Health Sciences 1001A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Stillbirth, Birth Weight, Ectopic Pregnancy
4 Feb 2016
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Smoking is the most preventable cause of disease and premature. Every cigarette a person smokes reduces life expectancy by about. More than 37,000 people die prematurely each year in canada due. Tobacco in any from is unsafe; accounts for nearly 1/5 deaths in. Tobacco use is widespread in our society. Most smokers underestimate the risks of smoking. On average, male smokers lose 6. 5 years from their life and females death in canada. Tobacco = the leaves of cultivated tobacco plants prepared for smoking or chewing or for use as snuf. 21% of canadian population or nearly 5. 1 million ppl. Sale of tobacco is banned to anyone younger than 18; however, 50 million packs of cigarettes are consumed by minors each year. Almost 20% of canadian teens ages 12-19 smoke. Smoking is 2-4 times as prevalent among ppl with mental health diagnoses ex. Major depression, social phobias, & generalized anxiety disorder.
