Tobacco smoking Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach Tobacco smoking.

  • 14 Student Essays
  • 8 Encyclopedia Articles
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Encyclopedia Articles (8)

3,511 words, approx. 12 pages
Tobacco: Dependence In the United States as of 1999, there were about 57 million cigarette smokers-representing 25 percent of the adult population. Another 5 percent (men) use smokeless tobacco (chewi... Read more
1,799 words, approx. 6 pages
Tobacco: Dependence Just under a quarter of all adults in the United States were current cigarette smokers as of 1999. Although it is illegal in every state to sell cigarettes to people under age 18, ... Read more
1,398 words, approx. 5 pages
Smoke Inhalation Definition Smoke inhalation is breathing in smoke. Smoke contains many substances that can cause damage to the human body. Description The most common cause of smoke inhalation is fir... Read more
2,512 words, approx. 9 pages
Cigarette Smoking The cigarette, a paper-wrapped roll of delicately cut tobacco, has been smoked by humans for centuries. The inhaling and exhaling of fumes of burning plant material was first introdu... Read more
586 words, approx. 2 pages
Smoke Inhalation Smoke inhalation is breathing in the harmful gases, vapors, and particulate matter contained in smoke. Smoke inhalation typically occurs in victims or firefighters caught in a fire, b... Read more
1,187 words, approx. 4 pages
Cigarette Smoke Cigarette smoke contains more than 4,000 identified compounds. Many are known irritants and carcinogens. Since the first Surgeon General's Report on smoking and health in 1964... Read more
1,602 words, approx. 6 pages
Smoking Use of cigarettes and other tobacco products to engage in a habit that almost always leads to addiction. Every day 3,000 young people light up their first cigarette; every year a million teena... Read more
583 words, approx. 2 pages
Tobacco Smoke Tobacco smoke has long been recognized as a major cause of mortality and morbidity, responsible for an estimated 434,000 deaths per year in the United States. It is also a source of indo... Read more