This is the topic I submitted….
My topic of choice is how society treats smokers, and how even though we know the health risks of smoking, why do people continue to do it, and the discrimination against smokers, and even smokers of different races, and the discrimination they face. I even found a few regarding sociology and public health. I chose this topic because as a respiratory therapist we see so many diseases and disorders that come from long term cigarette smoking, and it really breaks my heart to see these people suffering. But also at the same time I can’t help but think that we know now how much damage inhaling any substance into your lungs can do. I ended up talking to some patients and their smoking habits during clinicals last week and it was easy to see that the older generation was almost pushed to smoke, it was the “ cool thing” to do. I hope that through my research I can understand more about why people smoke, and how these people tend to get treated.