Smoking habit and its reflection in the Czech society

Smoking becomes an serious problem for the health service but also for all society. According to the estimations of the WHO, smokers constitute approximately one third of the adult population and a prevalence of smoking in the younger age cluster of both sexes increases. A growing number of smoking women in the younger age group is significant. A prevalence of smokers is high especially in the population of teenagers and young adults up to 24 years. The level of protection of non-smokers from the tobacco smoke is low, especially concerning children in the preschool and elementary school age. A prevalence of both fatal and non-fatal consequences of smoking, a higher level of mortality caused by tumors related to smoking in comparison with the other states. A prevalence of smoking among adults since the mid 90-ies stagnates, a decrease in the mens' side is moderate. According to the research from 2009, 29,9% of citizens in the age from 15 to 64 in the CR are identified as regular smokers. From the age point of view, a largest rate of smokers is registered in the age category 15-24 years. My work is divided into theoretical and practical work. The theoretical part in divided into several chapters which summarize a history of smoking and the tobacco, the plant of tobacco, the composition of a tobacco smoke, the..