“A Cigarette is a pipe with a fire in one side and a fool on the other side” (Smith); smoking has become a cool and stylish trend in a society especially among teenagers. Smokers spend so much money to purchase cigarettes. This addiction usually starts in high school when teenagers try to do now things. In the beginning teenagers starts with few puffs after they get addicted to it. Some people think that smoking helps, in reducing mental stress. It keep them relax and satisfied. “Smokers often report that cigarettes help relieve feelings of stress” (Parrott).
The adverse effects of tobacco on human health were first reported in the 1950’s but were not taken seriously until the publication of the United States Report of the Surgeon General’s Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health in 1964. People before used to smoke an average of 20 cigarettes a day.
The consumption in the United States was 4,300 cigarettes per adult annually; 52 percent of men and 34 percent of women were regular smokers. Government started taking seriously by 1970, which resulted reduction of consumption and dropped to under 4,000 cigarettes per adult annually. By 1996, the consumption of cigarette was dropped to 2,200 cigarettes annually; it includes 26 percent of men and 22 percent of women (Lastra).
In this paper I will analysis the negative stuffs of tobacco smoking, such as lung cancer, heart attack, mouth diseases, making the environment unhealthy and the severe impact of passive smoking causing strong diseases like asthma, particularly in children.
The Term Paper on Cigarette Smoking Among Teenagers
Whether they choose to light up their first cigarette on their own or are unwitting victims of passive smoking, Filipino youth are increasingly at risk from tobacco exposure. “The younger a child starts to smoke, the greater the chances of becoming a regular smoker,” said Dr Maricar Limpin, executive director of the non- government group Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Alliance ...
Tobacco Smoking remains a huge and costly problem. Smoking twenty or more cigarettes per day during pregnancy doubles the probability of mental impairment in newborn. Heavy smokers are also twenty times more likely to suffer from lung cancer than non-smokers (lastra).
The smoking habit is very difficult to overcome and there are some quit aid companies, which help smokers to quit. “U.S.A based research shows that 90 percent of lung diseases are caused by smoking” (Benjamin).
On the other hand, keeping the smoking legal is helpful to Government; it is a source of vast amount of income for government in form of taxes. Smokers pay big amount of taxes on cigarette purchases. Government invests that money to make the economy better by creating job opportunities. Tobacco companies are the source of employment for many people and helping government in reducing unemployment rate.
Though, the negative side of smoking overweighs the benefits and thus it should be banned. Smoking affects immediately on a smoker’s body and contains a poisonous and highly addictive substance called nicotine, which directly affects the lungs, hence becoming the base of different life threatening diseases, such as heart attacks. The nicotine contained in cigarettes becomes a major cause of coronary heart disease in United States (Benjamin).
Being directly inhaled by mouth, it causes different mouth-related diseases. A committee report in US shows that different dangerous chemical in cigarettes reduce circulation of blood and put smokers at a risk of developing vascular and mouth diseases, such as swelling. Smoking is also dangerous for non-smokers, causing them to suffer with many issues, particularly for children.
Passive smoking is another major problem. Research has shown large negative effects of second-hand smoke absolutely related to different diseases. It causes diseases like cancer, blood circulation problems in people who inhale smoke exhaled by smokers (Saracci and Riboli).
The Major concern for children, because they are highly weak to the environment during early pregnancy. During pregnancy or immediately after pregnancy, they are at a high risk of developing dangerous respiratory diseases.
The Essay on Second Hand Smoking Smokers Smoke
Smoking needs to be stopped Millions of people around the world enjoy the disgusting habit of smoking. This habit contributes to an epidemic of disease, which brings pain, suffering and death to millions every year (Active Smoking). We need to end this suffering by banning smoking in all its forms. Smokers, non-smokers, and the environment are all adversely affected by smoking. Smoking is one of ...
Smoking influences our environment in a horrible manner making the air and water polluted and restricting other forms of life from inhaling pure gaseous. There are thousands of different chemicals in a puff of smoke, which are released in an environment by a smoker indicating a huge increase in the pollution every day. Not only this, smoking stores a large quantity of nicotine and tars in the environment, which are dangerous for all forms of life. Most importantly, cigarettes butts are thrown everyday on grounds. “Wildlife and birds, seeing those butts as food, make an attempt to eat which causes their death” (Smith).
So, smoking does not damage the people only, but affects badly on the nature as a whole.
After analyzing above-mentioned facts, it is understood that the negative impacts of smoking reduces the positive aspects. In the nutshell, the chronic and fatal effects of smoking are not destructive for an individual only, but a source of devastation for a society as a whole. Hence, the government must occur through different legislations, such as heavy tax impositions, to keep their citizens and environment healthy; reducing the number of deaths caused by a controllable factor and to prevent people from horrible sicknesses.
References
Smith, Elizabeth A. “Covering Their Butts: Responses to the Cigarette Litter Problem.” CoveringTheir Butts: Responses to the Cigarette Litter Problem. BMJ Group, 21 Oct. 2010.
