WalkerNotRunner Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRhTiKXL7Ng psyco or wat.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster01 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker He's puffing.. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isomerizer Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker This video has been removed due to terms of use violation. :| Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkerNotRunner Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker MMMmm....i only put that on a few hours ago :? Oh well. It was a 4 year old smoking and it did look real he wasnt coughing or anything.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Xy Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker SICK! :mrgreen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorless DarkChaos Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker >>>What's in a cigarette?<<< About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by our Medical Review Board The List of Additives A through C The list of 599 additives approved by the US Government for use in the manufacture of cigarettes is something every smoker should see. Submitted by the five major American cigarette companies to the Dept. of Health and Human Services in April of 1994, this list of ingredients had long been kept a secret. Tobacco companies reporting this information were: American Tobacco Company Brown and Williamson Liggett Group, Inc. Philip Morris Inc. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company >>>While these ingredients are approved as additives for foods, they were not tested by burning them, and it is the burning of many of these substances which changes their properties, often for the worse. Over 4000 chemical compounds are created by burning a cigarette, many of which are toxic and/or carcinogenic. Carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrogen cyanide and ammonia are all present in cigarette smoke. Forty-three known carcinogens are in mainstream smoke, sidestream smoke, or both.<<< It's chilling to think about not only how smokers poison themselves, but what others are exposed to by breathing in the secondhand smoke. The next time you're missing your old buddy, the cigarette, take a good long look at this list and see them for what they are: a delivery system for toxic chemicals and carcinogens. >>>>Cigarettes offer people only a multitude of smoking-related diseases and ultimately death.<<<< The List Acetanisole Acetic Acid Acetoin Acetophenone 6-Acetoxydihydrotheaspirane 2-Acetyl-3- Ethylpyrazine 2-Acetyl-5-Methylfuran Acetylpyrazine 2-Acetylpyridine 3-Acetylpyridine 2-Acetylthiazole Aconitic Acid dl-Alanine Alfalfa Extract Allspice Extract,Oleoresin, and Oil Allyl Hexanoate Allyl Ionone Almond Bitter Oil Ambergris Tincture Ammonia Ammonium Bicarbonate Ammonium Hydroxide Ammonium Phosphate Dibasic Ammonium Sulfide Amyl Alcohol Amyl Butyrate Amyl Formate Amyl Octanoate alpha-Amylcinnamaldehyde Amyris Oil trans-Anethole Angelica Root Extract, Oil and Seed Oil Anise Anise Star, Extract and Oils Anisyl Acetate Anisyl Alcohol Anisyl Formate Anisyl Phenylacetate Apple Juice Concentrate, Extract, and Skins Apricot Extract and Juice Concentrate 1-Arginine Asafetida Fluid Extract And Oil Ascorbic Acid 1-Asparagine Monohydrate 1-Aspartic Acid Balsam Peru and Oil Basil Oil Bay Leaf, Oil and Sweet Oil Beeswax White Beet Juice Concentrate Benzaldehyde Benzaldehyde Glyceryl Acetal Benzoic Acid, Benzoin Benzoin Resin Benzophenone Benzyl Alcohol Benzyl Benzoate Benzyl Butyrate Benzyl Cinnamate Benzyl Propionate Benzyl Salicylate Bergamot Oil Bisabolene Black Currant Buds Absolute Borneol Bornyl Acetate Buchu Leaf Oil 1,3-Butanediol 2,3-Butanedione 1-Butanol 2-Butanone 4(2-Butenylidene)-3,5,5-Trimethyl-2-Cyclohexen-1-One Butter, Butter Esters, and Butter Oil Butyl Acetate Butyl Butyrate Butyl Butyryl Lactate Butyl Isovalerate Butyl Phenylacetate Butyl Undecylenate 3-Butylidenephthalide Butyric Acid] Cadinene Caffeine Calcium Carbonate Camphene Cananga Oil Capsicum Oleoresin Caramel Color Caraway Oil Carbon Dioxide Cardamom Oleoresin, Extract, Seed Oil, and Powder Carob Bean and Extract beta-Carotene Carrot Oil Carvacrol 4-Carvomenthenol 1-Carvone beta-Caryophyllene beta-Caryophyllene Oxide Cascarilla Oil and Bark Extract Cassia Bark Oil Cassie Absolute and Oil Castoreum Extract, Tincture and Absolute Cedar Leaf Oil Cedarwood Oil Terpenes and Virginiana Cedrol Celery Seed Extract, Solid, Oil, And Oleoresin Cellulose Fiber Chamomile Flower Oil And Extract Chicory Extract Chocolate Cinnamaldehyde Cinnamic Acid Cinnamon Leaf Oil, Bark Oil, and Extract Cinnamyl Acetate Cinnamyl Alcohol Cinnamyl Cinnamate Cinnamyl Isovalerate Cinnamyl Propionate Citral Citric Acid Citronella Oil dl-Citronellol Citronellyl Butyrate itronellyl Isobutyrate Civet Absolute Clary Oil Clover Tops, Red Solid Extract Cocoa Cocoa Shells, Extract, Distillate And Powder Coconut Oil Coffee Cognac White and Green Oil Copaiba Oil Coriander Extract and Oil Corn Oil Corn Silk Costus Root Oil Cubeb Oil Cuminaldehyde para-Cymene 1-Cysteine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster01 Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker So we are all choosing how we are going to die? So what! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorless DarkChaos Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker So we are all choosing how we are going to die? So what! Ferdi it is up to you if you want to smoke cancer sticks Smoking Is Not Cool If That Was The Reaon Why You Started To Smoke Ferdi Here is what in cigarette's That What goes Into Your Body Everytime You Smoke So Enjoy Put poisonous into your Body Ferdi 1.The arsenic used to kill rats is also found in cigarettes. It causes irritated lungs, abnormal heart beat, and a score of other symptoms. 2.The cadmium in batteries is extremely poisonous when found in cigarettes and results in kidney damage 3.Tar is an ingredient found in roads and tires as well as cigarettes. A two pack a day smoker inhales one gram of tar a day. That is a quart of thick, gooey tar inhaled a year. 4.The toluene in glue and cigarettes is a toxic substance that produces euphoria and irritation of the air ways and lungs. 5.Mothballs contain naphthalenes, also found in cigarettes. This proven poison causes reproductive and brain breakdown. 6.Acetone is an ingredient found in nail polish remover as well as cigarettes. It is a harsh chemical which irritates your lungs and can lead to cancer. 7.The toxic phenol found in plastics and cigarettes can cause kidney and liver damage and reduced blood pressure, resulting in severe sickness and possibly death. 8.The ammonia in bleach speeds the delivery of nicotine to smokers and changes the reading of tar in cigarettes, making it seem lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfires Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker >>>What's in a cigarette?<<< About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by our Medical Review Board The List of Additives A through C The list of 599 additives approved by the US Government for use in the manufacture of cigarettes is something every smoker should see. Submitted by the five major American cigarette companies to the Dept. of Health and Human Services in April of 1994, this list of ingredients had long been kept a secret. Tobacco companies reporting this information were: American Tobacco Company Brown and Williamson Liggett Group, Inc. Philip Morris Inc. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company >>>While these ingredients are approved as additives for foods, they were not tested by burning them, and it is the burning of many of these substances which changes their properties, often for the worse. Over 4000 chemical compounds are created by burning a cigarette, many of which are toxic and/or carcinogenic. Carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrogen cyanide and ammonia are all present in cigarette smoke. Forty-three known carcinogens are in mainstream smoke, sidestream smoke, or both.<<< It's chilling to think about not only how smokers poison themselves, but what others are exposed to by breathing in the secondhand smoke. The next time you're missing your old buddy, the cigarette, take a good long look at this list and see them for what they are: a delivery system for toxic chemicals and carcinogens. >>>>Cigarettes offer people only a multitude of smoking-related diseases and ultimately death.<<<< The List Acetanisole Acetic Acid Acetoin Acetophenone 6-Acetoxydihydrotheaspirane 2-Acetyl-3- Ethylpyrazine 2-Acetyl-5-Methylfuran Acetylpyrazine 2-Acetylpyridine 3-Acetylpyridine 2-Acetylthiazole Aconitic Acid dl-Alanine Alfalfa Extract Allspice Extract,Oleoresin, and Oil Allyl Hexanoate Allyl Ionone Almond Bitter Oil Ambergris Tincture Ammonia Ammonium Bicarbonate Ammonium Hydroxide Ammonium Phosphate Dibasic Ammonium Sulfide Amyl Alcohol Amyl Butyrate Amyl Formate Amyl Octanoate alpha-Amylcinnamaldehyde Amyris Oil trans-Anethole Angelica Root Extract, Oil and Seed Oil Anise Anise Star, Extract and Oils Anisyl Acetate Anisyl Alcohol Anisyl Formate Anisyl Phenylacetate Apple Juice Concentrate, Extract, and Skins Apricot Extract and Juice Concentrate 1-Arginine Asafetida Fluid Extract And Oil Ascorbic Acid 1-Asparagine Monohydrate 1-Aspartic Acid Balsam Peru and Oil Basil Oil Bay Leaf, Oil and Sweet Oil Beeswax White Beet Juice Concentrate Benzaldehyde Benzaldehyde Glyceryl Acetal Benzoic Acid, Benzoin Benzoin Resin Benzophenone Benzyl Alcohol Benzyl Benzoate Benzyl Butyrate Benzyl Cinnamate Benzyl Propionate Benzyl Salicylate Bergamot Oil Bisabolene Black Currant Buds Absolute Borneol Bornyl Acetate Buchu Leaf Oil 1,3-Butanediol 2,3-Butanedione 1-Butanol 2-Butanone 4(2-Butenylidene)-3,5,5-Trimethyl-2-Cyclohexen-1-One Butter, Butter Esters, and Butter Oil Butyl Acetate Butyl Butyrate Butyl Butyryl Lactate Butyl Isovalerate Butyl Phenylacetate Butyl Undecylenate 3-Butylidenephthalide Butyric Acid] Cadinene Caffeine Calcium Carbonate Camphene Cananga Oil Capsicum Oleoresin Caramel Color Caraway Oil Carbon Dioxide Cardamom Oleoresin, Extract, Seed Oil, and Powder Carob Bean and Extract beta-Carotene Carrot Oil Carvacrol 4-Carvomenthenol 1-Carvone beta-Caryophyllene beta-Caryophyllene Oxide Cascarilla Oil and Bark Extract Cassia Bark Oil Cassie Absolute and Oil Castoreum Extract, Tincture and Absolute Cedar Leaf Oil Cedarwood Oil Terpenes and Virginiana Cedrol Celery Seed Extract, Solid, Oil, And Oleoresin Cellulose Fiber Chamomile Flower Oil And Extract Chicory Extract Chocolate Cinnamaldehyde Cinnamic Acid Cinnamon Leaf Oil, Bark Oil, and Extract Cinnamyl Acetate Cinnamyl Alcohol Cinnamyl Cinnamate Cinnamyl Isovalerate Cinnamyl Propionate Citral Citric Acid Citronella Oil dl-Citronellol Citronellyl Butyrate itronellyl Isobutyrate Civet Absolute Clary Oil Clover Tops, Red Solid Extract Cocoa Cocoa Shells, Extract, Distillate And Powder Coconut Oil Coffee Cognac White and Green Oil Copaiba Oil Coriander Extract and Oil Corn Oil Corn Silk Costus Root Oil Cubeb Oil Cuminaldehyde para-Cymene 1-Cysteine And thats about only half of the stuff thats in a ciggy. There is alot more then that. I want to ask one question. Who here is a smoker and feels like they cant quit or they dont care to quit.?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isomerizer Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker I've been smoking for a while now, not a lot though.. I normally manage to stop spoking for a short duration, but then i'll find myself smoking again :|. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster01 Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker We are all going to die anyways. :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker Enjoy life wile you can :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorless DarkChaos Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker Smoker's lung (yellowish spots are cancer) Lip cancer caused by years of smoking Mouth cancer and Lip cancer Gangrene - due to decreased blood flow caused by smoking Health Hazards of Tobacco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster01 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker And that's what could happen. I hate you god damn hippies trying to try and say what people can and cannot do! And just for the info, I don't smoke, I also have nothing against smokers.. There is also absolutley no reason I don't smoke. My dad, stepmom, mom, sister and most of my friends smoke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorless DarkChaos Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker I am only showing what can happen if you smoke That All I am just showing the facts Smoking Is Not A Smart Choice Who Knows How much Damage is Cause By Smoking I am not one of hippies I hate cigarette's I hate Smoking My Mom Told me When I Was 4 years Old I flushed Her cigarette's Down The Toliet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Doom Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker Who Knows How much Damage is Cause By Smoking Exactly, im 14 and have smoked for several years. Im the fittest person in my school, and can easily run for a few miles before I stop. Im in better shape than most of the people in my school that DON'T smoke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorless DarkChaos Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker there may not be any problems now but in the future there could be >>Tumor<<< From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • Learn more about using Wikipedia for research •Jump to: navigation, search For malignant tumors specifically, see cancer. Tumor or tumour (via Old French tumour from Latin tumor "swelling") is an abnormal growth or mass of tissue. A tumor can be either malignant or benign. Nearly all tumors are examples of neoplasia, although certain developmental malformations or inflammatory masses may occasionally be referred to as tumors >>>Causes<<< Neoplastic tumors are caused by mutations in DNA of cells, which interfere with a cell's ability to regulate and limit cell division. An accumulation of mutations is needed for a tumor to emerge. Mutations that activate oncogenes or repress tumor suppressor genes can eventually lead to tumors. Cells have mechanisms that repair DNA and other mechanisms that cause the cell to destroy itself by apoptosis if DNA damage gets too severe. Mutations that repress the genes for these mechanisms can also eventually lead to cancer. A mutation in one oncogene or one tumor repressor gene is usually not enough for a tumor to occur. A combination of a number of mutations is necessary. More recently, it has emerged that some human cancers, particularly epithelial cancers, are caused by virus infection. One common group of cancer-causing viruses are members of the Herpesvirus family, which can cause cancers such as Kaposi Sarcoma. A recent vaccine for the causative agent of many forms of genital warts, human papillomavirus (HPV), was publicised as a vaccine against cervical cancer, as HPV causes nearly all primary cervical cancers. DNA microarrays can be used to determine if the expression of oncogenes or tumor repressor genes has been altered. Possibly in the future tumors can be treated better by using DNA microarrays to determine the exact characteristics of the tumor. Photographs of a man in his 70s who was suffering from an unusual form of cancer which had eaten away at the upper portion of his skull and scalp but who had not sought any medical treatment because the condition was not causing him pain. Photographs taken of a patient with skull cancer. Skull and scalp are largely covered with the huge tumor. Tumor surface was broken and exposed during the car accident, showing inside part of the tumor crawling with maggots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster01 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker No Comment. The chances are 1 in what is it, about one in a million[/n]!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorless DarkChaos Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker but smoking does screw up DNA in your body Who knows maybe alot of born problems could because of smoking? Maybe when DNA is screw up it pass on problems because of it Big Question Is it really worth smoking? all you do is breath in smoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster01 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker but smoking does screw up DNA in your body Who knows maybe alot of born problems could because of smoking? Maybe when DNA is screw up it pass on problems because of it Big Question Is it really worth smoking? all you do is breath in smoke Now googling.. There are tones of information about the hazardous effect of smoking: on cigarettes packs, for example. Nobody is interested in such inscriptions. It?s boring and turned to be a kind of clich?. Enough! Let?s speak about the advantages of smoking! Money! You are rolling in it. You have to think where to put it, how to get rid of it. The first advantage. 2 packs of cigarettes for 30 days: $60 in a month. A cup of coffee with a cigarette in a cozy caf?. The time has to be killed. It?s a well-known fact. As for me, the advantage of smoking in this respect is highly unappreciated. It might seem, 7-8 minutes for one cigarette, 40 cigarettes. Poor 5 hours in a day, sometimes one can do something else at the same time, but occasionally and not everything. But! Often we have to go to the place for smoking and then go back ? 2-3 minutes, we can cadge cigarettes, spend some time going to shop: it?s better already. And the most important thing is: we can think about the smoking break a half of any occupation time. Malicious nonsmoking bosses know about this arithmetic and even pay in addition sometimes when an employer quits smoking, to torture them. By the way, speaking about tortures. According to the statistics, nonsmokers have to suffer at average 10-15 years longer than smokers. And their death is saddened by the lack of illnesses ? the happiness on the occasion of death approaching is practically missed. We have nothing to do just to feel sorry for them. You can also get rid of unnecessary energy with the help of cigarettes. Mexican Indians say that smoking takes away more than 80% of the whole energy. In other words directly during smoking a person feels, experiences, wants something, in general, he lives approximately 1/5 more than usual. Poor nonsmoker with all his energy has to do something. Those, who quit smoking, it?s especially difficult task for want of habit. * You will always have something to do with your hands. * To avoid headaches later in the day, always have a cigarette first thing in the morning. * If you work with explosives, you have a handy method of lighting the fuse. * Smoking is a good career move if you want early retirement and would like to use up your sick leave. * On New Years Eve you don't have to go out to the fireworks. Just dip your cigarette into a jar of ground up sparklers. * Amuse your friends and be the life of the party by blowing smoke rings. * Always discard your butts in flower pots and garden beds as it helps fertilise the plants and keeps insects away. * Occasional house fires will help keep firemen employed. * By buying cigarettes from corner stores, you help support local businesses and help retain the fabric of our society. * At the beach, children can use the butts to decorate their sand castles. * Annoy neighbours you don't like by staying home and smoking heavily. * You will always have a good reason for loitering - "Officer, I'm just having a cigarette". * Always smoke when you are pregnant. Your smoking helps the unborn baby prepare for the air pollution in the real world. * When your neighbour's kids are too noisy, trigger their asthma by breathing smoke on them. * By smoking heavily, you get out of boring work and will have plenty of short breaks during the day. * Develop your cool image and fun-loving personality by being a smoker. Non smoking is for wimps and wusses. * You will have a good reason to paint the ceilings every three years. * Why celebrate world no-tobacco day once a year, when every day can be celebrated as a pro-tobacco day. * You will know when it's time to throw out your old lounge suite by the number of burn marks. * Smoking is an adult custom. Add years to how old you look by smoking heavily. * If you run out of smokes late at night, help the taxi industry by getting them to deliver your smokes to the door. * You can demand more services and benefits from the government because you have paid more in taxes. * Help keep the bush fire brigades trained and ready for any emergency by throwing lighted butts from your car window. * Keep your weight down by smoking cigarettes instead of eating them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorless DarkChaos Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker Smoking Is Not Cool Smoking will just make your medical bill higher Explosives do not gave you cancer They just will blow you up You will be all over the place never Smoke when you are pregnant >>my goal is not to tell anyone what to do<< >>my goal is to only show the facts<< >>>Smoking Deaths Worldwide<<< Around 5.4 million deaths a year are caused by tobacco. * Smoking is set to kill 6.5 million people in 2015 and 8.3 million humans in 2030, with the biggest rise in low-and middle-income countries. * Every 6.5 seconds a current or former smoker dies, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Over 438,000 Americans (18.1 percent of all deaths) die because of smoking each year. Secondhand smoke kills about 50,000 of them. 1.2 million people in China die because of smoking each year. That's 2,000 people a day. Tobacco use will kill 1 billion people in the 21st century if current smoking trends continue. Around 100 million people died because of tobacco use in the 20th century. 650,000 Europeans die each year from tobacco-related diseases, EU figures reveal. In Russia, smoking kills 300,000 Russians every year from smoking ailments. In Japan, smoking is the leading cause of death and is responsible for 20% of all cancers. 50 percent of men and 14 percent of women smoke. About 140,000 Germans die every year from tobacco-related illnesses. Nearly one in three German adults smokes regularly. Some studies estimate that 3,000-4,000 deaths per year can be attributed to passive smoking. In India, about 1 million Indians a year die from smoking-related diseases, that's more than 2,500 people daily. Half of Indian males use tobacco and it is becoming more popular with younger people. In France, there are about 66,000 smoking-related deaths each year and up to 5,800 deaths from passive smoking, inhaling the smoke of smokers. About 12 million people are smokers, 25 percent of the population. In Spain, there are 50,000 smoking-related deaths annually. About 30 percent of Spaniards smoke. In South Korea, an estimated 49,000 people die each year of smoking-related diseases, according to the private Korean Association of Smoking and Health. 50,000 Iranians die each year from tobacco related illnesses, according to the government. In Egypt, there are 34,000 tobacco-related deaths. In Canada, 37,000 people die from smoking every year, according to the Ministry of Health. * In British Columbia, CAN, 6,000 people die each year from smoking. 13,000 Scots are killed every year by tobacco where about 30% of the population smokes. Up to 2,000 people die of passive smoking annually. In Ireland, 6,000 people die each year in Ireland from smoking-related diseases. In Indonesia, about a quarter of deaths in 2005 were from smoking and 80 percent of lung and respiratory cancer cases were due to smoking. About 220 million cigarettes were smoked by Indonesians in 2006. Some 6,000 Cubans die from smoking-related illnesses. In Australia, 19,000 deaths a year are caused by smoking. Roughly 20% of the Australian population smokes. In Saudi Arabia, 22,000 Saudis die of smoking related diseases every year, according to the Anti-Smoking Society. About 7 people die each day in Uruguay from smoking-related causes including lung cancer, emphysema and other illnesses, anti-smoking groups estimate. See more on secondhand smoke. In the Western Pacific region, tobacco kills more than 3000 people each day. It's the leading cause of death. The Western Pacific has one third of the world's smokers, the highest rate of male smokers and the fastest increase of smoking among children and young women. Each day about 13,500 people worldwide die from smoking-related diseases Those are some facts about death from smoking around the world. Smoking, cigarettes and tobacco are international problems. Fortunately, many governments, organizations and people are stepping up to meet the challenge. We will see what happens. . . >>about Secondhand Exposed<< Second-hand smoke is also called passive smoke, sidestream smoke, environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and exhaled mainstream smoke. It is also a known Human (Group A) Carcinogen (cancer-causing agent). Nearly half of all nonsmoking Americans are routinely exposed to secondhand smoke, a US Surgeon General report found. Upwards of almost 70,000 heart disease deaths occur each year in the US as a result of exposure to secondhand smoke, American Lung Association (ALA) estimates. About 3,400 lung cancer deaths are because of exposure to second hand smoke, American Lung Association (ALA) estimates. Secondhand smoke releases the same 4,000 chemicals as smoke that is directly inhaled, but in even greater quantity. Approximately 50 of these chemicals (carcinogens) cause cancer, according to the EPA and Canadian Cancer Society. Secondhand smoke is a carcinogen containing hundreds of toxic chemicals, including formaldehyde, benzene, vinyl chloride, ammonia and cyanide, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) believes according to American Lung Association (ALA). 126 million nonsmoking Americans are exposed to secondhand smoke, study author Terry Pechacek said in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Secondhand smoke costs nearly $10 billion every year in the United States, according to a study by The Society of Actuaries. "Exposure to second-hand smoke is declining. . . [and] is likely to contribute to reductions in mortality from CHD," researchers found (Archives of Internal Medicine). In China, "nearly 600 million Chinese suffer from passive smoking," said Chen Guiyun, a deputy to the 10th National People's Congress, China's legislature, from Chongqing. That's nearly half of country's 1.3 billion people. China has 350 million smokers, one of every three smokers in the world. Around 100,000 Chinese die each year from passive smoking, The Ministry of Health reports (Xinhua news agency). Passive smoking kills more than 79,000 Europeans each year in the then 25-nation European Union (EU), according to a report compiled by the Smoke Free Partnership. In the UK, about 11,000 non-smokers die each year as a result of passive smoking. * Breakdown: Exposure to secondhand smoke in the UK causes around 2,700 deaths in people aged 20-64 and a further 8,000 deaths a year among people aged 65 years or older. Jamrozik, K Estimate of deaths among adults in the United Kingdom attributable to passive smoking. BMJ 2005, published online 1 March 2005. Passive smoking in the home or workplace kills at least 30 people a day in the UK, research revealed. In France, 5,000 people die of second-hand smoke, according to health minister Xavier Bertrand. In Germany, probably more than 3,300 people die of second-hand smoke, according to the epidemiologists Professor Dr. Ulrich Keil of the University of Muenster and Professor Dr. Heiko Becher of Heidelberg University. In Canada, more than 4,000 non-smokers die each year because of environmental tobacco smoke, according to Heart and Stroke Foundation. Health Canada estimates that more than 300 of the non-smokers' deaths are from lung cancer. * 100 British Columbians (CAN) die from second-hand smoke. In 2002, 48,400 women in China died of lung cancer and ischemic heart disease as a direct result of exposure to passive smoke as stated by China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (ProCOR 10 September 2005). Did you know that second-hand smoke causes 46,000 heart disease deaths every year in the United States, 3,000 lung cancer deaths and 430 newborn sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) deaths, according to a 2005 report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Drivers! Rolling the windows down while driving doesn't eliminate the unhealthy effects of secondhand smoke for kids and other sensitive passengers, a US study finds (American Journal of Preventive Medicine). * Arkansas, Louisiana and Maine now prohibit smoking inside cars when children are present. * Effective January 1, 2008, California will ban smoking in cars when children are inside. * Being in a car with a smoker, even with the smoker's car window let down, is equivalent to being in a smoky bar, according to a Wellington School of Medicine in New Zealand study (New Zealand Medical Journal). Heart attack survivors are more likely to have additional heart problems if they are regularly exposed to second-hand smoke, Dr. Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos of Harokopio University in Athens and colleagues found (Heart). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godhand Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker Sounds like the odds are more then 1 in a million for harmful effects. Should have researched quite a bit better. One good way to look at the "bad effects" is that it is a population control. (I don't smoke nor will I hang out with someone while they do). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorless DarkChaos Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker Man with a Tumor Face Adenomatoid Tumor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godhand Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker Yea... those pictures are very disturbing to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorless DarkChaos Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Re: 4 year old smoker I know I know that there are people who smoke for a long time and nothing happens to them or does something happen? think about it Problems That Happen with babys being born with problems Babys that are stuck together and many other problems this is from news Lakshmi is either revered as a goddess or shunned as a freak. Born with four arms and four legs in a tiny village called Arhariya in north Bihar, the two-year-old’s life has been anything but normal. Her deformity makes it impossible for her to stand or walk, but doctors in Bangalore will perform a 40-hour surgery on Tuesday that might give her a chance. She has extra limbs because she is joined to a parasitic twin, who stopped developing in her mother’s womb. Lakshmi’s parents Shambhu and Poonam named her after the four-armed goddess of wealth, and it was their love for her that stopped them from selling Lakshmi to the highest bidder. “We took her to a hospital in Delhi after her birth but some circus owners got to hear about her. They wanted to turn her into a freak show and offered us money, but we brought her back to the village,” says Shambhu, who has a farm in Bihar’s Terai region. Too scared to take her to a hospital again, the couple hid her in the village until paediatric surgeon Sharan Patil from the Bangalore-based Sparsh Hospital heard of her and offered to operate for free. Along with the Sparsh team, surgeons and experts from Dr Devi Shetty’s Narayana Hrudalaya will participate in the surgery. “Lakshmi’s condition is extremely rare. She is actually one of a pair of conjoined twins, but only one of the twins has a head. This type of conjoining is called ischiopagus, in which the twins are joined at the lower chest or abdomen down to the pelvis. Since two pairs of arms and legs have formed at either end of the two adjoining torsos, Lakshmi appears to have eight limbs,” explained Patil. After reading about Lakshmi in the paper, Patil went to Patna looking for the girl. “Her parents were extremely motivated and were willing to go to great lengths to separate her from her parasitic twin. We decided to bring her to Bangalore and began conducting tests from October 3." Over the next three weeks, Lakshmi went through a series of tests conducted by Patil and his team to prepare her for the surgery. It is scheduled at 7 am. A team of 30 medics, including specialist surgeons from the fields of paediatrics, neurosurgery, orthopaedics, plastic and microvascular, anaesthesia and intensivist, will help Lakshmi stand on her own two feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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