Argumentative Essay On Smoking

Is smoking a cigarette like aiming a smoking gun to your head? Absolutely, yes! The photo above, has a very powerful message to be shared with people all over the world. The creator of the picture above is, The American Cancer Society. This is an organization that is trying to heighten awareness of the dangers of smoking, the most threatening danger being, cancer. They also promote relays which help raise money for ads and research. The money raised helps to inform people of the dangers smoking and what the negative outcomes of such a habit. This society also helps with finding treatment options. They are helping people cope with the side effects of various cancers or to advise on health insurance. A certain population of people, particularly young people, see smoking as a cool or hip idea to fit in. The goal of this visual argument is to inform people who smoke cigarettes that they should just hold a gun to their heads. The American people should be against nonsmoking because of the feelings you get when smoking, the chemicals that are involved, and how the cigarette will kill like a loaded gun.

Smoking tobacco is probably one of the worst habits humankind has developed. Originating as a tradition of the Native Americans, practiced mostly on special occasions, smoking has gradually become a kind of mass addiction. Due to the efforts of tobacco companies seeking to increase their sales, people started smoking more and more often; the evolution of a more traditional pipe to a cigarette took some time, but eventually tobacco became more affordable and easier to use (you now simply need to light it up, instead of having to always carry a tobacco pouch, stuff a pipe, puff it, and so on). As a result, deaths and health issues connected to tobacco consumption became a worldwide

People shouldn’t smoke because of your health, nature, and pets and animals around the world.

You've all probably seen a cigarette before. You've probably even smelled cigarette smoke before. But do you know all the dangers that come with it? Some of you may know a few of the dangers, such as smoking being able to cause lung cancer, but is that all you know? About 400,000 people die every year because of the tobacco in a cigarette. Even though cigarettes are small and have a small amount of tobacco, it is still very deadly. About 65,000 of those 400,000 people die from obstructive lung cancer. About 45 people die every hour! Imagine how many people die every day. And if you do decide to smoke, just know that you typically lose 7 years of your life. You could live 7 years longer if you don't smoke. I know 7 years doesn't seem like a lot, but right now, 7 years is about half of mine and many other children's lives. So tell me, do you think smoking is a good idea?

A health watchdog is to take legal action in California against the manufacturers of some of the best-known brands of e-cigarettes, following tests to establish the levels of toxic chemicals they contain.

Drifting tobacco smoke can trigger asthma attacks, bronchial infections, and other serious health problems in nonsmokers. For the 100 million Americans who have asthma, chronic bronchitis, chronic sinusitis, emphysema, or other breathing related conditions, it makes them especially susceptible to secondhand tobacco smoke.

Tobacco is one of the most widely-used recreational drugs in the world; mainly in the form of cigarettes, but also in cigars and pipes, and in combination with cannabis and marijuana in 'joints'. Although most countries put age restrictions on its use, over a billion adults smoke tobacco legally every day, and supplying this demand is big business. As well as having serious health consequences for smokers themselves, the pollution of other people's atmospheres with cigarette smoke also makes this an environmental issue. Attitudes have changed rapidly over the past twenty years. In the developed world, public opinion has shifted against smoking.

Around 80,000 to 100,000 children worldwide start smoking every day, and almost half of those children live in Asia. It's estimated that nearly 4.5 million United States youth are smokers, and if this current pattern persists, about 6.4 tobacco-using children will die prematurely from a smoking-related disease. From those 80,000 to 100,000 children about 50% of them will continue smoking for another decade or two. These kids help make up the 90% of smokers that started before age 21. The youth that has and will start smoking will have a harder time quitting, just as long-time smokers.

Smoking Cigarettes is very common for us teens and adults, it is something dangerous that you can do to your own health. People think that Cigarettes should be banned in the United States. The reason why is because it can destroy your health and it can also lead you to death. Over 1000 deaths each year because of Cigarettes.

Cigarettes shouldn’t be sold to citizens , because it causes major health issues. It's a deadly substance that causes lung cancer , gum disease and addiction. Thirty-three percent of children under the age are regularly inhaling ETS. Which is called Environmental Tobacco smoking or ETS for short. by children being able to breath faster than adults , they have more chance of catching ETS. Symptoms are bronchitis, pneumonia, middle ear disease and asthma. In 1995 a survey showed its found that over half of smokers. Smoke, in their car when children are present.

Every year, almost half a million Americans die prematurely from smoking or from exposure to secondhand smoke. The use of tobacco is one of the leading cause of preventable illness and death in the United States. It has been known to causes many different cancers, as well as chronic lung diseases. Yet nearly forty million adults in the US still smoke cigarettes.

Anti-smoking campaigns have been around since the 1960s because the dangers of smoking became more relevant and was brought to the public. This ultimately created controversy among all Americans. Actions brought forth by the government were very beneficial, but has not come close to completely ending smoking. The visual image seen on the first page of this document conveys the argument that smoking cigarettes, or any type of tobacco, will have a declining effect on one’s future by limiting their life expectancy. Although there is no clear location of where and when the image was produced, one might believe that it was found in a magazine. The purpose of this visual is that smoking will eventually kill a consistent consumer. The image is made by an anti-smoking advertisement who used a very dramatic format which will be able to impact people on a more emotional level. The development of the image is to scare and intimidate not only people who are starting to smoke but also existing smokers. Also, nonsmokers want the smokers they know to quit because they care about their well-being. This advertisement was also created for the clear purpose that the leaders of the community don’t want these products, that have been proven to be detrimental to citizens’ health, to be used.

Among the many reasons why cigarette smoking should be banned, health concerns, mortality rates, and high cost are of the utmost importance. Cigarettes are an extremely addictive and dangerous phenomenon that occurred suddenly. Cigarettes are known to decrease the lifespan in people who smoke them. In recent years, researchers have found that cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes of death in the United States and all over the world. Cigarettes include toxic materials such as ammonia, formaldehyde, and much more ingredients that most people should be educated on. Most people, including teens, start smoking so they will feel socially accepted. This bad habit often leads to years of addiction where people will feel lost without them. Cigarettes have made a negative impact on society and continue to do so over the years.

At some point in life, almost every person has heard phrases that sound something like, “smoking kills” or “be smart, don’t start”. For most people, these words go in one ear and out the other, but they would still agree with the statements if they were asked to share their opinion. People react this way because the awareness about tobacco being deadly has spread.

This item contains over 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer. Users live an average 13 years less than the average population, yet an estimated 36.5 million adults in the United States currently use this item, which we call cigarettes. More than a third of these people, or 16 million Americans, live with a smoking-related disease. Yet despite the risks nearly 15% of Americans use cigarettes (The Center for Disease Control). The Real Cost Organization has created a series of commercials campaigning against the use of the harmful product using horrifying scenes to help viewers better visualize the effects of smoking. These commercials have a memorable effect with the audience because they properly appeal to emotions with shocking images and prominent statistics to further drill the seriousness of the situation into the minds of the audience. They air with the main purpose to raise awareness of the harm cigarettes can do to your body and to convince others to not smoke.