Smoking Page 2

Secondhand Smoke, Is It a Hazard? In the 1950’s and 60’s scientists gave the people a lot of evidence on the deadly effects of smoking where the tobacco companies on the other hand tried to put the doubt in peoples minds through the campaigns to show that it is not all true. By the time…

Every year thousands of people die because of lung cancer or other tobacco related illnesses. Everyone in the world comes in contact with smoke from a cigarette at least once in their lifetime, whether it is at a restaurant or at work. Millions of people are addicted to smoking, and thousands more become addicted every…

.. earch paper. Either myself and/or my friends would be active participants in the persuasion process. The basic premise of the cognitive-dissonance theory is that when two pieces of information do not follow each other we will experience some form of psychological tension, which we will attempt to reduce in some way. Often times, according…

In today’s world there are many moral issues that take place in society as well as in the business world. On Friday, February 4, 2000, the Washington Post printed an article titled “Underage Smoking Fine Sought for Big Tobacco.” Currently and in the past, the tobacco industry has fought many moral issues with the Federal…

Smoking in today’s society has become more and more prominent than it has ever before. In fact, it is estimated that each day in the United States, over 3,200 youth smoke their very first cigarette (“Youth and Tobacco Use”). Smoking is a nasty habit to pick up and is most easily established during the adolescence…

Marijuana has been used as a drug since the beginning of time, yet there are still many mysteries about its health effects on humans. Marijuana, or cannabis sativa, is a preparation of the crushed flower or buds of the female hemp plant. The existence of the plant has been reported as early as 1500-2000 BC…