| SAY ! "NO TO TOBACCO"
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| | Parkinson's disease etc. It is also
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| Statutory Warning : Cigarette smoking is
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| | found people who smoke more than 20
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| injurious to health
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| | cigarettes a day have poorer memories and
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| Tobacco is deadly in any form. According
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| | middle age than non-smokers. Some
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| to WHO report, nearly 10,000 people die
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| | experts say that smoking is linked to
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| everyday across the world due to smoking
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| | memory problems because it contributes to
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| related diseases. Smokers comprise 1.5
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| | narrowed arteries that restrict blood
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| billion or one-fifth of the humanity.
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| | flow to the brain. One of the causes of
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| The life expectancy of a smoker reduces
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| | memory decline in relation to the brain
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| by 6.6 years and even non-smokers are
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| | function could be the nerve-cell death,
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| threatened, facing exposure to the
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| | or decreased density of interconnected
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| 'environmental tobacco smoke' produced by
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| | neuronal network due to loss of
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| smokers.
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| | dendrites, the tine filaments which
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| The major ill effect of tobacco was
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| | connect one nerve cell to another.
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| reported first by the Director General of
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| | Abstain from smoking is essential not
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| Health, U.S.A. way back in 1945. Ever
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| | only to avoid this systemic effects but
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| since, there are more than 100
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| | also to reduce the ill effects on the
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| scientifically proven articles that
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| | environment.
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| clearly suggest smoking is injurious to
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| | CANCER FROM TOBACCO :
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| health. Smoking is the major cause of
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| | Cancer is a dreaded disease and
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| mortality with bronchogenic carcinoma of
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| | sufferings of the patients are enormous.
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| the lung and one of the factors causing
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| | Moreover, it also requires a lot of money
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| death due to malignancies of larynx, oral
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| | to treat it. The only wise way is to
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| cavity, ocsophagus, bladder, kidney,
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| | prevent its occurrence and it is possible
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| pancreas, stomach and uterine cervix and
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| | if tobacco usage is stopped. The notable
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| coronary heart diseases.
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| | cancers which are caused by tobacco
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| Cigarettes can act as an agent quickly
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| | consumption are mouth, throat, voice box,
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| delivering the naturally occurring
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| | lung, pancreas, urinary bladder, kidney
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| alkaloid nicotine to the body. A typical
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| | and uterine cervix.
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| smoker will take 10 puffs of a cigarette
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| | Cancer of mouth and throat : Smoking
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| and if such person smokes 10 to 15
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| | cigarettes, pipes and cigars is a risk
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| cigarettes a day and it will send
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| | factor for all cancers associated with
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| approximately 1 mg per cigarette of
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| | the larynx, oral cavity and esophagus.
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| nicotine daily to the brain. Nicotine is
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| | Over 90% of the patients with oral cancer
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| the major substance present in the smoke
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| | use tobacco by either smoking or chewing
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| that causes physical dependence.
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| | it. Oral cancer includes cancer of the
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| The principal ingredients consumed during
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| | lips, tongue, mouth and those who smoke
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| smoking of tobacco include nicotine, tar
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| | pipes or cigars experience a risk similar
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| and carbon monoxide. It causes an
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| | to that of cigarette smokers.
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| increased risk of cardiovascular disease
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| | Lung Cancer : Lung Caner kills more
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| such as coronary heart disease and
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| | people than any other type of cancer and
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| stroke, lung and other forms of cancer
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| | at least 80% of these deaths are caused
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| and respiratory diseases such as chronic
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| | by smoking. The risk of lung cancer
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| bronchitis. Smoking diminishes fertility
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| | increases directly with the number of
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| in women and increases the risk of
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| | cigarettes smoked. The risk dying from
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| ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, pre-born
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| | lung cancer increases with the number of
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| birth, pre-clampsia and still birth. The
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| | cigarettes smoked per day.
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| combination of smoking and oral
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| | Breast Cancer : There is growing
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| contraceptive is dangerous. The Tar
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| | evidence of a link between both active
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| component in cigarettes associated with a
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| | and passive smoking and breast cancer.
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| proportional increase in lung cancer. It
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| | Seven of eight published studies
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| is the stuff that stains fingers and
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| | examining passive smoking and breast
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| turns teeth yellow.
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| | cancer suggest an increased risk of
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| Levulinic acid, added to cigarettes to
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| | breast cancer.
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| mark the harsh taste of the nicotine, can
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| | Cervical Cancer : A study in Sweden
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| increase the binding of nicotine to brain
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| | found that smoking was the second most
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| receptors, which increases the 'kick' of
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| | significant behavioural/lifestyle factor
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| nicotine. Smoke from the burning end of
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| | after Human Papilloma Virus in causing
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| a cigarette contains 4,000 chemicals and
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| | cervical cancer.
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| 43 carcinogens. It has long been known
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| | GIVING UP SMOKING THROUGH MEDICINES :
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| that tobacco smoke is carcinogenic, or
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| | The most common form of nicotine
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| cancer causing.
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| | replacement medicine is available as
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| The lungs of smokers collect an unusual
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| | flavoured chewing gum or a skin patch.
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| deposit of 1 to ½ pounds of black
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| | It is used for up to 12 - 20 weeks as a
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| material. Like many carcinogenic
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| | part of supervised step in smoking
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| compounds, they can act as tumour
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| | cessation programme. It is not suitable
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| promoters or tumour initiators by acting
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| | for use during pregnancy and
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| directly on the genetic make up of cells
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| | breast-feeding. Smoking needs to be
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| of the body and development of cancer.
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| | avoided at the time of taking these
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| A few drops of pure nicotine, weighing
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| | medicines as combination may cause
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| around 60 mg, on the tongue can kill a
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| | overdosing of nicotine. Nicotine skin
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| healthy adult. Cigarettes usually
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| | patches deliver very small, measured and
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| contain 0.5 - 2.0 mg of nicotine
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| | tapering doses of nicotine. Nicotine
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| depending upon the brand. Nicotine
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| | gum, available in different strengths,
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| dependence is the central factor in the
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| | delivers nicotine that is absorbed
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| continuation of smoking behaviour.
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| | through mucous membrace of the mouth. An
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| WHAT'S IN A CIGARETTE ?
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| | anti dressant drug that allays withdrawal
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| Anti-cigarette lobbies claim that a
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| | symptoms has helped smokers stay of
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| cigarette, either as additives or as
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| | cigarettes.
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| compounds created while smoking, has
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| | There are no harmful effects in putting a
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| nearly 4,000 chemicals. At least 43 of
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| | sudden end to smoking tobacco. The
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| the ingredients are carcinogenic (cancer
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| | problems caused by stopping tobacco are
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| causing). Here is a sampling of the
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| | temporary and will last only 5 to 7 days.
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| ingredients/components produced:
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| | ( consult a doctor before you use any of
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| - Acetic Acid (corrosive to respiratory
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| | them. Some of these require prescriptions
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| tract)
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| | )
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| - Acetone (used in nail polish removers)
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| | HOW TO AVOID CIGARETTES ?
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| - Ammonia (used in floor and toilet
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| | - Postpone each cigarette by one hour
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| cleaners)
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| | - Do not buy in packs
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| - Arsenic ( a poison)
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| | - Do not keep a stock of cigarettes
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| - Cadmium (car battery fluid)
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| | - Tell your family, friends and
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| - Carbon Monoxide ( interferes with the
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| | colleagues that you are going to quit
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| supply of oxygen in the blood to
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| | tobacco and ash trays in your house.
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| the rest of the body)
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| | - Make your home and your living
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| - DDT/dielderon ( insecticides)
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| | environment a tobacco free zone.
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| - Ethanol ( alcohol)
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| | BENEFITS OF QUITTING SMOKING :
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| - Formalin (used in preserving human
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| | - With in one hour - Blood pressure falls
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| tissue and fabric)
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| | and circulation starts improving
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| - Hexamine (used in explosive compounds)
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| | - One day - Lungs start to clean out
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| - Hydrogen Cyanide (poison)
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| | mucus and other derbis
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| - Methane ( petroleum gas)
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| | - One week - Bronchial passages relax
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| - Naphthalene (used in moth balls)
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| | making breathing easier
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| - Nicotine (schedule 6 poison)
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| | - One Month - Circulation improves
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| - Nitro Benzene ( a petrol additive)
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| | throughout the whole body
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| - Phenols (used in disinfectants)
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| | - One Year - Lung function improves 5 to
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| - Stearic Acid (used in candle wax)
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| | 10 percent
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| - Toluene (industrial solvent)
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| | - Ten Years - Risk of lung cancer falls
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| - Vinyl Chloride (used in PVC)
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| | to half that of a smoker and risk of
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| EFFECT OF NICOTINE ON HUMAN BODY:
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| | heart attack falls to the same as non
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| During smoking, within first 8-10
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| | smoker
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| seconds nicotine is absorbed through the
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| | WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY :
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| lungs and quickly moved into the blood
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| | World No Tobacco Day is celebrated around
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| stream and circulated throughout the
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| | the world every year on May 31. The
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| brain. Nicotine can also enter the blood
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| | Member States of the World Health
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| stream through the mucous membranes that
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| | Organisation created World No Tobacco Day
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| line the mouth (if tobacco chewed) or
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| | in 1987 to draw global attention to the
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| nose (if snuff is used) and even through
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| | tobacco epidemic and the preventable
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| the skin.
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| | death and disease it causes. In 1987,
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| SMOKING LEADS TO LOSS OF MEMORY :
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| | the World Health Assembly passed
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| Nitric Oxide (NO) is a unique molecule
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| | Resolution calling for 7th April 1988 to
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| which plays a role in number of
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| | be a " World No-smoking day". In 1988,
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| beneficial and some of the harmful number
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| | Resolution WHA 42.19 was passed, calling
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| of beneficial and some of the harmful
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| | for the celebration of World No Tobacco
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| brain and body mechanisms example synapse
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| | Day, every year on 31 May.
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| formation, drug tolerance and local
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| | K.V.RAMANA
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