Critical Review: Good for Health, Good for Business and Tobacco

This report provides a critical review of an article that examines the business case for reducing tobacco use. The review analyzes the impact of tobacco on health, productivity, and the economy, presenting arguments supported by data and statistics. It discusses the negative health consequences of smoking, including increased risk of diseases and premature death, and its effect on employee productivity. The review also highlights the economic costs associated with tobacco use, such as healthcare expenses and lost productivity, and it suggests strategies for businesses to create smoke-free workplaces and promote smoking cessation programs. The report also assesses the validity and relevance of the sources used in the original article. The conclusion emphasizes the benefits of reducing tobacco use for both businesses and individuals, including improved health, reduced costs, and enhanced productivity, advocating for workplace policies and financial incentives to support these goals.

Critical review

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Subtopic 1.................................................................................................................................3
Subtopic 2.................................................................................................................................3
Subtopic 3.................................................................................................................................5
Subtopic 4.................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES......................................................................................................................10

Subtopic 1
The strengths and shortcomings of the concepts and content of an
essay is measured by a critical review of a journal article. Description, review and
explanation are presented to encourage readers to determine the importance of the
article (Queensu.ca, 2019). From critical review we have learned that the document
is not only a good source of information, but also an important tool in the
development of a research proposal. This article will be used to develop a research
plan and outline the main points of reducing tobacco use and its impact on heath,
productivity and costs. Reducing tobacco is good for health as well as for business
as around 8 to 30 minutes are spend by individuals in taking tobacco that caused
bad effect on the mental and physical health. On the current article we will critically
review the importance of reducing smoking cessation to a more effective approach.
In this paper, we will examine the benefits and risks associated with reducing
smoking. We will also look at the potential impact of tobacco use on business, how is
going to strengthen or worsen the activities of employees and employers, and what
are the possible effects of tobacco on workplace.
Main body.
Subtopic 2
To begin with one of the main inductive argument that Adams was presenting
in this article, is that tobacco has a negative impact on health. Observation shows
each year, in the United States, almost 500 000 people die of illnesses directly
related to smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke, a severe public health
concern is smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke. According to the centres
for disease control and prevention, the number of people exposed to second-hand
smoke in the United States is estimated to have risen by about 20 percent since
1990. Exposure to second hand smoke also raises the risk of heart disease by 256
percent – 30 percent and stoke by 20 percent–30 percent among non-smokers. It
has also stated that cost of smoking to employees is rising over years, as it has lead
to several diseases such as cardiovascular, infection cancer, premature death
among individuals that smoke on daily basis. So, employees as well as their family
member need to avoid smoking in order to enjoy healthy lifestyles for more years.
Concluding the above argument, we have devastating results because of smoking in

US. Such as younger and middle aged group people that are working in smoke free
workplace have lower risk of cardiovascular events or heart failure.
Another argument put forward in the article by the author is inductive, arguing
that millions of adult employees in the United States smoke. The result that we can
see from the argument is that 21.7% of US adult employees, representing more than
32 million people, currently reported using a tobacco product in 2014, and more than
22 million workers currently reported smoking cigarettes. The author has specified
that rate of smoking vary as per type of occupation such as individuals that belong to
construction or transportation more smoked as compared to management and sales.
In another words, it can be stated that white collar person are less interested to
intake alcohol that blue collar that is 46% vs 33%. It has also estimated from the
study that tobacco products are used by 57% of military veterans that are in age
between 18-25 mostly. Therefore, an increase in the consumption of cigarettes has
caused the number of smokers to increase and there is a significant effect of
smoking on the business performance of organizations in the United States. So, the
author wants to stay that smoking is common among US workforces as many
individuals intake while completing their respective task in the organisation.
The following argument is deductive and shows that smoking has vital
repercussions for the wellbeing of people. Around 34 million US adults smoke and
develop severe health issues, based on the main findings presented in the report.
The research also found that for one year or more, a large number of people who are
addicted to cigarettes have mostly been smoking, the explanation why this is so
necessary is that smoking has many adverse effects on your body such as:
increased levels of stress, depression, anxiety and the emerge of additional health
issues. The author has also illustrated that reducing intake of tobacco will helps in
improving health condition of employees, enhance overall productivity and
performance of individuals thus contribute in growth and success of organisation. In
conclusion, smoking has a significant impact on the health of the people of the
United States so it is one of the crucial health benefits that can be offered by
employer to its employees by reducing the intake of tobacco to some extent.
Because as per author perspective, employer by providing working place smoking
cessation can enjoy health and economic benefits as it will resulting in saving lot
many cost of organisation. It has suggested that financial incentive can be a tool that

could be used by employer to motivate employees to quit smoking or more
participate in cessation treatment for good health.
The inductive argument presented by Adam in the article shows that in
addition that smoking have in the health also smoking affects the economy. Per year,
smoking costs the United States more than $ 300 billion dollars, including almost 170
billion dollars in medical care and more than $ 150 billion dollars in lost production.
When determining whether to eliminate smoking or not, the economy is a very
important factor to consider. It is necessary because there will be no economic
benefits for society if we do not cut down on the amount of smoking. There are
several steps that could be taken by employer create smoking free workplace so that
individuals have better health such as review of health insurance policies of person.
The author has suggested that free cessation counselling and medication need to be
provided to employees furthermore employer need to implement tobacco free work
policies. Concluding the above, smoking has a variety of impacts on the economy
and the economic influence of smoking is not only felt by smokers, but also by those
who do not smoke.
Subtopic 3
In support of his claims, the author used a wide number of references to
support his claims. He also placed the impact that smoking has on the economy at
the forefront of his personal analysis. Moreover, to support his point, he used some
facts and figures. The key argument reported in the sources is that the United States
economy loses more than 300 billion dollars annually in terms of smoking, which
includes 170 billion dollars in medical care and 150 billion dollars in lost productivity.
The statistics are from the Public health Service of the United States and the Office
of the Surgeon General. All of this detail was written in the Report of Public Health
(2014). The statement of the author is correct since it comes from the Department in
charge of the United States Health Service. Author goes even deeper supporting the
same claim that confirms the objectivity of the data, “Annual Health Care spending
attributable to cigarette smoking” edited by Xu et al. (2015). To conclude, this source
is valid. In order to evaluate the sources authority, objectivity, timeliness, supporting
evidence and relevance has been done in order to state sources from which
information has been taken.

Authority Objectivity Timelin
ess
Supporting
evidence
Relevance
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the topic as it has
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writing and point
needs to be
considered for
better outcome.
Adams,
J.M.,
The objectives of
author is to
illustrate several
benefits that
individuals as well
as business can
gained by reducing
use of Tobacco in
their daily lifestyles.
2020 The Business
Case for Reducing
Tobacco
Use. Public Health
Reports- Books
and journal.
It can be stated
that the sources is
relevant or related
to the above topic
that is good for
health and good for
business.
Syamlal, G.,
King, B.A.
and
Mazurek,
J.M.,
The main objective
of the authors is to
state facts and
figure related to the
number of working
adult in United
States that
consume tobacco.
2017 MMWR. Morbidity
and mortality
weekly report-
Books and journal
It helps in finding
data related to
number of adults
that consume
tobacco in United
States.
Maynard,
O.M.,
It aims to provide
relevant solution
that could be used
2020 Tobacco control
policies to tackle
the problem of
adolescent
The information
contained in the
books is useful as it

by individuals and
businessman in
order to tackle
problem of tobacco
use as it state
about tobacco
control policy.
tobacco use-
Books and journal
helps in
understanding key
policies that can
reduce habit of
individuals to make
use of tobacco.
Kelly, B.C
and et.al.,
It objectives is to
inform or gathered
data related to
number of adult
generation that
intake tobacco to
satisfied their
respective needs.
2018 Social Science &
Medicine - Books
and journal
It also related to the
topic as contained
information
regarding overall
consumption of
Tobacco by several
individuals and
related policies.
Le, K and
et.al.,
It aim is to inform
several business of
United States that
way they can
reduce tobacco
intake among
employees in order
to attain its specific
objectives.
2020 American Journal
of Health Behavior
- Books and
journal
This sources is
also relevant as it
specific about
treatment program
that can be used by
employer at
workplace to
reduce use of
tobacco and
increase
productivity of
employees.
McCullough
, A and
et.al., 2018
It aims to provide
information related
to smoking
undertaken by
mostly blue collar
individuals or
people that belong
2016 JAMA internal
medicine - Books
and journal
It includes
information related
to prospection of
lower
socioeconomic
status towards

to lower social
group as compared
to white collar
individual.
tobacco.
Chaturvedi,
P and et.al.,
Its objective is to
aware people about
harmful effects of
tobacco on their
overall health in
longer time frame.
2019 Tobacco related
oral cancer. BMJ -
Books and journal
This source is
regarding the cause
or impact of in
taking tobacco on
individuals health.
Subtopic 4
CONCLUSION
It can be concluded from the above article has systematically and logically
presented several information related to benefits of reduction in take of tobacco for
business as well as for individuals. The facts and figures are logically arranged such
as the first paragraph has specified about the overall cost United States need to be
incurred in order to cure people that has smoke on daily basis. The article has put
forward evidence regarding the benefits of quieting tobacco for employers such as
reduce in cost, better health of individuals that are working in the organisation and
enhance productivity. In second paragraph it has stated about the type of
occupation individuals consumed more tobacco as compared to others so data, facts
and some figure are used to illustrated the same in better manner. The third one is
related to the overall cost that company needs to incurred in order to treat
employees that have more habit to do smoking on regular basis. Then the article has
discussed about common benefits that company and individuals or employees can
yield by reducing tobacco for better health in future circumstances. At last it has
illustrated about several strategies or key actions that could be taken by business in
order to improve health and productivity of employees. So, it can be stated that all
information are logically arranged related to the topic good for health, good for
business: the business case for reducing Tobacco use. All the references that are

used are easily traceable and their evidence is analysed thoroughly so that
individuals can easily rely on the information gathered. The main objective of author
is to illustrate that individuals in order to enjoy health lifestyles for many years need
to control or reduce or avoid intake of tobacco. At the same time business or
employers also need to take key action to reduce tobacco in workplace to enjoy
maximum benefits. So, at last it can be stated that the information is useful for target
audience as it content all relevant facts and figure related to why its important for
business and individual to control use of tobacco on urgent basis.

REFERENCES
Books and journal
Adams, J.M., 2020. Good for Health, Good for Business: The Business Case for Reducing
Tobacco Use. Public Health Reports, 135(1). pp.3-5.
Syamlal, G., King, B .A. and Mazurek, J. M., 2017. Tobacco use among working adults—
United States, 2014–2016. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 66(42).
p.1130.
Maynard, O. M., 2020. Tobacco control policies to tackle the problem of adolescent tobacco
use.
Kelly, B. C and et.al., 2018. Denormalization, smoke-free air policy, and tobacco use among
young adults. Social Science & Medicine, 211. pp.70-77.
Le, K and et.al., 2020. Tobacco-free workplace program at a substance use treatment
center. American Journal of Health Behavior, 44(5). pp.652-665.
McCullough, A and et.al., 2018. Perceptions of tobacco control media campaigns among
smokers with lower socioeconomic status. Health promotion practice, 19(4). pp.550-
559.
Chaturvedi, P and et.al., 2019. Tobacco related oral cancer. BMJ, 365.
Rocha, E., 2020. Tobacco use: More needs to be done to control active and passive
smoking. Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia, 39(2). pp.85-87.
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