Introduction of Tobacco to England - Historic UK

SMOKING IN UK

INTRODUCTION
 Smoking is a habitual practice that involves intake of
the smoke resulting from burning the tobacco products
(Lisha, Delucchi, Ling and Ramo 2014).
 There are two types of People who are affected by this
practice.
Active Smokers: People who intentionally inhale the
smoke.
Passive Smokers: People who inhale the smoke
accidentally.

HARMFUL EFFECTS OF
SMOKING
Multiple organ
damage
(especially the
lungs)
Increased risk of
cancer
Increased risk of
various diseases
(Bello et al.
2014).
Risk to the health
of an Infant in
case of pregnant
woman
Increased risk of
death

ADDITIONAL ADVERSE
EFFECTS
Impaired
population health Depression
Anxiety
(Leventhal and
Zvolensky
2015).
Increased
mortality in the
passive smokers