TOPIC DEFINITION:

Smoking, the act of inhaling and exhaling the fumes of burning plant material. A variety of
plants have been smoked, including marijuana and hashish, but the act is most certainly
common with tobacco as smoked in a cigarette, cigar or pipe.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Smoking nearly harms every organ in the body, causes many and affecting the health of
smokers in general. Some health warnings that can be seen on US cigarette packs today are as
follows-
Tobacco smoke can harm your children.
Tobacco smoke causes lung disease in non-smokers.
Smoking causes head and neck cancer.
Smoking causes bladder cancer, which lead to a bloody urine.
Smoking during pregnancy stunts fetal growth.
Smoking can cause heart disease and strokes by clogging arteries.
Smoking causes COPD, a disease that can affect the lung.
Smoking reduces blood flow to the limbs, which can lead to amputation.
Smoking causes type 2 diabetes, which raises blood sugar.
Smoking causes age- related macular degeneration, which can lead to blindness.
Smoking cause cataracts, which can lead to blindness.
Smoking reduces blood flow, which leads to erectile dysfunction.

Quitting smoking has immediate as well as well as long-term benefits for you and your love
ones.
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/index.htm
https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/cigarrates-other-tobacco products

PROBLEM STATEMENT:
Tobacco is the leading causes of disease, disability and death in the United States. An
estimated 28.3 million US adults smokes cigarettes and about 4.7 million middle and high-
school students use at least one tobacco product, including e-cigarettes. Every day, about
1,600 US, nearly half a million Americans die from prematurely of smoking or exposure
second hand smoke. Another 16 million live with a serious illness caused by smoking. Each
year the United States spends more than $225 billion dollars on medical care to treat smoke-
related disease in adults.
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/index.htm
Research Objective:
To examine the facts surrounding the harmful impact of smoking in a human body. To make
recommendations to reduce the harmful effects of smoking in a population of Trinidad and
Tobago, especially the younger generation.