The phrase “slow motion suicide?!” from the book; “A right to smoke.”
also from the same book;
“today the effects of smoking are well known. In each cigarette a powerful drug called Nicotine makes the heart beat faster while narrowing the blood vessels and raising blood pressure.
Carbion Monoxide, also one of the main gasses in care fumes, is produced as tobacco burns, depriving the heart of oxygen. Sticky tar from the smoke collects in the lungs, clogging them up. Tobacco smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, very many of them being harmful. Just one drop of pure nicotine on your tongue would kill it. “
stuff from book – “Smoking, what’s the deal?”
“living with a heavy smoker can be very hard – especially for the children or elderly in the family. As well as having to put up with the “smoke and the smell”. The families also have to suffer the serious health effects of passive smoking.”
“smoking gives you a hacking cough, makes you smell disgusting, and costs a small fortune. It causes terrifying range of fatal diseases and often leads to early death. But, despite these things, billions of people all over the world use tobacco.”
“highest record of smoking amoungst men was 82% in 1948.”
“In 1975, Britons smoked 150 billion cigarettes and 80,000 people died of smoking related illnesses such as lung cancer and heart disease.”
“Oral Tobacco.
Not all tobacco is consumed through smoking. In parts of Aisia and Africa, people chew dried tobacco leaves mixed with other leaves and spices. In America, the on growing trend is to chew or “dip” tobacco. Dip users take a pinch of tobacco and place a wad in their cheek or between their lower lip or gums. This however, is a very dangerous practise and often leads to serious mouth cancer.”
| Year : | 1976 | 1980 | 1982 | 1984 | 1986 | 1988 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 |
| Men: | 46 | 42 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
| Women: | 38 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 |
Smoking Rates of men and women throughout the years.
