http://www.antismokingadvisor.com A Site Dedicated to Educating You About Smoking Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:59:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cigarette smoking has been directly linked to a variety of ailments, the most common of which are cancer and cardiovascular (heart) problems. Smokers who do not die a premature death as a result of cancer or heart disease almost always end up with emphysema, which is a severe blockage of the ... http://www.antismokingadvisor.com/smoking-health-risks Fruit of the New World The tobacco plant grew naturally in North and South America starting about 6,000 B.C. Mayans in Mexico and Central America were among the first to use the plant as a medicinal and spiritual aid, incorporating it into their religious rituals and using it to combat pain ... http://www.antismokingadvisor.com/tobacco-history As tobacco use has fallen in the United States and other Western countries in the past 20 years, tobacco companies have directed their efforts towards the developing world, especially Asia, with increasing success. Currently, 1.3 billion people worldwide are regular tobacco users, or roughly one-third of the world population. Around ... http://www.antismokingadvisor.com/global-tobacco-use Who Uses Smokeless Tobacco Smokeless tobacco, also referred to as snuff or chew, is a tobacco product commonly associated with specific sub-cultures in the U.S., most commonly rural Westerners (cowboys), middle and lower class athletes, and blue collar workers. Nicotine is absorbed into the body by placing fine cut tobacco in ... http://www.antismokingadvisor.com/smokeless-tobacco The negative health effects of cigarette smoking are various and well known, including much higher instances of many kinds of cancer, heart disease, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. Many other illnesses can be associated with people who are exposed to smokers as well - children of smokers are more likely to ... http://www.antismokingadvisor.com/cigarette Cigarette smoking is one of the largest public health tragedies of modern civilization. The number of people who die each year from smoking-related causes in the United States alone could fill three jumbo jets every day, 365 days a year. This fact has long spurred activists to fight tobacco use. Since ... http://www.antismokingadvisor.com/anti-smoking-ad-campaigns The Rationale for Banning Public Smoking Although controversial when they first appeared earlier this decade, public smoking bans have become increasingly present in state and federal legislation. The primary reason to instate a public smoking ban is the harmful health effects of secondhand smoke. However there are many other important reasons, including: the ... http://www.antismokingadvisor.com/public-smoking-bans Teens' Vulnerability to Tobacco Advertising While teenage smoking rates have declined in recent years, the battle to educate teens about the risks of cigarette smoking continues. An estimated 60 percent of smokers start smoking by age 14, and 90 percent of smokers are addicted to nicotine by age 19, meaning that ... http://www.antismokingadvisor.com/teen-smoking Secondhand smoke refers to the smoke and gases emitted from a burning cigarette, cigar, or pipe, as well as the smoke exhaled by the smoker. Even a small amount of secondhand, or environmental, smoke can affect a non-smoker's health. The primary health risks of smoking cigarettes are also elevated in ... http://www.antismokingadvisor.com/second-hand-smoke There are many so-called "alternative" ways to quit smoking, with the most common alternatives being hypnosis, laser treatment, and acupuncture. The most important thing to remember with these treatements is they can be expensive, and since they do not operate under the jurisdiction of the FDA, their efficacy is not ... http://www.antismokingadvisor.com/quit-smoking-alternatives