Tobacco Smoking and Its Effect on Periodontal Disease
The purpose of oral health research is to find out more information on areas which can be improved to benefit not only the public’s oral health knowledge and status but to improve oral health professional methods of practice as well (Petersen, 2003). The research’s main objective is to inspect tobacco smoking and its effect on… View Article 
A variety of different regulations have been set for people that are concerned with tobacco either on a personal level or commercially. Tobacco is associated with damages and thus it has been attacked by medical authorities and social observers. The fast food industry is no exception since it has also contributed to different damages to… View Article
The Cardiac Health Risk from Tobacco Use
Introduction: Tobacco is a plant of the night shade family. The term is applied also to the cured and processed leaves of a certain varieties of the plant, which are used in the manufacture of cigarettes, cigars, pipes, tobacco, chewing tobacco, and snuff. Nicotine, an alkaloid contained in the tobacco, is used for medical… View Article
In the United States, tobacco use or cigarette smoking has been identified as the leading cause of preventable death. Almost half a million deaths annually have been associated to cigarette smoking. The prevalence of tobacco use by adolescents has intensified in the 1990s, with the highest rates during 1996 to 1997 and then decreased thereafter… View Article
Food And Drug Administration On Tobacco
Due to the remarkable number of premature deaths caused by smoking during the period of 1995-1999[1], the government agencies of America, especially the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made several attempts in regulating tobacco and tobacco products. Lots of laws have been made in order to solve this problem. There was an attempt in issuing… View Article
Tobacco Alcohol (or any other) i) Using interventions for reducing tobacco use among the users ii) Carrying out smoking bans iii) Taking measures to reduce intake by minorities iv) Using provider reminder systems that govern the providers of these products about the implications to the users v) Using school based methods of interventions to… View Article
Tobacco can best be described as one of the most deadly substances ingested by human beings on this planet. It is indeed remarkably deadly and yet it is still promoted by the media in many forms, as though it were a life-saving drug. To the addict, the one who perpetually thrives on its usage, tobacco… View Article
Tobacco Companies Marketing To Kids
It is ironical yet true, that the Tobacco companies, in spite of having signed a master agreement in 1998 to stop doing so, continue to intentionally and with great success (as far as they are concerned) target kids and teenagers through their marketing activities. This leads to an ever-increasing population exposed and addicted to the… View Article
Tobacco is one of the main products that affect our children today. Companies that distribute these products do not think about who is getting affected by their product, but think about the profit they will make from selling their product. Big companies like Philip Morris who sell Marlboro, Basic, Virginia Slim and many other types… View Article
Marijuana vs Alcohol and Tobacco
Marijuana has been a greatly debated subject for hundreds of years. Marijuana is illegal under federal law. However, under state law it can be prescribed by a medical physician in 16 out of 50 states, for its scientifically proven medicinal uses. Although marijuana has medicinal uses, it is also used recreationally just like alcohol and… View Article
Almost 50 years ago, evidence began to accumulate that cigarette smoking poses an enormous threat to human health. More than 30 years ago, initial reports was made began meticulous documentation of the biologic, epidemiologic, behavioral, pharmacologic, and cultural aspects of tobacco use. The present report, an examination of the methods and tools available to reduce… View Article
This paper will discuss the American Legacy Foundation and its anti-smoking prevention campaign known as “Truth. ” The history of the foundation will be reviewed, and the fundamental elements of the program, including its claims of success, how that success is measured, and the basis for the program design, will be presented. Foundations, Elements and… View Article
Over this task I will be choosing a business and providing brief background information on my select organisation. The company that I have chosen is in a controversial industry and has its fair share of pressure groups, none more so than Governments of several countries. My organisation is in a billion pound industry and in… View Article
The case study on Reynolds American Incorporated (Whipple, Justice, Gainer, Johnson, and Alvidrez 342) illustrates how major players in the industry have used strategic resources to mitigate the threats to their businesses. Reynolds American Incorporated (RAI) is one such leader in the tobacco industry, manufacturing tobacco-related products such as cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and cigars since… View Article
Should Alcohol and Tobacco Advertisement Be Banned
We may see alcohol and tobacco advertisements everywhere, on television, in newspaper, on street ads card etc. Alcohol ads usually create several feints to tell people that alcohol is good for people and induce people to drink. On the other hand, the malign influence of advertisements shows smoking as something “cool”. But we know the… View Article