Smoking affects the entire body and when it is put under stress - in this case with a toxic concoction of carbon monoxide, cyanide, tar, formaldehyde and other chemicals - the brain diverts vitamins away from your skin to be used elsewhere.
Friday, August 30, 2013
UK scientists: quit smoking and you can still save your skin
Smoking affects the entire body and when it is put under stress - in this case with a toxic concoction of carbon monoxide, cyanide, tar, formaldehyde and other chemicals - the brain diverts vitamins away from your skin to be used elsewhere.
Monday, August 19, 2013
Cigarette manufacturers: FBR accused of introducing complicated FED system
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced a very complex 'slabs
system' of the Federal Excise Duty (FED) for the cigarette manufacturers
which has only benefited the multinational companies with stagnation in
the incidence of taxes ie sales tax/FED on most popular brands of the
product. Tax experts told Business Recorder here on Thursday that
the multinational companies and the FBR had deliberately implemented a
very complicated excise duty system to charge less amount of FED on
popular brands of cigarettes.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Smokers Earn Less Money, So Here Are 7 Frugal Tips to Help You Quit
It’s no secret that smoking is not only horrible for your health but
also ridiculously expensive. It’s also true that indulging in the habit
causes you to earn less money — about 20 percent less, says a study by
researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
It’s not that smokers are less productive. About 60 percent of the pay difference can be attributed to factors like having less education than nonsmokers. But another factor seems to be that people who smoke face a bias in the workplace. A press release about the study, conducted by economists Melinda Pitts and Julie Hotchkiss, explains:
Perhaps their most surprising finding is that the wage gap doesn’t vary by smoking intensity. “A person who smokes one cigarette per day faces a similar penalty as a person who smokes a pack a day,” explained Pitts, who directs the Atlanta Fed’s Center for Human Capital Studies. “Since smoking more cigarettes is known to result in greater health problems and work absences, the fact that the penalty doesn’t increase as smoking intensity increases suggests that the wage penalty is more related to a bias in the workplace against smokers than it is related to lower productivity among smokers,” she continued. Capital cigarettes online.
It’s a nasty habit
It’s not that smokers are less productive. About 60 percent of the pay difference can be attributed to factors like having less education than nonsmokers. But another factor seems to be that people who smoke face a bias in the workplace. A press release about the study, conducted by economists Melinda Pitts and Julie Hotchkiss, explains:
Perhaps their most surprising finding is that the wage gap doesn’t vary by smoking intensity. “A person who smokes one cigarette per day faces a similar penalty as a person who smokes a pack a day,” explained Pitts, who directs the Atlanta Fed’s Center for Human Capital Studies. “Since smoking more cigarettes is known to result in greater health problems and work absences, the fact that the penalty doesn’t increase as smoking intensity increases suggests that the wage penalty is more related to a bias in the workplace against smokers than it is related to lower productivity among smokers,” she continued. Capital cigarettes online.
It’s a nasty habit
New effort under way for St. Joseph smoking ban
A St. Joseph group seeking to ban smoking in most public places is trying a new tactic to put the issue before voters.
The St. Joseph News-Press reports ( http://bit.ly/19LXdRL) members of Smoke-Free St. Joseph are gathering signatures from registered voters on a petition. They'll need nearly 2,200 certified signatures to get their proposal on a future ballot.
Smoke-Free St. Joseph began drafting the proposed ordinance after the City Council voted in May to drop all considerations of a smoking ban.
The group's proposal would ban smoking in all indoor public places except for 10 percent of hotel rooms and private clubs when no employees are present.
It also would allow smoking on the gambling floor of the St. Jo Frontier Casino until casinos in Jackson, Platte or Clay counties go smoke-free.
The St. Joseph News-Press reports ( http://bit.ly/19LXdRL) members of Smoke-Free St. Joseph are gathering signatures from registered voters on a petition. They'll need nearly 2,200 certified signatures to get their proposal on a future ballot.
Smoke-Free St. Joseph began drafting the proposed ordinance after the City Council voted in May to drop all considerations of a smoking ban.
The group's proposal would ban smoking in all indoor public places except for 10 percent of hotel rooms and private clubs when no employees are present.
It also would allow smoking on the gambling floor of the St. Jo Frontier Casino until casinos in Jackson, Platte or Clay counties go smoke-free.
Smoking down among youngsters
The survey of 3,416 primary and secondary school pupils found that 80
per cent had never tried smoking, compared to 70 per cent when the
study was last carried out in 2011.
It also found that four per cent of pupils described themselves as occasional or regular smokers, falling from nine per cent in 2011.
Year five pupils from primary schools and year nine youngsters from secondary schools took part in the Health Related Behaviour Survey.
The study is used by district NHS bosses to collect information about young people’s lifestyles.
Health experts said tobacco use among young people had declined because of new laws on smoking in public places, a ban on tobacco advertising and better education of the dangers of smoking.
Dr Andrew Furber, the
It also found that four per cent of pupils described themselves as occasional or regular smokers, falling from nine per cent in 2011.
Year five pupils from primary schools and year nine youngsters from secondary schools took part in the Health Related Behaviour Survey.
The study is used by district NHS bosses to collect information about young people’s lifestyles.
Health experts said tobacco use among young people had declined because of new laws on smoking in public places, a ban on tobacco advertising and better education of the dangers of smoking.
Dr Andrew Furber, the
Cigarette Taxes Deter Heavy Drinking, Study Says
Higher cigarette taxes help reduce drinking among certain groups of people, U.S. researchers say.
To assess the impact that increases in cigarette taxes between
2001-02 and 2004-05 had on drinking behavior, researchers analyzed data
from more than 21,000 drinkers who took part in a survey from the
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
The cigarette tax increases were associated with modest to moderate reductions in drinking among "vulnerable groups," according to the study, which was published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.
"Results suggest that increases in cigarette taxes were associated with reductions in alcohol consumption over time among male smokers," corresponding author Sherry McKee, an associate professor of psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine, said in a journal news release. "The protective effects were most pronounced among subgroups who are most at risk for adverse alcohol-related consequences, including male heavy drinkers, young adults and those with the lowest income."
The cigarette tax increases were associated with modest to moderate reductions in drinking among "vulnerable groups," according to the study, which was published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.
"Results suggest that increases in cigarette taxes were associated with reductions in alcohol consumption over time among male smokers," corresponding author Sherry McKee, an associate professor of psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine, said in a journal news release. "The protective effects were most pronounced among subgroups who are most at risk for adverse alcohol-related consequences, including male heavy drinkers, young adults and those with the lowest income."
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