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Tobacco, Nicotine and Smoking Addiction


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Smoking AddictionSmoking addiction includes cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco, although smoking cigarettes represents the most substantial problem within the smoking addiction. The World Health Organization (WHO) lists tobacco as the second largest cause of death in the world, amounting to 5 million deaths every year from smoking-related diseases such as cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive lung disease and lung cancer. They believe that figure could double by the year 2020 (See Statistics).

Smoking addiction also comes with many health consequences. This includes cardiovascular issues, respiratory disease, COPD, emphysema and cancer. Aside from just physiological effects, a smoking addiction also takes a psychological toll. Chronic smoking can lead to many mood and anxiety disorders including depression.

A smoking addiction can arise in an individual from a numerous amount of fators. These include:

  • Social Image
  • Peer Pressure
  • Advertising and Marketing
  • Family or Parental Smoking



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