Cigarette smoking and diseases of the heart http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com Stop smoking tips Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:37:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Cigarette smoking and diseases of the heart http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/cigarette-smoking-and-diseases-of-the-heart.html http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/cigarette-smoking-and-diseases-of-the-heart.html#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:42:27 +0000 admin http://localhost/xampp/stopsmoke/?p=281 The addiction that people have to nicotine and a diet that consists of foods that are high in fat are the two biggest causes for individuals that end up suffering from heart disease. The toxic carcinogens that can be found in the tobacco of cigarettes that often leads to a variety of different problems of the heart that include coronary heart disease. If you are currently an individual that continuously inhales the nicotine and other harmful carcinogens that are found in the tobacco of cigarettes, this does not mean that it is too late to quit now and improve your chances of acquiring diseases of the heart and an endless number of other serious illnesses and deadly diseases that kill thousands of people every single year. When an individual smokes cigarettes over a long period of time and they are constantly inhaling the smoke of cigarettes, the arteries of the body can become constricted. This one factor alone will make the risk go up much higher for a heart attack. This is because the heart becomes contaminated, which results in numerous other organs in the body also becoming contaminated through the circulation of the blood flow as it travels through an individual’s body.

]]> http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/cigarette-smoking-and-diseases-of-the-heart.html/feed 1 Statistics concerning smoking involves more than people who smoke http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/statistics-concerning-smoking-involves-more-than-people-who-smoke.html http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/statistics-concerning-smoking-involves-more-than-people-who-smoke.html#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:38:19 +0000 admin http://localhost/xampp/stopsmoke/?p=279 Cigarette smoking, for countless individuals around the world is one of the hardest habits to break. It is a dangerous addiction that costs billions of dollars every year, not only in the purchases that are made to buy cigarettes, but a variety of other costs as well.

  • There was as much as $92 billion that was lost in annual productivity throughout the United States between the years of 1997 and 2001, which was a direct result of cigarette smoking.
  • 10% of the deaths that occurred worldwide was caused from smoking cigarettes.
  • There were 300,000 deaths that resulted in fires that cigarette smoking caused, and the cost involved from fires that were caused by smoking equaled $27 billion.
  • During this time there were 1,000,000 fires that were caused by children that were playing with lighters.
  • In 2003 much as 34% of the litter that was cleaned from coasts around the world, was from the trash of cigarettes and their packaging.
  • As much as $300 billion of the economic costs involved healthcare for the economy due to illness and diseases of cigarette smoking.

According to these figures, it is easy to see that smoking affects everyone.

]]> http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/statistics-concerning-smoking-involves-more-than-people-who-smoke.html/feed 1 Economic problems that arise from smoking cigarettes http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/economic-problems-that-arise-from-smoking-cigarettes.html http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/economic-problems-that-arise-from-smoking-cigarettes.html#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:37:33 +0000 admin http://localhost/xampp/stopsmoke/?p=277 There is a large amount of interesting information that has been found through various studies and research that has been performed on the many problems of smoking and the affects that this harmful addiction can cause to the environment. According to information that can be obtained on the website cancer.org, tobacco is a serious problem that causes a myriad of problems.

  • Healthcare that is provided to individuals increases.
  • It causes a diversion in land that could otherwise be used to grow a variety of different food products.
  • A large amount of money is spent on damage that is made to buildings that are caused by fires created from smokers that are careless.
  • Insurance premiums are increased.
  • It causes an increase in absenteeism of numerous employees.
  • Productivity among workers suffers a decrease.
  • The pollution and deforestation results in huge environmental costs.
  • Waterways and city streets all around the world are continuously littered by an endless amount of cigarette butts and packaging of cigarettes that individuals toss on the ground.

It is easy to see that cigarette smoking is a harmful addiction that does not only affect the pockets of individuals that smoke.

]]> http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/economic-problems-that-arise-from-smoking-cigarettes.html/feed 4 Organizations that provide helpful information to smokers http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/organizations-that-provide-helpful-information-to-smokers.html http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/organizations-that-provide-helpful-information-to-smokers.html#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:36:36 +0000 admin http://localhost/xampp/stopsmoke/?p=275 As the worldwide epidemic of cigarette smoking continues to rise higher and higher, there are several different organizations that are located all across the United States that strive to continue to provide an extensive amount of updated and current resources and data to the general public. The helpful information that these organizations provide to individuals is meant to educate every person that has picked up the addictive and unhealthy habit of cigarette smoking, that have the desire to remove this bad habit from their life. Organizations such as the National Cancer Institute, The American Cancer Society, and lungcancer.org are just a few of the agencies that offer valuable information on the resources that are available, and the educational material that can be found to assist individuals that would like to quit smoking. All the information that a person could possibly need to support their goal in removing nicotine from their body’s system is supplied through telephone assistance, support groups that can be found on the Internet and one-on-one groups that can be very helpful. The counseling that is provided by each of these agencies is made available to the public through various types of community and government obtained funds.

]]> http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/organizations-that-provide-helpful-information-to-smokers.html/feed 2 Signs and symptoms of lung cancer that cigarette smoking can cause http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/signs-and-symptoms-of-lung-cancer-that-cigarette-smoking-can-cause.html http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/signs-and-symptoms-of-lung-cancer-that-cigarette-smoking-can-cause.html#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:35:45 +0000 admin http://localhost/xampp/stopsmoke/?p=273 The longer amount of time that a person smokes and the higher number of cigarettes that they smoke each day can greatly increase the risk for such serious diseases as caner of the lungs. By completely removing the dangerous and unhealthy addiction of smoking the tobacco in cigarettes, an individual’s chance of acquiring lung cancer is reduced a great deal. A person generally does not even know that they have cancer in the lungs in its earliest stages because there are no symptoms that are noticeable. Once the disease has progressed, the individual may notice that bouts of bronchitis or pneumonia are recurring, chest pain, fatigue, breathlessness, loss of weight, and the production of phlegm that is blood-stained. The early detection of cancer in the lungs can be detected through the use of CT scans, x-rays, blood tests, and tests that are performed on mucus that has been coughed up. In cases where this type of disease is found early, the disease can be treated. However, this is dependent on which type or cancer it is, and the severity that the cancer has reached. Surgery is an option that is used to treat those who have tumors that are localized.

]]> http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/signs-and-symptoms-of-lung-cancer-that-cigarette-smoking-can-cause.html/feed 1 Prevention measures you can take against cancer of the lungs http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/prevention-measures-you-can-take-against-cancer-of-the-lungs.html http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/prevention-measures-you-can-take-against-cancer-of-the-lungs.html#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:34:50 +0000 admin http://localhost/xampp/stopsmoke/?p=271 Care of the lungs is a disease that affects hundreds of individuals every single year, and the sad fact of the matter is that in many cases, there are measures that could have been taken to prevent the individual from suffering this type of disease. There are a few different steps that can help a great deal in preventing cancer of the lungs. One of the most obvious things a person can do is to never smoke, and if you do smoke, it is important to kick the habit of nicotine right away. For individuals that do not smoke, it is important to avoid situations and areas that are common areas for second-hand smoke. You will also want to avoid specific areas of the environment that include poisonous substances such as asbestos and radon gas. Simply by making yourself aware of the surroundings that you are in, is a factor that can go a long ways to avoiding any exposure to these types of harmful toxins. As more individuals pick up the unhealthy habit of smoking cigarettes, the number of people that end up acquiring this serious disease that can ultimately take their life grows at a faster rate.

]]> http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/prevention-measures-you-can-take-against-cancer-of-the-lungs.html/feed 1 Common uses of Formaldehyde – An additive in cigarettes http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/common-uses-of-formaldehyde-%e2%80%93-an-additive-in-cigarettes.html http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/common-uses-of-formaldehyde-%e2%80%93-an-additive-in-cigarettes.html#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:21:59 +0000 admin http://localhost/xampp/stopsmoke/?p=269 There are more kids, teens, adults, and elderly that picks up the harmful habit of smoking cigarettes every single year. This is a serious problem that would more than likely never occur if these individuals had taken the time to become educated on the variety of different harmful chemicals that cigarettes contain, and the problems that each of them can cause. The tobacco in cigarettes goes through a process that adds as many as 599 additives and chemicals to the tobacco, and many of these substances are extremely harmful to the individuals that smoke these cigarettes. Formaldehyde is a chemical that is commonly known to be used in the preservation process that is performed on dead bodies. It is also used in the manufacturing process to make a variety of different materials. Individuals that breathe in the fumes that this particular chemical puts off will often end up suffering from coughing, burning that can occur to the throat, the nose, and the eyes, irritation occurring to the skin, and wheezing. This harmful chemical and several others are exactly what you are inhaling into your body’s system each time that you decide to light up and inhale the smoke of cigarettes.

]]> http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/common-uses-of-formaldehyde-%e2%80%93-an-additive-in-cigarettes.html/feed 1 Common uses of Ammonia – An additive in cigarettes http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/common-uses-of-ammonia-%e2%80%93-an-additive-in-cigarettes.html http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/common-uses-of-ammonia-%e2%80%93-an-additive-in-cigarettes.html#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:17:20 +0000 admin http://localhost/xampp/stopsmoke/?p=267 The leaves that are taken from the tobacco plant to use in cigarettes goes through a variety of different stages that are included in the processing before the final product is put into the cigarettes that are distributed all around the world that men, women, and children end up becoming addicted to. To many people, it is shocking to find out that there are several different harmful chemical substances that are added to tobacco, that would be extremely deadly if an individual were to consume these substances. One such chemical that is added to the tobacco in cigarettes is ammonia. The common use for this particular chemical is to be used as a household cleaner. People do not even have to ingest this harmful chemical for it to cause a large amount of irritation that occurs in the throat, on the skin, in the lungs, in the nose, and in the eyes. Not only is ammonia one of the harmful ingredients that have been approved to be added to tobacco by the Government of the United States, but there are several others that are just as harmful. It would be wise to think first before puffing on your next cigarette.

]]> http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/common-uses-of-ammonia-%e2%80%93-an-additive-in-cigarettes.html/feed 2 Common uses for Hydrogen Cyanide – An additive in cigarettes http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/common-uses-for-hydrogen-cyanide-%e2%80%93-an-additive-in-cigarettes.html http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/common-uses-for-hydrogen-cyanide-%e2%80%93-an-additive-in-cigarettes.html#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:16:41 +0000 admin http://localhost/xampp/stopsmoke/?p=265 More than likely there would be an endless number of kids, teenagers, adults, and elderly people that would have never picked up the harmful and addictive habit of smoking cigarettes if they had known beforehand of the harmful chemicals that are included in cigarettes. As many as 599 additives are added to the cigarettes that individuals smoke on a daily basis, many of which are extremely poisonous and should never be put into the body. One of these harmful chemicals is known as hydrogen cyanide. The common use for this chemical is that it is used during the manufacturing process of various materials such as pesticides, plastics, fibers, and plastics. During World War I, this dangerous chemical was used under the name of Zyklon B, as a genocidal agent. It is common sense that not a single person would purposefully ingest hydrogen cyanide unless they were making an attempt to take their own life. This is exactly what is happening when individuals smoke cigarettes, only it is happening in a much slower fashion. Surprisingly, this dangerous chemical and a variety of others are added to the tobacco in cigarettes under the approval of the United States Government.

]]> http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/common-uses-for-hydrogen-cyanide-%e2%80%93-an-additive-in-cigarettes.html/feed 7 A few facts of the history of cigarette smoking http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/a-few-facts-of-the-history-of-cigarette-smoking.html http://www.stopsmokingrecord.com/a-few-facts-of-the-history-of-cigarette-smoking.html#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:15:32 +0000 admin http://localhost/xampp/stopsmoke/?p=263 The unhealthy addiction to the carcinogen known as nicotine is an addiction that has been around for thousands of years. There were many American Indians that smoked tobacco before the European explorers even arrived. The number of men and women all around the world that have lost their life from the chemicals in tobacco is practically immeasurable, and dates back to being used more than 1,500 years ago, as seen in art of the early Mayan. Sailors of the 16th century were commonly known to smoke tobacco. Even more individuals joined in on this destructive habit when smokers of England made the cigar popular in the 1820’s. Not long after this time, the cigarette became well known throughout the area of Spain. When military soldiers of World War I were given rations, it even contained products of tobacco. Cigarette smoking has increasingly become more and more popular over the years, claiming an endless amount of victims along the way that suffered the serious problems that are often caused by this harmful addiction. One interesting fact is that the United States Government has approved more than 599 additives that cigarettes contain, and many of which cause unhealthy and deadly side effects.

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