Persuasive Essay On Second Hand 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.

What is smoking? Smoking is an unhealthy act in which a substance is burned and the resulting smoke to be breathed in and absorbed into the bloodstream. Smoking is an addiction that can be extremely difficult to break. It can cause many major negative effects on a persons life in a short amount of time. Smoking is a harmful and financially reckless addiction that should be prevented at all costs, especially in young teenagers.

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

A cigarette does not only shorten your life by puff, but also the life of your child. The use of tobacco "remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States” causing more than 440,000 deaths each year and resulting in an annual cost of more than $75 billion in medical expenses, says David Marks in his novel, Overcoming Your Smoking Habits. Nonetheless, what is not discussed is secondhand smoke is the third leading cause of death in the United States, also known as chronic lower respiratory disease. Secondhand smoke can affect a child mentally and physically, from diseases to learning disabilities, and post-traumatic stress. Children from birth to seven years of age are especially vulnerable to secondhand smoke because their lungs are not fully developed. (Marks 3)

I stumbled out of a building, coughing and wheezing, smoke filled my eyes and lungs. I pulled my tie frantically, my head beating as I ran out the entryway. I was having my supper when a refined man at the table decided to light a cigarette. The smoke went directly to my face and lungs, suddenly, I could not inhale, my chest hurt and I froze.

The federal government should pass a nationwide smoking ban from all indoor facilities. There are many controversial statements out there, but indoor smoking should not be one of them. There are many lives being affected by people smoking in public facilities. As this puts others at risk for severe health problems.

Do you really want to start smoking it doesn't just harm you but it also hurts others. One cigarette contains 70 chemicals known to cause cancer, Cancer is very serious it's about life and death 30% of cancers could be prevented if they hadn’t picked up their first cigarette.Tobacco is known to cause many other diseases such as lung disease and heart disease, A heart attack is 400% more likely to happen to smokers than non smokers since it increases your heart rate.You're also hurting the people around you secondhand smoke is just as harmful as being the smoker. Exposure to secondhand smoke kills 600,000 people each year think about your friends and family and all the other families who have had their loved ones pass away. Now you know Smoking

In many cases, there are smokers who decide to stop smoking and change their lives for the better. An example is David Sturges, who is an attorney and lung cancer survivor. In 2002 David had been diagnosed with a small, malignant tumor in the lower lobe of his right lung-lung cancer. David was fortunate enough to undergo surgery and through his hard journey of recovery survived. Throughout his journey, David recognized that lung cancer is a branch of cancer research and is now traveling the world informing schools, organizations about the suffering f of lung cancer. He travels to schools, conferences, and workshops talking about how smoking challenged his life and raises funds for development in lung cancer research. This is just how one life changing surgery can help one man influence many. (Lung Cancer Foundation of America, 2016)

"Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I have done it thousands of times," said Samuel Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain. Mark Twain spoke these words nearly 150 years ago. Unfortunately for Mark Twain, there weren't very many options available back then when it came to quitting tobacco. This quote, humorous in some sense, unfortunately, describes the lives of many smokers today. Luckily for smokers today, there are many options available to help smokers quit smoking with the most popular option becoming the use of vaporizers. Vaporizers and e-cigarettes are devices containing a nicotine-based liquid that is vaporized and inhaled. They are used to simulate the experience of smoking tobacco. Vaporizers and e-cigarettes are a better alternative to smoking tobacco because vaping is healthier than smoking tobacco, cleaner for the environment, and helps people quit using tobacco despite many people who argue that vaping is a public health concern, doesn't end nicotine addiction, and is a danger to minors because more kids and teenagers are becoming addicted to nicotine via vapor products due to vapor companies targeting them.

We all know smoking is bad for our health, but how bad is bad? Smoking can negatively transform people's lives. Did you know, tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of death and disease in the United States? Cigarette smoking kills more than 480,000 Americans each year, with more than 41,000 of those deaths from exposure to secondhand smoke. (citation) In 2008, Nicotinell took action and created an ad then had it published on Havas Worldwide to address the problem that smoking takes the lives of many addicts each year. Nicotinell is known for selling products to help relieve smokers nicotine craving while they are trying to quit. Particularly this ad is speaking to people who smoke in order to try and persuade them to stop. It can also be directed toward young adults to warn them of what may happen to them if they light a cigarette. The overall message Nicotinell is trying to indicate in this ad is smoking causes premature ageing hence the lady in the advertisement looks as if she’s in her seventies but in reality shes only forty-two along with the other details and symbols used in the ad. (Description?) This anti-smoking ad designed by Nicotinell uses fear and empathy to show how smoking is harmful and can cause people to age sooner.

On every cigarette package the surgeon general clearly warns the public of health risks involved with smoking (Marlboro), yet people still decide to smoke. Jennifer is one of those people. What appeal do cigarettes have that cause people to ignore this very important warning? It is also publicly known how addicting smoking is. Why do people decide to chain themselves to this dangerous habit, and more importantly, how can these chains be broken? People try quitting every day. Some are successful, some are not. Jennifer is also one of these people who want to quit. With hopes of realizing why she decided to start smoking, why she continues to smoke, and the real risks involved in her and her family’s lives, she hopes to find a solution to help her break the chains of smoking for good.

Around the age of sixteen is when I began smoking cigarettes on a daily basis. For me, smoking a cigarette is a quick fix to the stress I experience throughout the day. All my friends were doing it and my parents were doing it, so why should not I do it? Most of growing up my parents would always say something along the lines of, “I need a cigarette before I can deal with this”. Noticeably, this is not a healthy coping mechanism with life’s stressors so now the addiction part plays a huge part when why I am still using this unhealthy ‘coping mechanism’. I am not blind to the damage I am doing to my body with every puff of toxins I breathe into my lungs, however; it is a very convenient way to forget about the world for a brief seven minutes. With all of that said, I would love to change my unhealthy life choices.

People with smoking, alcohol and drug problems usually go through a lot of stress because quitting is very hard. Quitting has many, many stages in it. First and foremost, you have to look at the pros and cons of your decisions. Well, try to think about what are you missing? The foul smell? The yellow teeth? The feeling of suffocating next morning? What have they done to affect my friendships, my relationship with my family, my schoolwork, my extracurricular activities, sports, and my insurance? What will happen to my kids if my addiction continues? First I'll be talking about smoking addictions. Did you know that kids are twice as susceptible to smoking with parents that smoke around them (Joel Schwarz)? That’s not a very good thing to know if you're a smoker. That means that your kids will suffer the same as you have and a parent always want what’s best for their children. Smoking attacks your heart and circulatory system in many areas. It raises blood pressure and stresses your heart, which over time can weaken it and make your heart less effective. Your blood becomes viscous and sticky, which in turn makes it harder to pump (What Happens To Your Body When You SMOKE & When You QUIT). After I had explored why I had started smoking in the first place and saw that it was for the best that I quit, and then I would find ways to not smoke. Triggers are things that make people want to do something. Many triggers for smoking involve partying, drinking, stressful situations and