Candy E-Cigarettes Are More Tempting to Children than Medical Marijuana - http://clapway.com/2016/01/18/candy-e-cigarettes-are-more-tempting-to-children-than-medical-marijuana-123/

A new study from the University of Cambridge reveals that e-cigarettes that are bubble gum or chocolate flavored attract children into trying and buying them. The vapor sticks are now the most widely used nicotine product for children in countries with strict tobacco control policies.

The Use of E-cigarettes by High Schoolers Tripled Between 2013 and 2014

The exact figures declare that the rate of high schoolers using e-cigarettes in the United States went up from 4.5% to over 13%. Middle school students using e-cigarettes using e-cigarettes went up from 1% to 4%. In England, use of these sticks in people between the ages of 11-18 went from 5% to 8%.

These findings have raised many concerns to the academia and regulatory bodies. The attraction that younger kids have to e-cigarettes might lead to tobacco use and addiction. As things stand, e-cigarettes are advertised in more than 8,000 flavors. These include anything from fruits to sweets. The candy-like flavoring is the most concerning, as younger people are more attracted to them.

Children Are Mostly Exposed to Sweet Flavored E-Cigarettes

The Cambridge study was published in the journal BMJ Tobacco Control. The researchers took 598 children and split them into three groups. One group was shown advertisements for candy-like flavored e-cigarettes while the second was shown ads for non-flavored cigarettes. The third group worked as the control group and saw no advertisements.

After the jump, the groups were asked questions in regards to the appeal of using e-cigarettes. They were asked about tobacco smoking, the harm in smoking and their reaction to the ads. The goal was to gauge if they were interested in buying and trying e-cigarettes. Group one responded that they liked the ads and had increased interest in buying and trying e-cigarettes. None of the groups expressed interest in tobacco smoking.

E-Cigarettes Are More Attractive than Medical Marijuana.

This study proves that e-cigarette smoking doesn’t make tobacco smoking more attractive. However, it doesn’t take away from the appeal of e-cigarettes themselves, which is also a nicotine product. There’s a lot that regulators need to take into account as e-cigarettes become more widespread.

There’s no exact study on the appeal of medical marijuana on kids though exposure might be at similar levels. However, using marijuana is a significant leap upwards in the scale of drug use for young people under 14 compared to e-cigarettes. Accessibility and financial feasibility are very different for medical marijuana. As it is introduced into several states with time, it will be regulated more closely. The same will definitely happen for e-cigarettes.

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Here"s Why Smoking Women Can"t Have Babies and Have Painful Menstruation - http://clapway.com/2015/12/16/smoking-can-cause-pregnancy-issues-and-painful-menstruation-123/

According to a new study from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke can cause pregnancy troubles and early menopause. Andrew Hyland and a team of his colleagues surveyed the known effects of smoking and secondhand smoke in pregnancies and took a closer look to how it affects menopause and infertility.

Women Exposed to Smoking Have A Higher Chance of Entering Menopause Before 50

The research results not only showed that women exposed to smoking had more trouble getting pregnant, but also that they were more likely to enter menopause at an earlier age. Previous research wasn’t too clear on the effects of secondhand smoke on pregnancy and menopause. Hyland and his team decided to analyze data from the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study. This study was conducted between 1993 and 1998. The 88,732 women, aged between 50 and 79, completed a series of questionnaires regarding menopause and infertility.

Of all the women surveyed, 15% qualified for infertility and 45% qualified for early menopause, which occurs before age 50. The reports declared that women who had been active smokers had a 14% higher chance of going through infertility. They were also 26% more likely to go through early menopause.

Smoking Also Has a Negative Effect on Menstruation

Another study published by the journal Tobacco Control took women between the ages of 18 and 23 for 10 years. More than 1/4 of the women were smokers, and they reported suffering from painful periods. The study split the women into four different groups. The normative group made up 45% of the women in the study. 11% were part of the late onset group, with 33% in the recovering. 14% of the women experienced chronic pain, which means having painful periods 70% or 80% of the time.

Women who were smokers were thus proven to have a higher risk of chronic painful periods. Women who started smoking before 13 had a 59% higher chance of suffering from chronic cramps. The risk was 50% higher for women who started to smoke in their mid-teens. Smoking also has an association to altered menstruation. Other studies suggest that smoking may even delay or stop periods completely, even for 12 months at a time in certain women.

Women Who Smoke Go Into Menopause 2 Years Earlier than Non-Smoker Women

According to the journal Tobacco control, women exposed to smoking had an 18% higher chance of having trouble getting pregnant and suffering early menopause. Women who had never smoked and were exposed to little amounts of secondhand smoke did not suffer these risks.

Does Smoking Cause These Problems Directly?

The data does not prove that smoking directly causes infertility or early menopause, but it does account for other factors that are linked to these problems. Hayland’s team also suggests that secondhand smoke may affect hormone levels in women that might spring early menopause though this is not entirely confirmed. Women who are or are planning to go through pregnancy should avoid smoking and secondhand smoking at all costs. This can cause some serious troubles for the baby, and it can also greatly harm mothers.

The effects of secondhand smoke on mothers is still vague. It’s likely that studies like this will be followed up by other research teams. The effect of e-cigarettes in pregnancy and fertility are less widely known. But as the vapor devices become more popular, they will be studied as well.

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Eating Fruits could be as Dangerous as Smoking Cigarettes - http://clapway.com/2015/12/05/eating-fruits-could-be-as-dangerous-as-smoking-cigarettes/

Smoking is an addiction that many people have, and it is a very dangerous addiction. However, what if it was revealed that something else could be as dangerous as smoking? A long-term study was conducted at Salinas Valley. This study showed that pesticides could be as harmful to the lungs as cigarette smoke.

THE STUDY DONE IN SALINAS VALLEY FOR SMOKING

The team stated that this was a long-term study that has been going around for about 15 years. It was started by the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas. They state that they studied 279 children and they discovered that even the smallest amount of pesticides can harm children’s lungs. It was also stated that the study examined effects on the adults who spray the chemicals, that contain the pesticides, on certain products. One of the co-authors of the study, Brenda Eskenazi, mentions that it is still uncertain how the children have been exposed. However, the author does state that it is most likely being exposed from food, through the air, and from other hand-to-mouth activities.

THIS MEANS FRUITS COULD BE AS DANGEROUS AS CIGARETTES

With this recent study showing that pesticides can be as dangerous as cigarettes. The researchers of the study compared their findings to previous studies about smoke exposure. This means that eating fruits could be dangerous. Fruits are supposed to be nutritious and fully healthy for people. However, after this study, can eating fruits still be safe? Pesticides are registered for agricultural use in the US, and they are present in fruits. This is not good news, but as long as the fruit is thoroughly cleaned before consuming it should be OK.

COMPANIES REVIEWING THEIR CHEMICALS

One company, in particular, the Environmental Protection Agency, has stated that they issued a draft reassessment of their chemicals. However, the American Farm Bureau Federation mentions how they support the continued use of pesticides as they are crucial in making some foods.

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Great American Smokeout Encourages Quitting - http://clapway.com/2015/11/19/great-american-smokeout-encourages-quitting123/

Michigan encourages smokers throughout the United States to quit with the American Cancer Society‘s 40th Great American Smokeout. More than 8,000 kids in Michigan become smokers every year, which has caused the state’s smoking rate to escalate to an astounding 21%.

Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids Says 213,000 Children Alive in Michigan Today Will Die Prematurely From Smoking, Great American Smokeout Can Help

Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids Says 213,000 Children Alive in Michigan Today Will Die Prematurely From Smoking, Great American Smokeout Can Help

The smoking trend is timeless, and with introduction of things like smokeless tobacco and e-cigarettes, which hold health risks that have not yet been examined, smoking is becoming more accessible and more socially acceptable, especially in kids between the ages of 16-21. Smoking has been tied to deaths by heart attacks, stroke and lung cancer, and it can cause an infinite number of mental and physical health issues.

Michigan hopes to push the statistics down by promoting the Great American Smokeout. Citizens of the state also hope Michigan will raise its cigarette tax. They’re hoping to develop an effective, well-funded program that can help the state quit smoking and keep smoking rates low. If cigarette prices go up, people will be less likely to want to smoke or maintain a smoking habit, and this could lead to a decrease in smoking rate and would help keep kids away from hospitals.

The Great American Smokeout could offer current smokers an opportunity to perhaps consider quitting, if not trying it.

Celebrate the Great American Smokeout And Try Quitting

Celebrate the Great American Smokeout And Try Quitting

The American Cancer Society believes even quitting for one day is an important step, so they encourage everyone to take the third Thursday of November, which this year falls on November 19. Smokers from all around the world are encouraged to try to quit, even for just for the day, and think about the future of their health.

 

Great American Smokeout Encourages Quitting

Concerned about #health, the US National Park Service bans #ecigarettes in any area where traditional #smoking is banned. - http://clapway.com/2015/09/16/national-park-service-e-cigarettes123/

The issue of smoking has always been the focus of extensive debates, especially with regard to the kind of harm that it causes to the smoker and to people exposed to secondhand smoke. Although e-cigarettes, which are vapor based and laced with varying percentages of nicotine, have served as replacements for cigarettes, various reports have uncovered that they may include harmful and sometimes cancer-inducing chemicals, and that their use should be regulated and restricted accordingly.

The National Park Service Bans E-Cigarettes

In accordance with these reports, The National Park Service announced that electronic cigarettes are now banned in any areas where traditional smoking is prohibited in the United States.

The measure, according to the US News & World Report, was implemented to safeguard people’s health. Even though vapor from e-cigarettes do not easily pose a fire hazard (although its batteries do), it is uncertain whether or not secondhand vapor is harmful. Jonathan Jarvis, National Park Service Director, states that protecting the health and safety of park visitors and employees is one of the most critical duties of the Service, and thus the extension of the restrictions are needed.

The Reaction

Since there is little data on the long-term effects of vaping, health experts have begun to draw opposing policies in regard to public e-cigarette use. Supporters of e-cigarettes are naturally opposed to the new development. The restriction, for instance, was regarded as a bad idea by Gregory Conley, president of the American Vaping Association trade group, despite the findings that e-cigarettes emit formaldehyde and toxic compounds also found in antifreeze. These advocates maintain that the decision to use the devices should be left up to the users.

More Cities to Implement the Rule

The NPS now joins an extending list of cities, which are banning the use of e-cigarettes in densely populated areas and in areas where conventional smoking is also prohibited, such as in New York City.

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Over the years there has been a profound change in #riskfactors for #death, according to new #research. - http://clapway.com/2015/09/12/death-and-longevity-110

Over the years there has been a profound change in risk factors for death, according to new research.

The study carried out by teams from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington and University of Melbourne, looked at 79 risk factors for death in 188 countries between 1990 and 2013.

TOP RISK FACTORS FOR DEATH

Researchers found that the top factors were high blood pressure, smoking, high body mass index, and high fasting plasma glucose (problems with insulin functioning), leaving behind child and maternal malnutrition, unsafe drinking water, poor sanitation and other health risk factors.

The new risk factors contributed to almost 31 million deaths worldwide in 2013, up from 25 million deaths in 1990. Overall, poor diet had the greatest cumulative impact on health worldwide.

“There is great potential to improve health by avoiding certain risks like smoking and poor diet as well as tackling environmental risks like air pollution,” said IHME director Dr Christopher Murray.

DEATH AND HEALTH LOSS ACROSS COUNTRIES

As for the United States specifically people are losing their lives from conditions associated with high body mass index and high fasting plasma glucose. Yet smoking was the main individual risk factor associated with deaths in the U.S. in 2013.

Top risk factors for death — ranging from household air pollution in South and Southeast Asia to high body mass index in the Middle East and Latin America to unsafe water in sub-Saharan Africa, can be avoided to some extent.

…BUT “EVERYBODY HAS TO BE INVOLVED”

Researchers told Yahoo Health that longevity lies in the hands of each and every person: from the decision-makers and business owners to the everyday consumers and parents “everybody has to be involved”.

However study author Ali Mokdad, PhD, professor of global Health at IHME added that there is no shortcut to these problems.

“As for these diseases we are talking about, it’s not like we’re able to give you a pill and say, ‘You’re done,’” he says. “We have to set realistic goals, take baby steps at times and learn to change our behaviors.”

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If #smoking is a hard habit to quit, this region of the #brain, tied to #addiction, is to blame. - http://clapway.com/2015/09/10/addiction-insular-cortex123/

Scientists recently identified a region in the brain that plays a key role in smoking cessation: the insular cortex.

What Does The Insular Cortex Do?

The insular cortex is located between the temporal and the parietal lobes of the brain and is associated with a vast array of cognitive functions, from high-level human consciousness processes to those of primal self-regulation and bodily homeostasis.

On the one hand, the insular cortex is associated with basic motor control like swallowing, hand-eye coordination, and speech articulation. It is also related to heartbeat, blood pressure, the immune system, the digestive system, and the intake of information from each of the five senses.

On the other hand, the insular cortex is especially linked to emotional processing. The region has been highlighted for its role in self-awareness, agency, and bodily ownership as well as for its relationship to empathy and the consciousness of interpersonal experiences. It is also where orgasms, social norm violations, and the sensation of pain are evaluated in the brain.

This insular cortex seems to straddle an interesting divide between the brain functions that we traditionally consider animalistic, like the regulation of basic physical systems in the body, and those that we consider more human, like language and the experience of emotions. It’s where we process music, for example, as well as laughter and crying.

It’s possible that the region serves as a bridge between sensory intakes and the conscious experience of them. This would make a lot of sense given its recent link to the experience of addiction, a problem that scientists have long understood to straddle a similar divide between the physical and the psychological.

The Insular Cortex and Addiction

The recent studies were published in the journals Addiction and Addictive Behaviors and were led by Amir Abdolahi while he was a doctoral student at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Abdolahi now works with Philips Research North America.

The research involved 156 patients at three different hospitals, all of whom had suffered a stroke and who identified themselves as active smokers. The patients were divided into two groups: those who were recovering from a stroke in the insular cortex, and those who had suffered a stroke in another part of the brain.

The researchers measured the patients’ cravings for a cigarette during their hospital recovery stays, throughout which they were prohibited from smoking by default because of the hospital environment. They also observed whether the patients resumed smoking after recovering from the stroke.

Far and away, the patients whose strokes occurred in the insular cortex experienced fewer and less severe withdrawal symptoms like anger, insomnia, anxiety, and cravings. They were also almost twice as likely to quit smoking after the stroke; seventy percent of insular cortex patients quit, compared to thirty-seven percent in group two.

News for Addiction Treatment Options

This study, which offers new insight into the nature of addictive behavior, could improve treatment options for people suffering from addiction. Most drugs and current solutions aimed at eliminating nicotine dependence target not the insular cortex, but rather the brain’s reward centers, where dopamine activity occurs. These treatments have a relatively high rate of relapse–around seventy percent.

The new findings seem to suggest that targeting the insular cortex might hit closer to the root of addictive behaviors. If the link proves strong enough, the research could improve treatment options for addictions of all kinds.

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New research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that less Americans are #smokers. Just 15.2% of them #smoke #cigarettes. - http://clapway.com/2015/09/04/cdc-smokers123/

New research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that less Americans than ever – just 15.2% of them – smoke cigarettes, UPI reports.

DRAMATIC DROP OVER DECADES

The statistic, which was found by researchers for the CDC’s National Health Interview Survey, is consistent with the trend of decline from the past few years. In recent decades, smoking in the United States has dramatically decreased in popularity: in 1965, 42 percent of Americans smoked; in 2013, 18 percent; and in 2014, 17 percent. Since 2009, the number has been decreasing after stagnating for a few years in the mid-2000s.

ANTI-SMOKING ACTIVISTS ARE PLEASED

Anti-tobacco activists are pleased with the unprecedented low in American smokers, and cite it as an indication of an effective anti-smoking strategy. The American Lung Association’s director of national policy, Thomas Carr, told HealthDay that it shows that anti-smoking organizations should do “more of the same.”

Carr has also called for more anti-smoking laws. “It could have an impact on the smoking rate, and definitely would protect more people from secondhand smoke,” he said.

WHY LESS SMOKE THAN EVER

Anti-smoking laws, marketing campaigns and taxes are thought to be the cause behind the new low in American smokers.

Specifically, graphic television commercials with grotesque pictures of cancerous lungs aimed at smokers were cited as one of the reasons by the Patricia Falon, the Center for Tobacco Control at North Shore-LIJ Health System’s director in an interview with HealthDay.

“Smokers find them so painful to watch that they keep changing the channel, but these ads are running everywhere,” said the director.

GENDER AND RACE OF SMOKERS

Researchers found that men (17 percent) were more likely to smoke than women (13 percent), and young people were more likely than old people. Statistics differed among races, too: 10 percent of Hispanics, 18 percent of blacks and 10 percent of whites are smokers.

The director of the American Cancer Society’s Tobacco Control Center, Cliff Douglas, told HealthDay that the differences among demographics “highlight the importance of something that’s crucial to us — addressing disparities in the tobacco epidemic.”

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Heavy Smoking Associated with More Weight Gain #smoking #weightgain #obesity - http://clapway.com/2015/08/24/heavy-smoking-weight-gain123/

Many smokers delay quitting out of weight gain concerns. While quitting has been associated with weight gain, the story isn’t that simple, as a recent study points out.

The study looked at the 10-year weight gain of a nationally representative sample

The study compared the weight gain among current smokers, smokers who quit between 1-10 years ago, and people who have never smoked. A total of 12,204 adults were selected from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The study gathered the baseline Body Mass Index (BMI) and the average number of cigarettes consumed per day for each group. The never-smokers served as a control to look at the average weight gain of the non-smoking demographic over the same time period. At the end of the 10-year period, the weight gain that can be attributed to quitting was calculated by the difference between the adjusted mean weight of quitters and that of continuing smokers.

The heaviest of smokers gained the most weight upon quitting

The 10-year weight gain of continuing smokers was 7.7 pounds compared to 18.5 pounds for people who quit smoking. This results in a weight gain attributed to quitting of 10.8 pounds. However, this difference in weight gain is inconsequential in former smokers who smoked 1-14 cigarettes per day. The highest weight gain (22.7 pounds) was noticed among former smokers who smoked at least or more than 25 cigarettes per day. Another important factor influencing the post-quitting weight gain was the baseline BMI at the start of the study; obese people gained more weight after quitting.

Why do people gain weight after quitting?

The study clearly defined the factors that could be associated with increased weight gain after quitting: heavy smoking and obesity. While this shouldn’t be an incentive to stop quitting, it’s interesting how the body responds to the lack of nicotine in the system. It is well known that nicotine is an appetite suppressant and a metabolic stimulant. The absence of nicotine increases the appetite and dulls the heightened metabolic status. Also, people could use food as a comfort to help with the nicotine cravings. Together, these factors could result in weight gain.

Weight gain may seem like too high a price to pay for quitting. However, it is a relatively manageable obstacle in an otherwise right decision to a healthier, longer life.

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Dangers of Light Smoking Among Women - http://clapway.com/2015/07/17/dangers-of-light-smoking-among-women567/

According to a recent report, light smoking is quickly becoming a trend among adult young women. Although the popularity of cigarette smoking is down, the number of people who engage in what is known as light smoking has increased quickly. Very light smoking is defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, as consuming 5 or less cigarettes a day.

This new research shows what’s behind the sociodemographic and psychosocial aspects of what makes women who are about to enter the adulthood phase become very light (or heavier) smokers.

DATA CAME FROM 2011 STUDY BY THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF DRUG USE AND HEALTH

The researchers conducted this study by looking at results from a survey from over 9,000 women who are between the ages of 18 to 25. This information was collected from surveys in the 2011 National Survey of Drug Use and Health in the United States. The valuables in the study were set by the researchers and were psychological adaptation, use of inappropriate substances, daily smoking, smoking behaviors, dependence on nicotine, and age of first smoking.

VARIABLES IN THE STUDY MADE IT MORE PRECISE

Variables used in the study groups were ethnicity, age, marital status, educational level, and other educational status values. People were college graduates, never married, and not enrolled in school currently, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health in the US.

THIS STUDY ALSO DEFINED VERY LIGHT, LIGHT AND HEAVY SMOKING

The findings of the study found that 42 percent were never smokers, 28 percent were former smokers meaning that they didn’t smoke within the last month but have in the past, and 30 percent were current smokers. This study also classified current smokers from very light smokers to heavy smokers. Very light smokers have smoked 5 or less cigarettes per day in the last 30 days. Light smokers are those who smoked between 6 and 16 cigarettes a day within the last 30 days, and heavier smokers are those who smoked more than 16 or more cigarettes a day within the last 30 days. These findings were published in Preventing Chronic Disease.

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Why you should #fast for #Ramadan or otherwise. - http://clapway.com/2015/07/13/the-benefits-of-fasting-a-study-on-ramadan-235/

The well-known Muslim holiday Ramadan is close to an ending, so it follows that a research regarding how healthy fasting is would have been done. The results of this study show the benefits people might get from fasting for Ramadan.

Ramadan is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. During this month, people fast in order to purify their body and mind. But fasting is not all they need do. Abstinence from sex, as well as smoking and even avoiding gossips and bad language are mandatory. People should concentrate on personal reflection and prayer.

Fasting is Healthy for Both Body and Mind

Muslims all over the world celebrate a month of fasting, and as new studies say, this has a positive influence, not just for the body, but also for the mind.

According to scientists, Ramadan fasting brings with it not only religious reasons but also benefits to people’s health. A nutritionist observed people who were fasting, and the conclusion was quite unexpected for more people who believed that this habit could be quite dangerous.

Fasting Helps You Clean Your System

In accordance to the nutritionists’ declarations, people who are fasting have the ability to significantly diminish the percentage of their body fat. Furthermore, they are able to detoxify their entire system.

But this is not all. It seems that because people refrain from eating various unhealthy foods, as well as other things they use to do, fasting offers them the chance to put an end to many of the self-destructive habits. For example, it is much easier to quit both smoking and drinking.

A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body

As many people already know, Ramadan also prohibits people not only to behave badly but also to use profane language. You might not see the benefit of these prohibitions, at first glance. However, as researchers confirm, “clean spirit principles” have a great effect on people’s health. Following strong principles, allows people to learn how to control their social behavior and willpower. This will also improve relationships and human connections.

Furthermore, the studies showed that that fasting enhance the possibility of preventing brain aging which could damage nerve cells like in the case of Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease.

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As if we needed more reasons to quit smoking. - http://clapway.com/2015/07/12/need-another-reason-why-smoking-is-harmful-heres-one-235/

Another Reason Why Smoking is Harmful

There may be a new reason why smoking is harmful for your health — it may hinder your ability to receive an education.

A recent study conducted by three universities — University of Colorado, New York University, and University of North Carolina — estimates that “approximately 145,000 deaths” could be avoided each year with higher retention rates for high school students, and better push for these same students to earn an advanced degree after high school.

This number is suggested to be the same amount that suffers from smoking-related illnesses each year, inspiring the possibility of the link between education and smoking to be hypothesized.

What Were the Study’s Findings?

The study also suggests that those who acquire a higher degree have a higher likelihood of earning more comfortable incomes and are numerically less likely to become smokers; they also tend to have access to better health care, including jobs with health insurance. This result suggests a reactionary effect: those with better educations have a higher social status, which allows for access to better healthcare and income. Interestingly enough, the study doesn’t actually find direct correlations between smoking and education in its findings, though there is plenty of information to support this hypothesis.

So why focus on education in this kind of study? Co-author and associate professor of public health Vanessa Chang says, “In public health policy, we often focus on changing health behaviors such as diet, smoking and drinking. Education —which is a more fundamental, upstream driver of health behaviors and disparities — should also be a key element of U.S. health policy”. Indeed, many may question how education directly impacts health care problems, though it is clear that it plays an important role in the impact of the importance placed on these health care factors. Apparently, smoking is harmful in multi-faceted ways other than physical health.

How Can This Help?

By using education as the bridge between the influences of poor decision-making when it comes to other health care choices — like smoking, diet, and exercise — we can allow for a better analysis of how to combat these issues and work towards making it easier for adolescents and young adults to steer clear of these influences.

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Just how dangerous is #secondhandsmoke -- especially for the young? - http://clapway.com/2015/07/11/passive-smoking-in-childhood-increases-copd-risk-234/

Researchers and doctors all over the world constantly discuss smoking problems, including passive smoking or secondhand smoking problems. There is an incredible amount of information offered to people who fight the desire to light a cigarette, on a daily basis. But, as any drug, smoking is difficult to be forgotten, even with all the issues it brings.

SECONDHAND SMOKE IS DANGEROUS

Unfortunately, it seems that people not only risk their life with every cigarette they smoke, but also affect everybody else who is around. Everybody can be affected by secondhand smoke, or passive smoking.

However, children, teenagers and young adults who are not fully developed when it comes to their lung capacity, might suffer even more, risking various diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

WHAT IS COPD?

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD is considered one of the most common causes of death in the world today and, it appears that most of the patients are active smokers. However, according to researchers, the pulmonary disease can affect everybody, not only people who smoke.

COPD is actually a group of diseases and conditions that affect the lungs through inflammatory responses. The inflammation appears along the bronchial tubes and creates difficulty in breathing.

This long-term chronic disease can be developed in different ways, so achieving normal growth in lung function in early adulthood is an important factor in terms of future risk.

The most common cause of COPD is smoking, since inhaling tobacco smoke for a long time destroys the lung tissues and irritates the airways. However, secondhand smokers seem to be in danger as well from passive smoking.

RISKS OF PASSIVE SMOKING

According to a recent research, passive smoking increased the risk of stroke by 30/% in non-smoking people. In addition, researchers confirmed through a new study that passive smoking is responsible for increasing the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

In accordance with the results published in the New England Journal of Medicine, lung capacity gets to a maximum capacity around the age of 20 to 30. If the development of lung function in childhood and adolescence is not optimal, there is a major risk of suffering from of COPD in older age.

This is why, achieving a normal growth of lung function is important. In order to do that, not smoking during the teenage years is mandatory. In addition, avoiding exposure to secondhand smoking is also desirable.

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