Archive for March, 2008

Secondhand Smoke (Passive Smoking) – Are You Putting Your Family At Risk If You Don’t Quit Smoking?

By Nigel Howell
Smokers often complain that they are made to feel uncomfortable smoking around non-smokers. There are in fact many good reasons why non-smokers feel uncomfortable when they are in the company of somebody smoking and it isn’t just the bad smell.
The inhalation of secondhand smoke is referred to as passive smoking. Passive smoking consists [...]

Smoking Statistics: What You Need To Know

By Brenda Patterson
Most of us know that smoking is indeed a habit that can have many serious implications on our health but there is a tendency to view the problem lightly. It’s important that every smoker be aware of the facts concerning smoking and so I have included certain facts and figures that I hope [...]

Stop Smoking Guide: Tips On Quitting Smoking

By Ashish Jain
What you do is not important. How you do, what you do, is important. The same rule is applicable to smoking also. There are many quit smoking programs available. Take any book on how to quit smoking and you get a number of tips on quitting smoking.
But your nicotine addiction knows [...]

Teen Smoking: Educating Your Teens On The Dangers Of Smoking

By Bradlley Mckoy
Teens are unaware of the dangers of smoking because they see their elders happily puffing away. Peer pressure is another culprit that leads young people to smoke, but in some cases, smoking is an act of defiance or simply the result of curiosity. If you suspect your teen is into smoking and if [...]

Smoking Kills! What More Damaging Effects Of Smoking Do You Want?

By Ashish Jain
Smoking kills! What more damaging effect do you want? A majority of smokers will frankly admit that they wish to give up smoking and somewhere in the past they had given up. But there is also a stubborn tribe of smokers who are not at all willing to admit the harmful effects of [...]

How Facts About Smoking Affect Anti-Smoking Laws

By Rory Herts
Giving More Teeth to Anti-Smoking Laws?
Non-smokers are now inhaling less secondhand smoke. This development was reported by the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention. This is owed to the efforts of lawmakers to ban smoking in specific public areas. However, there is still a need to strengthen local and international laws against [...]