By using the address that Christina gave to me, I was able to find the World Health Organization, otherwise know as the WHO in a flash. I first went to the Netscape homepage, and typed in the address WWW.WHO.CH/. From the re, I was able to access all the information concerning the WHO. The WHO homepage consist of a listing of subjects ranging from the recent spread of the Ebola virus to the WHO present day management. What I found interesting on the heading was the link World no- tobacco day, Being that I am a strong advocate of no-smoking policies. Under the heading of World no-tobacco day is another list of subjects that in clude cost of tobacco use, to health facts about tobacco. I decided to click onto the link Tobacco Taxation: turning the economic tables in favor of health.

In the link "Tobacco Taxation", it talks about using economic strategies to reduce tobacco use. An example it gives predicts that if there were to be a ten percent increase in tobacco prices , it will cause overall tobacco use to fall by five percent. Basically, the key is to ensure that the tax structure makes tobacco products less affordable. The WHO also anticipates strong opposition by consumers and tobacco manufacturers alike.

The document was very comprehensible, unlike other documents that I have read. Tone of the document to me was somewhat militant, yet it seems as if it is necessary to get the point ac ross that smoking has been tolerated for just too long. The document also states a lot of sensible points, yet it is inevitable that the opposition will conjure up defenses to many points.

As far as my reaction goes to this document, I feel that many points that the WHO states are very buyable. It is a proven fact that smoking, especially second-hand smoke is very degenerative to a person\rquote s well-being. and contributes to the deaths of over three million people alone in the U.S, according to WHO statistics. Smoking during pregnancy contributes to low birth weight in newborn babies, miscarriages, stillborn, and can possibly affect later development.

This document contributes to Social Psychology in the fact that smoking can be simply an addicting drug affecting the mind. Nicotine has one of the most addicting properties, and affects an individual to the point that one "will do anything for a smoke." Yet as stated before, nicotine and the "poisons" such as carbon monoxide that come with it, affect all of us through the detrimental affects of second-hand smoke. Laws or restrictions must be passed to protect us, the non-smokers.

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