Persuasive Essay On Smoking

Have you ever wondered why some people do things? Why do people hurt others, why do people have no motivation, why do people not care about major things in life? A big question I have is why do people smoke? I have found two very disturbing images that have touched me personally in the heart. Smoking has been in my family for a while and has caused health problems to my family members as long as I can remember. The first time I saw a cigarette was when I was little, the smell made me feel sick; my grandpa had no clue that I was very sensitive to these types of things. Today my older sister is a big smoker, I try to show her ads and statistics but she can not stop. My parents have never smoked and we all try to get her to stop. Like they

Smoking in society is a problem. Teen smoking rates have decreased greatly in the last few years, however, smoking in adults has increased at an earlier age. Smoking is bad for a person’s health. Health problems and addictions are not only affecting the health of society, but also sending them into debt. A way should be found to prevent the need for smoking or for a non-harmful cigarette to be created.

Smoking is a huge problem in today's society. Many people don’t understand the consequences that come with smoking. Cigarettes and marijuana are very common uses of smoking. As a college student I am able to the effects these two drugs have on students mental and physical abilities. People shouldn't smoke because not only does smoking affect your everyday way of live but they may also kill you. People who become addicted to these certain substances know the risks but don’t care because they are mentally attached to the drugs that destroy their body.

The smoking habit is the principal cause of illness, disability and death around the world. More than five million of people in the world die due to smoking habit every year. If we don’t take care of this in 2030 the amount will be ten million. Seven million of these deaths would be in poor countries.

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

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.

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

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.

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?

Cigarette companies today are making copious amounts of money in sales, and with all that money it does not seem that they will stop even with the heavy opposition they have been facing in previous years. Cigarette prices have been steadily increasing over the years, and people are spending more money on them than ever before. Just recently the United States government has made another proposal to raise the prices of cigarettes by $2.10 a pack (Heinskien, Schleicher, Barker, Yawen, & Chaloupka, 2017, p.1860). Most cigarettes are up to around $7-10 a pack, which is slowly becoming less affordable for smokers. The problem with this is due to nicotine addiction it is going to take more than a price raise to deter smokers. To try to prevent younger kids from being swayed into tobacco products schools and parents across the U.S. need to inform their kids about the dangers of cigarette smoking (Small, Kushner, & Neufeld, 2012,

Cigarettes are the most important substance to address in the United States because they are not only extremely addictive, but they have the potential to cause a variety of serious health conditions and affect individuals who are close to and care for the user. Tobacco use poses a serious health threat especially among the young population of America and has significant implications for the nation’s public and economic health in the future. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the impact of cigarette smoking on the economy is huge. Seventy-five percent of American health care money spent is due to the effects of tobacco causing various chronic diseases. Such diseases include, diabetes, heart disease, cancers, congenital defects, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), stroke, birth defects, etc. “Cigarette smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causes many diseases, and reduced the health of smokers in general” (CDC, 2015).

For years cigarettes have been known to cause cancer, emphysema, and other horrible illnesses. The deaths of over 420,000 Americans this year will be attributable to cigarettes. With some of the other causes of preventable deaths such as, alcohol, illegal drugs, AIDS, suicide, transportation accidents, fires, and guns, cigarettes still account for more preventable deaths than those do combined, as stated by Lonnie Bristow M.D. of the American Medical Association at her speech to Indiana University. Some researchers have also found that smoking by pregnant women causes the deaths of over 5,000 babies and 115,000 miscarriages. The best way to get rid of the suffering and loss of life by cigarettes is to ban them. We can no longer stand aside and watch fellow Americans die because they smoke cigarettes. Thousands of smokers try to rid

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.

Proposed bills are being passed around in many different states to ban the use of cigarette smoking. Banning the controlled substance, nicotine, will put people in jail or up to a 6,250 fine if they continue to use the drug. Even though banning cigarette smoking will be hard to do, many civilians argue a good reason to ban the drug is because of all the lives that tobacco takes. Many places and manufacture companies have already banned and discourage tobacco use on their property due to the dangerous effects tobacco causes. The effects are smoking are very hazardous and causes many diseases. Clinical directors and Health Initiative Programs explain the causes and effects cigarette smoking causes. The ultimate goal is to have the world free