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Smoker
* Every smoker knows the multiple health dangers associated with smoking.
* Many Smokers believe they continue to smoke because of their self-destructive attitude.
* Many smokers become depressed, or more depressed, after they stop smoking
  - ill or die from the effects of tobacco
  - blame their littering behaviour on a lack of well placed bins for cigarette butts
* Many smokers develop a chronic hacking cough, which can lead to emphysema and bronchitis
  - circulatory problems, are short of breath, and have low energy levels
* Many smokers feel conflicted about the role smoking plays in their lives
  - that prohibiting smoking in dorm rooms is an infringement on their rights
  - have less physical endurance than nonsmokers, mainly due to decreased lung function
  - light up when drinking alcohol or eating particular foods
  - lose wages from work days lost from smoking-related illnesses
* Many smokers report a sense of relaxation when they smoke a cigarette
  - having problems sleeping after they stop smoking
  - that they enjoy the taste, smell and feel of cigarettes
  - say that smoking after a meal is relaxing
* Many smokers say they are worried that they'll gain weight if they stop smoking
  - enjoy smoking
  - select different shapes for different times of the day
* Many smokers tend to deceive themselves about the actual number of cigarettes they smoke each day
  - use smoking in controlling their moods
* Many smokers use cigarettes as a crutch or stress reliever
  - reward when they finish an unpleasant task
  - worry about weight gain if they stop smoking
* Most smokers admit they're addicted.
* Most smokers are aware of the consequences of smoking
  - convinced smoking is essential in performing many normal daily activities
  - drug addicts
  - fearful of being able to handle some situations without a cigarette
* Most smokers begin smoking during their teenage years
  - the deadly tobacco habit as kids
* Most smokers develop respiratory problems
  - same respiratory problems
* Most smokers die of cancer
  - lung cancer
  - get cigarettes
  - go through five states of quitting
* Most smokers have a cough, so change is important
  - health outcomes
  - little difficulty refraining from smoking for an hour or two
  - proteins
  - their own smoking habits, often tied to certain moods, events or places
  - waists
  - initiate tobacco use as children
* Most smokers know that cigarette smoking and other forms of tobacco use are harmful
  - nicotine is the force behind their addiction
  - live in developing countries
* Most smokers possess incredible physical strength
  - say they began smoking as teenagers
* Most smokers smoke cigarettes
  - more when they are upset or bothered
  - on a daily basis
* Most smokers start as teenagers, and by the time they're old enough to know better, it's too late
  - teens
  - at early age thus developing a substance dependence
  - early in life
  - in their teens
  - young
  - take up smoking in their school years
  - tend to gain a little weight when they quit smoking
  - try to quit at least five or six times before they succeed, researchers say
  - use tobacco regularly because they are addicted to nicotine
* Some smokers are more dependent on nicotine than others
  - assume that chewing tobacco safe alternative to cigarettes
  - benefit from medications that decrease depression or anxiety
  - buy pipes rather than cigarettes
  - can achieve long-term smoking cessation through willpower alone
  - consume cigarettes
  - die from smoke
* Some smokers have a built-in temperature indicator
  - babies
  - excretion
  - few or no withdrawal symptoms
  - high risks of injury
* Some smokers increase growth
  - population growth
  - primarily have emphysema and some primarily have chronic bronchitis
  - refuse to quit smoking because they're afraid that they'll gain weight
  - report that smoking produces relaxation
* Some smokers say nicotine reduces their appetite, so they eat less
  - they smoke because they are nervous
  - turn to food during the quitting process
* Some smokers use their cigarettes to deal with anger or embarrassment or loneliness
  - tobacco to combat depression
* account for most lung cancer deaths.
* actually develop an increased number of nicotine receptors in the brain.
* also are more likely to die early
  - breathe in nicotine
  - expose themselves to nicotine found in cigarettes
  - get wrinkles at an earlier age
* also have a higher frequency of respiratory illnesses than nonsmokers do
  - incidence of hand contraction and nerve problems
  - rate of cardiovascular and respiratory disease
  - risk of several other forms of cancer
  - higher intakes of fats, increasing their risk of heart disease
  - more pain than nonsmokers
  - three times more cavities than nonsmokers
  - learn that regular smoking prevents abstinence symptoms from developing
  - pay taxes with each pack of cigarettes they buy
  - report smoking less when they smoke a combination of the new and existing cigarettes
  - run an increased risk of developing refractory periodontitis
  - tend to get colds and other respiratory tract infections more often than nonsmokers
* also tend to have a shorter menstrual cycle than non-smokers
  - thinner build and reach menopause earlier
  - earlier menopause
  - more problems with heartburn
  - heal more slowly when they do have back injuries due to decreased oxygen flow
* always bear the costs of their consumption choices.
* appear to have different dietary habits and health behaviour.
* are also at increased risk of gum disease and tooth loss
* are also more at risk of fractures as their bone mineral density is lower than non-smokers
  - likely than non-smokers to suffer from stomach ulcers
* are also more likely to develop periodontal disease that non-smokers
  - die quickly and suddenly than nonsmokers
* are also more likely to experience ectopic pregnancy
  - premature facial wrinkling and other skin problems
  - give birth to babies with health problems
  - somewhat less critical of tobacco companies
  - are also more likely to die from their heart attack
  - as much victims as people making free choices
* are at a greater risk for lung cancer due to exposure to radon than are nonsmokers
  - of developing macular degeneration than nonsmokers
  - an even higher risk of developing radon-induced lung cancer
* are at greater risk if they also live in homes which have high radon levels
  - of significant medical problems than non-smokers
  - higher risk for hip fracture, and smokers' bones heal more slowly
* are at higher risk of developing asbestos induced lung cancer
  - asbestos-induced lung cancer
  - radon induced lung cancer
  - increased risk as their skin has a less abundant blood supply
  - much greater risk from radon in air than nonsmokers
* are at risk for many diseases and unpleasant situations
  - significant bronchitis and pneumonia
  - aware that their addiction is bad
  - capable of smoke
  - close to eight times more likely to suffer an aortic aneurysm than non-smokers
  - consumers
  - especially at risk for cancer
* are even more at risk when inhaling asbestos fibers
  - likely to develop hearing loss and problems with eyesight
* are far more likely to develop serious diseases, like lung cancer, than non-smokers
  - serious diseases, like lung cancer, than nonsmokers
  - five times more likely to have periodontal disease than non-smokers
  - four times more likely to have gum disease than nonsmokers are
  - likely to exhibit a variety of symptoms that reveal the damage caused by smoking
  - litterbugs
  - located in bus stops
  - more likely than most individuals to have a Vitamin C deficiency
* are more likely than nonsmokers to contract heart disease
  - experience tooth decay and gum disease
  - have menopausal symptoms
* are more likely to become diabetic
  - develop macular degeneration than are nonsmokers
  - experience early disability from the workplace
* are more likely to get diseases like cancer and heart failure than non-smokers
  - oral infections than non-smokers
* are more likely to have fertility problems than nonsmokers
  - insomnia than non-smokers
  - problems with backache, tooth decay and high blood pressure
  - smaller babies
* are more likely to suffer broken bones, cervical cancer, and heart disease
  - from periodontal disease
  - heart disease and chronic bronchitis
  - hypoxia symptoms at lower altitudes than non-smokers
* are more prone to sinusitis
  - upper respiratory infections
  - much more likely to suffer oral cancer than non smokers
  - often short on energy and get out of breath quickly
  - particularly at risk of chemical inhalation or ingestion
  - passenger cars
  - responsible for disposing of their cigarette ashes and butts appropriately
  - sick more often than others, and often have colds, coughs or asthma
  - smoking cigarettes
* are ten times more likely to develop lung cancer than nonsmokers
  - die from lung cancer than nonsmokers
  - the only people that have tasted the cyanide
* are twice as likely as non-smokers to snore because their airways get inflamed and blocked
  - nonsmokers to develop cervical cancer
* are twice as likely to develop cataracts as nonsmokers
  - get ulcers as nonsmokers
  - have a heart attack as a non-smoker
  - lose teeth as nonsmokers
  - two to three times more likely to develop bladder cancer than non-smokers
* bite on the gum when they feel a craving for a cigarette.
* break down vitamin C twice as fast as nonsmokers.
* breathe in poisons that make their lungs unhealthy.
* call in sick about two more days a year than non-smokers.
* can become physically and psychologically dependent
  - cut their heart attack risk in half by giving up nicotine
  - experience colds of longer duration, increased severity, and with more complications
  - lower their risk by stopping three weeks before surgery and three weeks after
  - markedly reduce their risk of cancer by quitting
  - smoke elsewhere and believers can act out their beliefs in their own homes and churches
  - stave off cravings for nicotine by wearing a series of patches over a period of weeks
  - transmit tobacco mosaic virus from a cigarette to tomato plants
* carry double the risk of a stroke.
* chew gum laced with nicotine to replace the substance found in cigarettes.
* closely associate it with finishing a meal, driving a car or having a drink.
* come to enjoy the smoking behavior and are used to lighting up in certain situations.
* commit crime disproportionately.
* complain about taste.
* contribute to a large part of our forest fires.
* cough more, get more chest infections and shortness of breath.
* create chimneys as material precipitates when the plume is cooled.
* desire smoke.
* develop black lungs because airborne particulates accumulate in lungs
  - bladder cancer two to three times more often than do nonsmokers
  - problems with smaller exposures to carbon monoxide
* develop same problems
  - tolerance to the effects of tobacco
* die an average of six to eight years earlier than nonsmokers
  - earlier than non-smokers
  - four times more often from ruptured aneurysms than nonsmokers
  - from ruptured aneurysms four times more often than nonsmokers
* die of heart disease, cancer and emphysema
  - stroke, cancer and emphysema
  - prematurely and the cost of smoking-related disease is monumental
  - younger on average than non smokers
* drink black tea
  - more beer than non-smokers
* enjoy blowing smoke in others' faces.
* enter menopause earlier than non-smokers.
* exhibit gender differences in the way they gather outside buildings to smoke...
* experience more bouts of acute bronchitis and have a higher incidence of acute pneumonias
  - mortality
* generally exhibit significantly higher cadmium body burdens than non-smokers
  - have lower bone density than non-smokers, so have a much higher risk of fractures
  - colds and respiratory infections easier
* get tired and short of breath more easily than non-smokers of the same age
  - more easily than nonsmokers the same age
  - ulcers more often than nonsmokers
* go through more cigarettes a day to compensate for lower nicotine levels.
* have a fivefold increased risk for cancer of the larynx , oral cavity, and esophagus
  - greater number of neutrophils and macrophages in their alveoli
* have a greater risk of death or disability at a younger age due to cancer and heart disease
  - getting lung cancer than people exposed to radon
  - skin loss and wound healing complications
  - greatly increased risk from asbestos fibers
* have a higher incidence of stomach and duodenum ulcers
  - the tissue dying off
  - nickel uptake through their lungs
  - rate of vertebral fractures than nonsmokers
* have a higher risk of miscarriage, premature delivery and neonatal death
  - than non-smokers of developing bladder cancer
  - lower diet quality than nonsmokers overall
  - much greater risk of developing oral cancer than nonsmokers
  - right to breathe the foul air that comes from the end of a cigarette
  - significantly increased risk of early heart attack
  - two-fold higher risk of heart disease
  - about twice as much cadmium in their bodies as do nonsmokers
  - almost double the risk of ischemic stroke
  - ambitions
* have an increased risk for developing cataracts
  - urothelial malignancies
* have at least a ten-fold increased risk of lung cancer
  - twice the risk of disability from heart disease and stroke as nonsmokers
  - difficulty falling asleep, and also staying asleep
  - double the risk of a heart attack than non-smokers
  - eight times the risk from radon as non smokers
  - excesses of injuries
* have higher breast cancer death risk
  - incidences of coronary disease, cancer, and other catastrophic illnesses
  - levels of periodontal pathogenic bacteria than nonsmokers
  - rates of deadly pancreatic cancer
* have less antioxidants in their blood than nonsmokers
  - lung capacity
  - lower beta-carotene levels in plasma and oral mucosal cells than nonsmokers
* have more back pain than non-smokers, and heal slower
  - cervical cancer and toxins have also been found in cervical cancer cells
  - cold and flu then non-smokers and find it harder to recover from minor illnesses
  - peptic ulcers and their ulcers respond poorly to treatment
  - wrinkles and their skin tends to have a greyish pallor compared to non-smokers
  - reasons to stop smoking, but they find it is very difficult to quit cold turkey
  - significantly higher risk for developing lung cancer
  - symptoms such as frequent coughing , chest pain , and breathlessness
  - ten times the risk of developing diseases as non-smokers
  - the misconception that quitting smoking with medication sign of weakness
* have twice as many job related injuries as nonsmokers
  - much cadmium in their bodies compared to nonsmokers
* have twice the accident rate of non-smokers
  - breath ethane as non-smokers
  - death rate as nonsmoker
* have twice the risk for heart attack as nonsmokers
  - of a heart attack than a nonsmoker
* have twice the risk of dying of heart attack as do nonsmokers
  - of heart attacks as non-smokers do
* have two to four times the risk of nonsmokers
  - ten times the risk for heart attacks for several reasons
* impose costs on society in the form of higher health-care costs.
* includes arms
  - cell membranes
  - heads
  - legs
  - personality
* increase the risk of heart disease by a factor of four.
* influence others to smoke.
* inhale more because arsenic is one of many hundreds of chemicals present in cigarette smoke.
* know how to enjoy life more than non-smokers
  - the risks of their habit when they start
* know what the bad things smoking does to their health and their social life
  - they are getting themselves into when they start smoking
* leave rooms.
* lose calcium, too.
* lose their teeth at a rate three times greater than nonsmokers
  - three tunes greater than nonsmokers
  - zip to their immune system and catch more colds than non-smokers
* may have problems
* may have same problems
* need enough nicotine
* often begin menopause earlier than non-smokers
  - lose their interest in smoking
  - notice symptoms of menopause two to three years earlier than nonsmokers
  - try to quit more than once before they succeed
  - undergo exercise stress tests because they are more likely to have heart disease
* quit because they feel good about themselves and want to feel even better.
* receive decreasing doses of nicotine from a patch that adheres to the body.
* remove caffeine from their blood twice as fast as nonsmokers.
* report that a doctor's guidance is an effective aid to quitting smoking.
* require a liquid to create the moist, hot smoke needed for cooking.
* risk health problems
  - vision loss in twilight years
* routinely report that their senses of taste and smell improves dramatically after they quit.
* run a high risk because of nicotine's constrictive affect on the blood vessels
  - ten times the risk of death from lung cancer that nonsmokers do
  - three times the risk of sudden death compared with non-smokers
* save money and also time.
* seem to have a low level of tolerance in terms of anxiety and frustration.
* smoke cigarettes because they are smokers
* sometimes believe they contribute to the economy by supporting the huge tobacco industry
  - enter menopause at a younger age
  - procrastinate efforts to quit due to fears of weight gain
* spend more than that on cigarettes.
* subject their families to secondhand smoke.
* suffer from more gum disease than non-smokers
  - poor night vision due to a poisoning of their bloodstream with carbon monoxide
* support the economy by paying all that tax.
* take longer to fall asleep and wake up more often during the night.
* take longer to fall asleep, awaken more often and experience disrupted, fragmented sleep
  - more often and spend less time in deep sleep
* tend to be from lower income groups
  - older than nonsmokers, for example
  - sick more than non-smokers
  - become disabled and retire early six times more than non-smokers
  - die younger, thereby generating lower total health care bills
* tend to eat fattier foods, drink more alcohol, use more illegal drugs , and exercise less
  - poorer quality diets, drink more, get less exercise, etc
  - experience higher mortality than do non-smokers
* tend to have earlier menopause, leading to lower estrogen levels in later life
  - high health care costs during their lifetimes
  - that distinctive odor that lingers in their clothes and their hair
  - reach menopause at an earlier age than nonsmokers
  - take larger drags on cigarettes than machines
* to engage in behavior
  - other unhealthy behavior
* use bongs and pipes or sprinkle powdered meth in hand-rolled cigarettes
  - tobacco to fill many different needs
* usually die years earlier than nonsmokers.
* vary tremendously in heat output and air circulation.
* wake more during the night and have more trouble falling back to sleep than non-smokers.
+ Cigarette, Dangers: Smoking