Advanced Photoshop Pictures Contest - 11 image entries Contest Directions: With all the smoking bans, what ways do you think tobacco companies will resort to in order to get their product into the hands of smokers? What products will be created, or what products will we see tobacco as an "additive"? Note: we are not promoting tobacco use with this contest, we understand it is a health risk. Our advice is - do not smoke, and quit if you can. [ browse best gallery pictures ] Tags: smoking Jackpot: 1st place: $5 Started: 9/12/2004 6:00:00 AM, Ended: 9/14/2004 6:00:00 AM
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For Europe's beleaguered smokers, it sounds too good to be true: a satisfying hit of tobacco, without the smoke that so gets up everyone's noses. On that logic, sinus - a moist plug of snuff-style tobacco, which Scandinavians insert under their upper lips - ought to be gearing up for a boom.
Sinus makers have already seen sales soar in Norway, where a ban on smoking in public places was introduced in June; now, they hope to repeat the experience around the world.
"You will see more and more smoking bans," predicts Bo Aulin of Swedish Match, the dominant sinus manufacturer.
Statistics of lethal outcomes due to smoking:
According to WHO, every six seconds, on an average one person dies due to the diseases caused by tobacco smoking and five million people die every year due to the same reason. “If increasing tendency of smoking does not decrease, then according to the prognosis, around 10 million people shall die prematurely per year by 2020 and by the year 2030, tobacco smoking becomes one of the leading factors, causing premature death”.
According to the first Dy. Head of committee of the State Duma of Russian Federation for health protection, academician of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Mr. Nikolay Gerasimenko “In Russia, up to halve million people die every year due to the diseases, caused by tobacco smoking”.
Passive smoking increases statistics of mortality due to tobacco smoking.
Miscellaneous
Yellow teeth, unpleasant odor from mouth and unpleasant smell from hair belong to the negative consequences of smoking.
At night, smoking military men unmask location of their units and thus, become a target for snipers.
Smoking — frequent reason for fires;
Stubs strongly litter the streets and premises.
According to some information, smoking heightens alcoholic intoxication by 1 ˝ times.
Tobacco smoking is considered a sin in some religions.
Drinking water helps in kicking-off smoking habit.
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