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Collins And Pasley (2008)

The effects of any drug (including tobacco) vary from person to person. How tobacco affects a
person depends on many things including their size, weight and health, also whether the person
is used to taking it. The effects of tobacco, as with any drug, also depend on the amount taken.
In Australia, tobacco use is responsible for approximately 15,000 deaths each year. In 2004–
2005 approximately three-quarters of a million hospital bed-days were a result of tobacco
The Effects of Smoking on the Body according to (Judith Marcin 2007)No matter how you
smoke it tabacco is dangereous to your health . There are no safe substances in any tabacco
products,from acetone and tar to nicotine and carbon monoxide.The substances you inhale don’t
just affect your entire body.Smoking can lead to a variety ogf ongoing complication in the
body,as well as long-term effects on your body systems.While smoking can increase your risk of
a variety of problems over several years,some of the bodily effects are immediate.Learn more
about the symptoms and overall effects of smoking on the body below.
A report by Moran,Wechsler,and Rigotti(2004)of reduced interest in quitting and less frequent
quit attempts among college social smokers, the majority of whom smoke only occasionally,
suggests that this discounting also may be an issue for young adult smokers.
Slovic, Finucane, Peters, and MacGregor (2004) argued that perceived health risks (either long
term or short term) are but one part of a network of factors that influence behavior change.
Additional study of affective factors (i.e., emotional response to the smoking experience) that
influence risk perception and a broader range of salient risks (e.g., risk of reduced social
acceptability and risk of addiction) is needed.
Study proven by Rosengren A,Wilhelmsem L.Is there a threshold value for daily cigarette
consumption that must be exceeded before serious health consequences occur?

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