tobacco and cigarettes

The photo of the tobacco replacement plant..

2007-08-07T22:33:00.000+08:00

This plant is known as the kenaf plant. This photo was also taken from the New Straits Times on Monday the 6th of August 2007.

Good News!!!Replacement for Tobacco!!!

2007-08-07T22:27:00.001+08:00

This article was taken from the New Straits Times on Monday the 6th of August 2007 and it explains more about the replacement of the tobacco plant. Read it for more information bloggers!!!

The Statistics!!

2007-08-03T20:52:00.001+08:00

Well friends the health statistics for smokers that i have posted in my previous blog is just to show my blog readers where in the list that our country Malaysia is and that is not the whole list there are many other countries as well, it has the full list of all the countries in this nation and if you guys would want to know more about it you all can log in to the web address that i have mentioned there to get more details. It is very useful actually as we know which country is in the top list of smoking cigarettes and so on. So i hope i am giving you guys new information each time when i put up a new post....

Health Statistics for Smokers

2007-08-02T14:16:00.000+08:00

This health statistics for total adult smokers by country is extracted from www.NationMaster.com.

Comment!!!

2007-08-02T10:01:00.000+08:00

Hi friends i would like to comment about the article that i have posted below which i extracted from the BBC website. This article was written by one of the tourist who visited UK and was apparently shocked to see people in UK smoking. This is because the tourist is from Melbourne, Australia and smoking there was banned 5 years ago.This is something new for me as i did not know that there is a country which has banned smoking. People there can only smoke in clubs and pubs. This is something really good and i wish we could actually bring up that rules in Malaysia. As smoking only causes negative effects for the rest of the people who inhales it. It is just that i do not see any good or positive effects by smoking...what do you blogger think about this article?Please write in your comments!!!

2007-08-02T09:51:00.000+08:00

"We live in Melbourne but visit the UK a couple of times a year, which we love doing, to catch up with friends and family.

One of the major disadvantages is that smoking is still allowed there.

Smoking in Australia was banned 5 years ago apart from pubs and some clubs. The ban received massive public support.

When we come back to England why do we have to be afflicted with the smell, the health hazard and the litter of cigarette ends?

We don't want the smell in our clothes and our hair. We don't want the stuff polluting our lungs. We don't want to look at the garbage on the streets.

We fully support the right for smokers to practice their filthy habit furtively and in private.

It is now the 21sy Century and toleration of smoking is no longer what civilized countries do".

Extracted from the BBC website and written by the Action Network User

Should tobacco be banned in Malaysia?

2007-07-27T10:27:00.000+08:00

Hey friends out there well this question came up in my business communication class 2 days ago..Whether tobacco should be banned in our country? Well my reply was yes...I totally agree with that idea that tobacco should be banned in Malaysia. This is because there isn't any goodness in tobacco till today we only hear the negative affects of it and this clearly states that people are only gaining disadvantages for the sake of smoking cigarettes.And by banning tobacco industry in Malaysia government can actually use the tobacco plantation for other purposes like growing other types of plants and so on.Well this may sound too drastic but the thing is even by imposing higher taxes and increasing the prices does not help this tobacco industry to decrease. This is because people are not worried or even bothered about the prices as all they need is cigarettes. This shows how addicted people get into tobaccos as well as cigarettes.So friends I would appreciate it if u guys out there can give me more comments about this topic as I want to know how many of them agrees and disagrees with me. So I am hoping to read more comments...thank you!!!

What is in a cigarette?

2007-07-23T21:23:00.000+08:00

Cigarette smoke contains more than 4000 types of different chemicals which includes noxious gases and tiny droplets of tar which can cause cancer and also nicotine a highly addictive drug. One puff of the fag that we inhale is equivalent to the chemicals which are found in insecticide, explosives and floor cleaner, ant poison, nail polish remover, weed killer, self tanning lotion and also aviation fuel.So guys doesn't this sound scary...I am sure you guys will be freaked out after reading this as i am thinking of you people out there who smokes. So, basically its also known as a slow killer as it spoils and damages our inner organs.

Cigarette Smoking...

2007-07-23T19:58:00.000+08:00

Cigarette smoking is very hazardous to health. All of us are aware of this and yet the population of people who are smoking is just growing everyday. Currently an international based survey was conducted and the results shows that the men smokers have reduced as compared to the women smokers.And this is very true as we can see it for ourselves when ever we go out. And most of these people who smokes start smoking quite early when they reach their teens.It is hard for them to come out of it if they start it that early as they tend to get addicted to it as it contains a very high percentage of nicotine's. And they also find it hard to stay away from smoking as they will have to maintain the nicotine levels in the brains as to avoid negative affects of the nicotine withdrawal and also to modulate mood.

Regular smokers tend to exhibit higher and lower levels of stress and arousal, as compared with the non smokers and also have a higher impulsive and neurotic ism trait values. And those who becomes dependant in this nicotine's will go through major depression, anxiety disorders, and so on and this is why when they quit smoking they find it hard to cope up with that lifestyle as they tend to loose their strength and self confidence.

So friends out there who smokes, well I am sure by reading my blogs you guys will roughly know more information about cigarette smoking and soon you guys will also be aware of the health diseases caused by this smoking habit and I hope you guys will try to reduce and quit smoking gradually as there are many ways to help smokers to quit smoking nowadays.

Continuation..history of tobaco part 2

2007-07-18T21:35:00.000+08:00

Today I am going to continue about the history of tobacco so there we go part 2...Christopher Columbus is the first sailor who got the tobacco plants as a gift from the American Indians and after then only the rest of the sailors brought it back to Europe and tobacco plant was grown well all over Europe. The tobacco plants was growing very well all over Europe because the people there had the same believes just like the American Indians. They believed that tobacco cures all types of sicknesses. Such as cancers, and so on...

Tobacco was also used as money back in the 1600's. It was as valuable as the gold!! So now we know how much it was valued back then, but nowadays it is not the same as more values are given for the cigarettes which contains tobacco as the main ingredient. And people nowadays do not use tobacco plants for curing any types of illness as they are more into modern medications. So basically the tobacco plant travelled to one country and another through the sailors and that is how it reached Malaysia as well. So I'm signing off now and will be up with a new title tomorrow..brand new one...that is all for now hope to hear more and more comments..

History of Tobacco part 1

2007-07-17T21:24:00.000+08:00

Hey today I'm here with another new topic under tobacco which will be an added information for you guys out there who is reading and following up with my blogs. As it is known from the title that I am going to write about the history of tobacco today. Well do you guys know that where the tobacco was originated from?Which country?Which year and blah blah blah...

The tobacco plant was natively grown in the North and South America and it belonged to the same family as the potato,pepper and another plant known as the poisonous nightshade which is a very deadly plant. The seeds of this tobacco plants are very small. And it was also believed that tobacco started growing in Americas about 6,000 B.C!!!!! That's way way much earlier isn't it? The American Indians are the ones who started introducing this plants and used it for the first time. They used it for many reasons such as for medicinal purposes, religious and so on. They use tobaccos for religion purposes? This is something really new to me did not expect it. I am sure it is to you guys as well.

What is tobacco?

2007-07-16T19:58:00.000+08:00

Hey guys do u all know what is tobacco and which part in Malaysia it grows?Well tobacco is very famous in Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Perlis as it helps to boost their socio economic status.Especially in the rural areas of this states. The leaves of tobacco are the ones used to make the cigarettes.They will be dried and then cut finely and then added up with other types of additives and then finally it is known as the cigarette.Tobacco only grows in warm climates.Well friends it is also known that tobacco contributes a high income level for our country.That's all for today and I hope you guys will know some facts about tobacco after reading my blog for the day and I would appreciate it if you guys could leave some comments.Thank you.