Centuries of burning different plants and the smoke inhaled in one's body enabled Native Americans to speak with their deceased ancestors. These Native Americans gave the Europeans the idea of smoking, and through centuries of time and technology, this made cigarettes a profitable industry. The chemicals in cigarettes can make a person become addicted and then, leads to disease and death. Despite the fact that cigarette taxes have brought much money to our government, smoking should be illegal.
The topic of banning cigarettes has been brought upon the United States Congress but was never passed. Taxes from cigarettes give our government large amounts of money but they spend most of that money on the prevention of underage smoking and give free "get clean kits- but, more people are starting to smoke rather than quit. Another bad thing would be if smoking became illegal, there would be many illegal imports forcing people to buy cigarettes at high prices. Then, certain groups of people would gain money to commit acts of terror. This has happened before when congress passed a law making alcohol consumption illegal. The Italian Mafia gained high power in the crime of smuggling alcohol. Smoking does not give much advantage to our society. .
The belief that smoking is bad for the body is the reason it should be illegal. Many lives would be saved. Lung cancer would be greatly lowered. People will live longer. When non smokers walk into a café to get their coffee in a building that allows smoking, the non smoker is disturbed because their blood and lungs are not used to the deadly toxins. That is why non smokers usually cough when they first breathe smoke fumes, because the human body rids the bad smoke out of their system. What do people want more, life or death.
Some people believe that smoking should be legal like my neighbor, Alicia S., said "It is a very difficult choice, but we have the freedom of choice and cigarettes are not illegal as long as the danger signs are printed on the box, this ensures a core democratic value.
Not only is smoking any form of tobacco dangerous to you health, but it is also bad for the health of those around you. ... (Internet) Why is Smoking so bad for you? ... Is second hand smoke really that bad? Yes, second hand smoke is almost as bad for you as actually smoking a cigarette. ... (Lukanich) Smoking should be banned completely because it is bad for your health and it endangers non-smokers. ...
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SMOKING Smoking, is it a social issue or a health problem? Smoking has been almost a required social behavior through out the ages, but today the major issue is the health problem smoking causes to smokers and non-smokers. ... Another major social issue is second hand smoking. ... About 420,000 people die of smoking related cause per year. ... My opinion to this problem is that smoking is a bad social and health problem due to the fact that it is very bad for one's health, especially for people with a bad health problem. ...
When you think of smoking, what do you see? ... A quote from a non-smoker "I have to cut down on the number of weekend do's I attend now, as it takes me 2 weeks to get over the sore throat, cough, and bad smell." ... Not only is smoking bad for you, but second hand smoke is just as bad. ... She doesn't care if it is bad for her or not. ... Smoking is bad. ...
This is a day dedicated to persuade people to quit smoking. ... Education, in the form of a national day, is one way of making the public aware of the many risks of tobacco and hopefully may help put an end to many bad habits. ... Doctors say that smoking kills about 4.9 million people a year. ... The incidence of halitosis or bad breath is increased since the mouth is drier with smoking. ... Becoming a non-smoker can be very pleasing to health and bad breath, but it can be more rewarding physically. ...
Smoking in Public People have many bad habits and one of them is smoking. ... First, smoking should not be allowed in public, because of its bad effects on health and on the human body. ... So, smoking should not be allowed in public, because it is bad for the health. ... In addition smoking has a bad smell, which remains on people's cloths. ... Therefore, smoking has many bad results on our society. ...
Are they aware of risk of smoking? ... Many scientists also say that smoking is not just bad for your lungs but for other parts of your body, like your teeth and stomach. ... Although, tobacco smoke contains very tiny amounts of nicotine, it is still very bad for you. ... You start to stink and you get bad breath. Then your clothes start to stink, and your house smells bad. ...
How smoking affects women "We are losing too many of our mothers and daughters prematurely as a result of smoking." ... (Why quit smoking?) ... Because a lot of women believe that smoking can help them lose weight, they keep on smoking. ... (Smoking cessation) Most obvious are the immediate changes in quality of life: winkled skin, stained fingernails, and bad breath. ... (Women and Smoking) Smoking during pregnancy is the most dangerous thing that women can do. ...
It is the most popular method of smoking. ... There are many different physical effects caused by smoking. Some of the more obvious and minor effects are yellow teeth, bad breath, and their clothes and house might smell like smoke. ... A social effect is that if the smoker is always smoking and smells bad, other people will not want to be around them. ... There are many negative effects of smoking, but there are very few, if any, positive effects of smoking....
