Showing posts with label Smoking. Show all posts
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

-Seven basic types of smokers (By Russell).

Seven basic types of smokers  (By Russell)
-If you understand why you smoke, you will have a better chance to adopt appropriate strategies to stop your smoking behavior.

-According to motives for smoking smokers are:

1-sedative smokers:
As comfort in the face of unpleasant feelings or to relieve tension ....

2-Stimulative smokers:
To help thinking, increase concentration and overcome monotony .

3-psychsocial smokers:
As crutch to increase their confidence.

4-Sensory smokers:
Just satisfaction of feeling of a cigarette in mouth or fingers.

5-Indulgent smokers:
Use it for actual pleasure of smoking or to heighten enjoyment of an already pleasurable moment .

6-Addictive smokers:
To avoid the severe withdrawal symptoms of stopping .

7-Automatic smokers:
They Light cigarettes automatically whenever they face any situation.

Plz, kill yourself away from us...........

- Different forms of tobacco .

**Different forms of tobacco**

1-cigarettes:-
The most popular form allover the world.


(Source:-wikipedia)
 
2-Bidi: (0.5 gm of dried tobacco leaves)
  • hand made , in the form of rolls.
  • In : India , Bangladesh , Indonesia and Thailand.

(Source:-bullybeef)
 
3- Cigar :-
  • Made of cured tobacco leaves and surrounded by dried tobacco leave.
  •  During smoking , the burning end is introduced into the mouth.
  • In India and Latin America. (e.g Cuba)


(Source:-wikipedia)
 
4- Goza ,Hook-ah ,Hubble-bubble:
-There is burning of tobacco mixed with molasses and the resulting smoke passes through water before being inhaled.
-Usually practiced in groups (parties).
-prevalent in :

  • EGYPT and  El-sham (Goza , Hubble-bubble)
  • India and Pakistan (Hook-ah)



5-Tobacco chewing:


  • Practiced in Afghanistan , India ( usually by females for teeth cleaning).
  • In Africa especially Sudan and Gabon.


6-Snuff : 
  • The tobacco is used in the form of powder.
  • It Either inhaled by nose or kept () lower lid and  gum.
  • Practiced in India and Sudan.

(An_Antique_Pair_of_Snuffers .. Source:-wikipedia)


7-pipe: 

  consist of a chamber in which the substance to be smoked is placed, a stem and a mouthpiece through which the smoke is inhaled.

 


N.B:-
*Snuff  andTobacco chewing is smokeless form.
*Other forms produce smoke.

 Dr Ibrahim