Essays Tagged: "Nicotine"
Drug Problems in the US and its Prevention
re taken for the purpose of getting high, but no medical use. Other substances, such as alcohol and nicotine, may be purchased legally without prescription and are commonly abused. But in this paper, ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Heart Attacks
ttacks.Smoking causes heart attacks. The tobacco in cigarettes and cigars contain a chemical called nicotine. When inhaled into the lungs, nicotine causes the release of hormones in the body. These ho ... raise the blood pressure. Consequently, a person's heart rate increases 15 to 25 beats per minute. Nicotine also causes the blood vessels to contract. People who smoke have a harder time keeping thei ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Cigarettes and Their Destruction of the Brain
rk.' Smoking however, does not really have these effects; what the smoker perceives is an illusion. Nicotine begins to act on brain cells within ten seconds of inhalation, fitting into 'keyholes' on t ... ush, or stimulation. Within 30 minutes, smokers feel their energy begin to decline, as the ingested nicotine is reduced. This process continues, as the smoker's attention becomes increasingly focused ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
As I lay dying. An essay on drugs
siness different then any other.*Alcohol is a drug, yet adults are allowed to use alcohol products.*Nicotine is a drug, yet adults are allowed to use many different forms of tobacco products, all whic ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Talks about teratogens which are agents responsible for many known birth defects
rtension, and Anxiety. Other commonly heard of non-prescription and illegal teratogens are cocaine, nicotine, caffeine, and marijuana. Environmental teratogens are agents that are man made or a produc ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Smoking - an essay on the history and hazards of smoking.
alth and those surrounding him/her. People start for many different reasons and get addicted to the nicotine in cigarettes. Smoking cause many fatal diseases, but help is available to those who seek i ... is because of peer pressure leading to a quick physical addiction. One ingredient in cigarettes is nicotine, and it is extremely addictive. And yet nicotine is not the only physical reason people smo ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Social responsibility in Management
The example of such deception is the tobacco industry, which deliberately manipulated the level of nicotine in cigarettes. Despite its declaration of managers, scrutinized research made it clear that ... managers, scrutinized research made it clear that industry tried to maintain the addictive level of nicotine. The purpose of it was far from humanistic, addicted smokers kept buying cigarettes, making ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Drugs offences in Canada
ances such as marijuana, cocaine or other illegal substances. Legal substances, such as alcohol and nicotine are also abused by many people. Abuse of drugs and other substances can lead to physical an ... ed. One of the most common legal drugs are alcohol, prescription and over the counter drugs such as nicotine, and caffeine. Alcohol is by far the most frequently abused drug in Canada. About one of ev ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Second-hand smoke and children.
around them. Also, many pregnant women continue to smoke despite the fact that they are passing the nicotine onto the unborn fetus. Many people do not realize the negative affects of second-hand smoke ... o them." Sidestream smoke, or the smoke coming directly off the end of the cigarette, has more tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide and other chemicals that are cancer causing, than the smoker actually inha ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Smoking: Life Or Stupidity? What does smoking do to you and others? Why should we stop smoking? What does smoking lead to?
how you the down side of it. For example, addiction is one of the bad side effects and is caused by nicotine. Once you inhale the cigarette you will feel the need for another one, and you may have dif ... been successful while many others have failed. People at a younger age start to get addicted by the nicotine and this is where the problem starts. The hazards of smoking lead to many diseases a ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
"The Silent Killer." What are the dangers and effects of smoking? How did smoking get started? The effects smoking has on teens and more are in this essay.
thousand chemical poisons along with one of the world's most addictive drugs. The silent killer is nicotine straight from the tobacco plant.The American Indians were the first people known to cultiva ... o twenty years.What is it that gets so many people addicted to something so dangerous?The answer is nicotine. It's a very powerful, addictive, natural alkaloid drug that comes from the tobacco plant. ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
The use of drugs and alcohol and there affect on teenagers.
ugs and/or alcohol. Drug(s) is a term used for narcotics such as marijuana and alcohol and even the nicotine in cigarettes.Teenagers want to be accepted by their peers; it is normal for teenagers to s ... er or not to say no or unfortunately yes. Cigarettes are considered a drug just like pot is a drug. Nicotine in a cigarette is the part that is addictive to the youth. Being pressured into drinking al ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Pathological Gambling
ase. These are what cause the addiction to gambling to grow stronger every time you gamble. Just as nicotine causes a smoker to become addicted, the thrill of the possibility of winning a lot of money ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
How To Quit Smoking.
Quitting Tobacco UseThis topic is designed to help you learn more about nicotine and to provide information that you might find useful as you try to decide what you want to ... clude cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco or snuff). All tobacco products contain nicotine and can lead to dependence. The earlier a person starts using tobacco, the more severe the ... earlier a person starts using tobacco, the more severe the dependence will become. For some people, nicotine dependence can be as strong as heroin or cocaine. Nicotine dependence is a long-term (chron ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Legalization of marijuana.
okers do not become dependent on marijuana. Contrary to this, millions of Americans are addicted to nicotine every year; not to mention alcoholism itself is considered a disease. The Libertarian party ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Ban on Smoking-Why Smoking should be Banned!
tains around 4,000 chemicals, some of which are highly toxic and at least 43 of which cause cancer. Nicotine, a major constituent of tobacco smoke, is both poisonous and highly addictive." Although sm ... who smoke during pregnancy are also at increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome.Finally, the nicotine that is found in cigarettes is highly addictive. Recent findings may explain why cigarettes ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues
What happens biologically to your brain when you smoke a cigarette?
Nicotine and the BrainOne of the main ingredients in tobacco has grabbed scientists' attention. A nu ... nts in tobacco has grabbed scientists' attention. A number of studies are showing that the chemical nicotine can trigger a slew of brain mechanisms. Many appear to be positive. Researchers now are wee ... can trigger a slew of brain mechanisms. Many appear to be positive. Researchers now are weeding out nicotine's behavioral, cognitive and addictive actions and testing nicotine-like drugs that may addr ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
A Smokers Pleasure.
nhaling, letting the smoke travel down their windpipe, they begin to feel the momentary pleasure of nicotine. With each drag their addiction is fed; however, along with each of these drags, is the nee ... hering the addiction. As their lungs are filling with carbon monoxide their bloodstream is carrying nicotine throughout their body and to their heart and brain. Slowly giving pleasure and relieving st ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Marijuna: to be legal: or not to be that is the question.
erious health wise. When a person smokes a cigarette, the body responds immediately to the chemical nicotine in the smoke. Nicotine causes a short-term increase in blood pressure, heart rate, and the ... oxide reduces the amount of oxygen the blood can carry. This, combined with the effects produced by nicotine, creates an imbalance in the demand for oxygen by the cells and the amount of oxygen the bl ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
"What's Legal?"
kills more people than car accidents, alcohol, AIDS, murders, illegal drugs, and suicides COMBINED! Nicotine, the addictive substance found in tobacco, and also used as an insecticide, has been found ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol