Thesis: Smoking causes a lot of diseases and requires special methods to stop its damages. Cardiovascular and peripheral vascular diseaseB. CancerC. Complications in pregnancyIII- Cessation of smokingA. Methods used 1. Get prepared mentally2. Find temporary substitute habit3. Avoid temptationsB. Consequences1. Health changes2. Withdrawal symptomsSMOKING Throughout the history of mankind, the world witnessed many discoveries and progresses due to continuous researches and experiments in several fields such as medicine and physics. Theses persisting scientific studies led to the birth of modern technologies which helped in improving the civilization. In spite of all the progress and the new knowledge, human beings have prevailed in having a lot of bad habits. One of these lethal habits is smoking. Smoking is the act of inhaling the fumes from a burning substance usually tobacco (Marr p.5). It causes tremendous diseases but could be stopped according to certain methods. Smoking is divided into two categories: active and passive. The first type is the act of smoking onself while the second one consists of inhaling smoke because of proximity to a smoker (Encarta). The non-smoker breathes "sidestream" smoke from the burning tip of the cigarette and "mainstream" smoke that has been inhaled and then exhaled by the smoker (ash.org.uk). Cigarette smoking is the prime but not the only one. Pipes, cigars as well as smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, tobacco pouches, and snuff dipping) are all considered as a major cause of deadly diseases. Wether a person smokes actively or involuntarily, he is exposed in both cases to the same risks. First of all, he might suffer from "cardiovascular disease" particularly myocardial infarction (heart attack). This is caused by "atherosclerosis which is characterized by the deposition of lipids, a type of fat, and fibrous tissue in the walls of arteries" (Swisher, p.25). According to the Action on Smok...
