Anti-smoking ads that reveal the tobacco industry's deceptive practices have been aggressively quashed through various methods found Temple University Assistant Professor Jennifer K. Ibrahim, co-author of an analysis in the August issue of the American Journal of Public Health. In the article, Ibrahim tracks the rise and fall of state and national efforts to curb smoking for … [Read more...] about Tobacco Industry Efforts to Derail Effective Anti-Smoking Campaigns
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Thanks, Tobacco: You Killed My Mom
I just discovered this video by AARON SHAWN GRAY (known as sonicbondage) on You Tube this evening. This is the story of a mother who went in for medical tests and was diagnosed with Stage IV Lung Cancer. It gives you insight into what a family goes through when someone is lost to lung cancer. Her son Shawn created this video to honor his Mom's last wishes to tell people … [Read more...] about Thanks, Tobacco: You Killed My Mom
How Your Lungs Work
You breathe in and out anywhere from 15 to 25 times per minute, Without even thinking about it. When you exercise, your breathing rate goes up -- again, without you thinking about it. You breathe so regularly that it is easy to take your lungs for granted. You can't even stop yourself from breathing if you try! Smoker's Lung Pathology Photo Essay This photo … [Read more...] about How Your Lungs Work
Just Don’t Smoke!
At 2.6 years quit I rarely think of smoking anymore. If I do entertain the concept of smoking I almost always cancel out the thought instantly. The most important aspect of the quit process is to become educated about what smoking does to the human body. As a young quit I forced myself to watch a Lung Bronchoscopy of a patient with lung cancer. He was a 57 year old … [Read more...] about Just Don’t Smoke!
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