Do you smoke? Thinking of quitting? Discovery Health lists seven reasons why you should quit smoking right now. Don't wait another minute, read this list now, and really think about these seven reasons. If not just for yourself, think of how you are effecting your loved ones. They might just persuade you ditch the smokes before it's too late... 1. You smell … [Read more...] about Seven Reasons to Stop Smoking
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Big Tobacco Before Congress: Ex-Tobacco Scientist Tells Story at Pinon Hills, Nevada
Minden - Students of Pinon Hills Elementary School expressed both wonder and disgust when Victor DeNoble walked around showing them a piece of a human brain. "It looks pretty cool but kind of disgusting," said fourth-grader Timothy Cadaret at the presentation. DeNoble, a former tobacco scientist for Philip Morris, said he approached a 63-year-old hospital patient dying of … [Read more...] about Big Tobacco Before Congress: Ex-Tobacco Scientist Tells Story at Pinon Hills, Nevada
National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems Teleconference Notes
The following information is a the Position Statement on Smoking Policy and Treatment at State Operated Psychiatric Hospitals. Silently and insidiously tobacco sales and tobacco smoking became an accepted way of life not only in our society, but also in our public mental health treatment facilities. Revenue from sales of tobacco provides discretionary income for … [Read more...] about National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems Teleconference Notes
Smoking Cigarettes Effects on Lung Health
Every time you inhale smoke from a cigarette, you kill some of the alveoli, or the air sacks in your lungs. These air sacks are where the oxygen that you breathe in is transferred into your blood. The alveoli will not grow back. So if you destroy them, you permanently have destroyed part of your lungs. Smoking paralyzes the cilia that line your lungs. Cilia are … [Read more...] about Smoking Cigarettes Effects on Lung Health
How Smoking Damages The Lungs
The video "How Smoking Damages The Lungs," explains in easy terms why the 4000 chemicals released by smoking a cigarette will damage your lungs. A simple demonstration helps to give a visual perspective of the tar and chemicals that reach the lungs with each cigarette that is smoked. The message really drives home the point that on average a smoker's life is decreased by … [Read more...] about How Smoking Damages The Lungs
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