Persuasive Essay On Cigarettes

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

“There are currently no federal minimum age or youth restrictions for e-cigarettes, according to the DEA although most states, cities have passed laws banning the sale to minors.” (Vaping 2). Teens are able to smoke discretely where ever they want. DEA spokeswomen Barbra Carreno said, “look on Instagram, you will see many thousands of posts by young people, snickering about smoking in class.” (page 2). The percentage report of usage for high school students is 2.8 in the previous 30 days in 2012, as the rising number 1.5 percent in 2011. (Carreno

Smoking kills. Smoking can cause cancer and other bad diseases. Also, companies have made cigarettes in different flavors which are worse than regular cigarettes. People who smoke can be addicted. If you try to stop smoking cold turkey, it will give you headaches and stomachaches. I wanted to research this topic because I have some really close friends and they have family that smoke. Their great-grandpa died from smoking. Also, I noticed a lot of people are dying because they made the bad decision to smoke. Some people started to smoke when they were teenagers. They got addicted to it, and now they can’t stop smoking. I wanted to try to find a way people who smoke can stop. How can countries solve and stop smoking? This problem can be solved and it will be solved because countries are starting to ban smoking from certain places.

Italy is one of the most beautiful countries in the world but unfortunately it is the nation that has the most number of “baby” smokers in Europe. Many teens in Italy start to smoke because they want to feel like adults or they want to show off infront of their friends. We must also say that in Italy smoking is more of a social thing too; for example when you want to hang out with a friend, sometimes you ask if he or she wants to smoke a cigaret in company. I tried my first cigarette when I was only 15 years old and looking back at it now I regret it so much. My best friend at that time, offered me a cigaret and the ignorant and immature me did not want to refuse it and appear a loser in front of all my other friends. That, unfortunately, become the first of many and many other cigarettes. It was not until 17 that I got addicted and dependent from smoking, after having heard a false myth about how cigarettes make you lose weight in a blink of an eye. At first smoking was like a game, trying to feel adults and going against what my parents were telling me and then I became so addicted to cigarettes that I am still here those days struggling to get out of this bad habit, that was just harming my health.

The vapor-device is very addictive because of its main ingredient, nicotine. Nicotine, which is a known carcinogen, is present in regular cigarettes. Studies show that 1 mg of nicotine becomes absorbed in the body from smoking one cigarette (MConell 1). Furthermore, studies conducted by multiple scientists reveal that nicotine may be as addictive as cocaine or

Tobacco products are ever so threatening in the United States, where according to U.S. Food and Drug administration 25% of the deaths in men and women age 35 to 69 are caused from smoking related diseases (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2017). This number was even higher among substance abusers and people with mental health problems (Bandiera, Anteneh, Le, Delucchi, & Guydish, 2015, p.1). Even if someone does not die from smoking cigarettes they are at increased risk of contracting an otherwise preventable disease. Due to an exponentially growing amount of people becoming affected with diseases related to tobacco use, the United States government were forced to take action to try and stop the progression of these horrible diseases. These actions have come to no avail, since people who are addicted to cigarettes are not going to stop buying them just because of a price increase. Banning the production and distribution of tobacco products will contribute to a

However, once nicotine dependence is established, cues related to nicotine release become greatly influential in controlling self-administration behaviors. When a cigarette is smoked, about 80 percent of the inhaled nicotine is absorbed in the lungs. The American Lung Association reports that teens who have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime find it hard to quit, even if they want to do so. Some teens will be addicted to smoking more quickly, and they experience cravings for nicotine quite soon after initiating cigarette use. Teens can also become addicted to the process of smoking, finding it difficult to even think about going through the day without the ability to unwrap a pack of cigarettes, flick open a lighter or hear the paper of the cigarette crackle with flame. Withdrawal symptoms like this can make it difficult, if not impossible, for teens to quit smoking on their own. They may simply feel as though they need cigarettes in order to feel happy and normal, and they may be unable to find a way to stop smoking without help.( David R. Francis “Dramatic Rise in Teenage Smoking,” 27 July 2010, National Bureau of Economic Research, Massachusetts.

Did you know that smoking can cause you to have long term illness and can possibly lead to death? It is a proven fact that it can slowly kill users over time. Did you also know that when cigarettes first came out, they had no warning label on it even though they knew what was in the product. If I were President, I would ban the production and use of all cigarettes and tobacco which would eliminate its use in media and entertainment, would be replaced with vapes, and would create a healthier environment.

The usage and production of cigarettes is not new, but it should finally be put to an end. Everybody seems to put the use of cigarettes on the sideline when it comes to personal self destruct. The media focuses of how the opioid crisis is damaging people and their families, but what about the use of cigarettes? “Researchers calculated that 8.7 percent of all health care spending, or $170 billion a year, is for illness caused by tobacco smoke.”(Reuters, Thomson). Although classified as legal here in the United States of America, smoking is the “Leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States.” ("Campaign Overview.") Granting all this, people do have the right to do whatever they please. However, the production, and usage

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.

Guaranteed health deterioration, pollution, and rapid aging and appearance deterioration; does that appeal to you in any way? No, great! So, please remove cigarettes from your life. Dare to be different. Inspire others to learn about the risks of this deadly substance. Dare to make a difference. Daily cigarette smoking is considered substance abuse. Yes, substance abuse. I am not just emphasizing alcohol and other illegal drugs, cigarette smoking too. Why? It is simply because it possesses serious consequences as some of the widely recognized substances except cigarettes are not widely accepted by many to be as equally dangerous. Why are cigarettes effects ignored? The general public has deemed cigarettes to be unequally dangerous as other substances without any proven evidence to support their claims. Needless to say, the evidence currently presented by experts from scientific experiments has proven otherwise. Again, the public decided to ignore these facts. Now, many would respond to my claims by indicating “you are just an advocate attempting to persuade the general public of your opinions.” Yes, I am an advocate and will remain to be an advocate. If I can change one person, I have achieved success because one person can make a difference. That one person can inspire another person and that person can move on

Tobacco has been smoked for centuries after centuries, but is it finally coming to an end? Disregarding the countless diseases it brings, and or fatalities, it is still a norm today to numerous addicts all over the world. Although, recent studies show a growing awareness to ban the plant completely is being called upon. The plant contains the extremely addictive and dangerous chemical called nicotine, and also 7,000 other chemicals when burned. It is said that 69 of those chemicals are causes of cancer, and some found to be poisonous. With that being known world wide, why are people still putting their lives on the line for this plant?

What your eyes see is an individual lighting money (US currency) as if it was a cigarette. To be exact on what bill is being used, the person is using a one-dollar bill that has George Washington face printed on it. The picture symbolize that we are spending money to purchase these horrid items that is causing major damage to our body and society. The pitch-black background conveys a sense of fear and mystery. There is a green lighter being used to burn the money. The fire from the lighter is a beaming yellow mix with light orange.

A child in the passenger seat of a car watches a person smoke a cigar, and saw the fume going into the air. Little does he know that the person is polluting the air. Yes, Cigarette smoke does causes pollution in air. Although a single cigarette is small in size, it’s amazing that it’s a major source that contributes pollution in the air. The gases emitted by the cigarette is made up of hazardous chemicals such as benzene and carbon monoxide some of which are carcinogens – cancer causing. The smoke of the cigar pollutes the air in vast way because there’s a large number of people smoking. When the smoke raises to air it later causes health issues among human because we breathe the polluted air.