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…since the 1970s but has been about the same since the mid-1980s. Marijuana is usually smoked as a cigarette (called a joint or a nail) or in a pipe or a bong. Recently, it has appeared in cigars called blunts. THC in marijuana is strongly absorbed by fatty…

…The Tobacco Industry: Liable for it's Consumers? Should the tobacco industry be held liable for illness and death caused by smoking? Currently, the Federal government is looking into this in numerous court cases…

…and those related to second-hand smoke, as well as whether or not elected officials should be accepting money from the tobacco industry in order to win elections. When deciding where the responsibility lies in the case of tobacco, the facts can be turned…

…"Quitting smoking now greatly reduces one’s health risk" reads the surgeon’s warning on a pack of Marlboro red cigarettes, yet people are still smoking everyday despite the surgeon’s warning. For years the FDA, Food and Drug Administration, has tried…

…adults who smoke, do not realize that their children are getting affected by them. Gene Emery believes that the advertising is to blame. I am agreeing with him, but we should not also forget the family actions in front of their children. In order to prevent…

…, which depend on the hippocampus, also deteriorate. Effects on the Lungs. Someone who smokes marijuana regularly may have many of the same respiratory problems that tobacco smokers have. These individuals may have daily cough and phlegm, symptoms of chronic…

…associated with. An individual who feels left out of a group might adopt an addictive behavior to meet new f! riends. As is the case of Anne who after discovering “Virtually everyone I have ever met on a psych unit smokes. I even started again my second day on one…

…sensations, and it has still more effects on other people. All these different changes are carry through by chemicals that affect the brain. More than 400 chemicals are in the average marijuana plant. When smoked, heat produces even more of them. Use of marijuana…

…cigarettes because they hurt the economy. Essentially, cigarettes rob the economy of wealth. One area where cigarette smoking is costly is health care. Smokers often seek medical care because of the negative effects cigarettes have on the human body. As a result…

…, the government has decided that the harmless drug, marijuana, needs to be eliminated. It has been the focus of much criticism and endless anti-smoking programs. Kids are taught to think marijuana is a dangerous drug and that smoking will kill you. They say smoking…