I agree with the statement from the lecture about smokers: I do I think that there are four main catagories of smokers: those who smoke regularly; those who smoke occasionally; those who used to smoke but have successfully given up; and those who have never smoke.
I think that ‘smoking’ is a sensitive topic and can be debated in great detail. I was shocked at some of the statistics about smoking, and did not realize it killed so many people a year. However, the only strong opinion I have about smoking is the care, and after care of those who develop illness due to this habit. i.e. lung cancer and the cost of money and time that the NHS put towards these patients. I do not think that the money for the care of help that these patients need should come from the tax payer, and if someone develops an illness due from smoking then they should pay for the treatment themselves, instead of tax payers paying for the concequences of their addiction. Like any drug or bad habit, there are consquences and these are made aware when the products are brought. Therefore the risk is in the hands of the smoker.
I agree with this angry abstract from a website called “MrCrips Blog”
“Why is it that people who don’t smoke should have to wait for hospital treatment when those idiotic twats who chug away on cancer sticks get the same rights? It’s frikking wrong, simple as that. According to the Office for National Statistics, In the UK, 25% of men smoke and also 23% of women. Personally I think that figure is incorrect, whenever I am out there always seems to he hundreds of little chav sluts with a cancer stick hanging from their mouths. In fact thinking about it, I think the National Insurance rate should be increased for smokers, after all think of the NHS resources these greedy bastards consume when they get ill as a result of there smoking. I also do not believe that any prevention’s to stop smoking should be free of charge! Bollocks, you smokers are happy to spend a£5 for a packet of cigarettes, so why not pay the same for a treatment to stop smoking? Just imagine taking 25% from the current NHS waiting lists, we might actually start to have an efficient Health Service then!?”
http://www.mrcrip.com/blog/why-smokers-should-be-refused-nhs-treatments-period/
These are some statistics and facts about smoking….
“You can eat five portions of fruit and veg a day and exercise regularly, but healthy behaviour means little if you continue to smoke. The message that 'smoking is bad for you' is an old one, so not everyone gives it their full attention. Below we list the health risks of smoking.
Most people know that smoking can cause lung cancer, but it can also cause many other cancers and illnesses. Smoking kills around 114,000 people in the UK each year. Of these deaths, about 42,800 are from smoking-related cancers, 30,600 from cardiovascular disease and 29,100 die slowly from emphysema and other chronic lung diseases. Cigarettes contain more than 4000 chemical compounds and at least 400 toxic substances. When you inhale, a cigarette burns at 700°C at the tip and around 60°C in the core. This heat breaks down the tobacco to produce various toxins. As a cigarette burns, the residues are concentrated towards the butt. The products that are most damaging are:
tar, a carcinogen (substance that causes cancer)
nicotine is addictive and increases cholesterol levels in your body
carbon monoxide reduces oxygen in the body
components of the gas and particulate phases cause chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD).
The damage caused by smoking is influenced by:
the number of cigarettes smoked
whether the cigarette has a filter
how the tobacco has been prepared.”
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/facts/smokehealth.htm
I think that ‘smoking’ is a sensitive topic and can be debated in great detail. I was shocked at some of the statistics about smoking, and did not realize it killed so many people a year. However, the only strong opinion I have about smoking is the care, and after care of those who develop illness due to this habit. i.e. lung cancer and the cost of money and time that the NHS put towards these patients. I do not think that the money for the care of help that these patients need should come from the tax payer, and if someone develops an illness due from smoking then they should pay for the treatment themselves, instead of tax payers paying for the concequences of their addiction. Like any drug or bad habit, there are consquences and these are made aware when the products are brought. Therefore the risk is in the hands of the smoker.
I agree with this angry abstract from a website called “MrCrips Blog”
“Why is it that people who don’t smoke should have to wait for hospital treatment when those idiotic twats who chug away on cancer sticks get the same rights? It’s frikking wrong, simple as that. According to the Office for National Statistics, In the UK, 25% of men smoke and also 23% of women. Personally I think that figure is incorrect, whenever I am out there always seems to he hundreds of little chav sluts with a cancer stick hanging from their mouths. In fact thinking about it, I think the National Insurance rate should be increased for smokers, after all think of the NHS resources these greedy bastards consume when they get ill as a result of there smoking. I also do not believe that any prevention’s to stop smoking should be free of charge! Bollocks, you smokers are happy to spend a£5 for a packet of cigarettes, so why not pay the same for a treatment to stop smoking? Just imagine taking 25% from the current NHS waiting lists, we might actually start to have an efficient Health Service then!?”
http://www.mrcrip.com/blog/why-smokers-should-be-refused-nhs-treatments-period/
These are some statistics and facts about smoking….
“You can eat five portions of fruit and veg a day and exercise regularly, but healthy behaviour means little if you continue to smoke. The message that 'smoking is bad for you' is an old one, so not everyone gives it their full attention. Below we list the health risks of smoking.
Most people know that smoking can cause lung cancer, but it can also cause many other cancers and illnesses. Smoking kills around 114,000 people in the UK each year. Of these deaths, about 42,800 are from smoking-related cancers, 30,600 from cardiovascular disease and 29,100 die slowly from emphysema and other chronic lung diseases. Cigarettes contain more than 4000 chemical compounds and at least 400 toxic substances. When you inhale, a cigarette burns at 700°C at the tip and around 60°C in the core. This heat breaks down the tobacco to produce various toxins. As a cigarette burns, the residues are concentrated towards the butt. The products that are most damaging are:
tar, a carcinogen (substance that causes cancer)
nicotine is addictive and increases cholesterol levels in your body
carbon monoxide reduces oxygen in the body
components of the gas and particulate phases cause chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD).
The damage caused by smoking is influenced by:
the number of cigarettes smoked
whether the cigarette has a filter
how the tobacco has been prepared.”
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/facts/smokehealth.htm
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