fist of all, many teens don’t know that the only thing smoking will give them is a slow painful death. Others know it but they just don’t care about themselves. Almost every single person knows their smoking gives cancer and they still do it. Not only does smoking affects the smoker, but it also affects…

Peer Pressure A teen’s first cigarette usually comes from a friend. Peer pressure has tremendous impact on a young person’s decision to experiment with cigarettes, according to Teen Smoking. Sometimes, teens start smoking because a friend dares them to. Other teens who are trying to find themselves experiment with cigarettes and become addicted. Smoking is…