Cigarette smoking is a hard habit to kick. For those that succeed in quitting, whether it’s cold turkey or gradual, it’s important to remind yourself of the reasons why. Physical and emotional motivators can be the most powerful, and therefore most likely to help you abstain. While there are many known effects of nicotine abuse, such as cancer and shortened life span, some … [Read more...] about 5 Ways Cigarette Smoking Damages Your Oral Health
The Poverty Trap of Tobacco Farmers in Developing Countries
To keep up with the demand for tobacco, transnational tobacco companies and manufacturers encourage farmers in developing countries to grow the plant. This crop has been promoted as a solution to the extensive poverty these farmers experience. Tobacco farmers receive low wages, put in long hours to tend to this intensive crop, and all benefits are had by the tobacco … [Read more...] about The Poverty Trap of Tobacco Farmers in Developing Countries
Do You Know What’s in Your Cigarette?
After manufacturing, a cigarette contains 20% expanded tobacco (tobacco puffed with carbon dioxide to be used as a filler), tobacco leaf stems, and reclaimed tobacco. 30% is made of reconstituted tobacco. The remaining 50% is tobacco treated with sugar to help cover up nicotine’s bitter taste, and to help enhance the absorption of the nicotine in the body. There are also … [Read more...] about Do You Know What’s in Your Cigarette?
The Tobacco Conspiracy: Investigative Documentary Challenges Industry Lies
Filmmaker Nadia Collot took three years to dig deep into the global tobacco industry and uncover the major lies and fraud for which it's responsible. In The Tobacco Conspiracy (Kuiv Productions and National Film Board of Canada), the network of deceit and lies of the Big Tobacco companies is highlighted, as well as the expanse of this manipulation and … [Read more...] about The Tobacco Conspiracy: Investigative Documentary Challenges Industry Lies
Funding Tobacco Control Programs Has Long-Term Payoff
States feel the economic effects of smoking through increased health and medical costs and lost productivity of its citizens. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that states fund tobacco control programs in order to reduce the economic burden of smoking’s effects. Some states have been cutting back on the funding of these programs as a cost-saving measure. … [Read more...] about Funding Tobacco Control Programs Has Long-Term Payoff
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