Persuasive Essay On Tobacco Companies

The biggest new trend here at college campuses across the country is to become tobacco free. The reason behind this is that too many people become annoyed and sick from tobacco smoke that is not from there own doing. Tobacco is the number one killer year after year in our socitey. Enough people die every year to fill up an entire National Football Leauge Stadium, which hold around 400,000 people. Now isnt that crazy. A stop needs to be put to all of these deaths and the number one way to start this trend is to enforce tobacco free rules at extremely populated places, college campuses for example.

Cigarette companies use trends, age, culture, and other things to hook a person to their product. The companies mainly target teens because of their ignorance and teens who get addicted that young will likely be customers for life. Tobacco is promoted on almost every television network and 1/3 of adolescent experimentation with smoking results from the advertising. (Tobacco Free Broome and Tioga) Not only are cigarettes promoted on TV, but their promoted throughout everyone’s lifestyle. Maybe a role model you have, maybe one of your parents, or maybe a celebrity you enjoy following... any one of these people could smoke and the mindset of many is, “if they’re doing it, so can I”. Mike Magee smoked his first L&M cigarette when he nine years old, his parents smoked and kept cigarettes in the house and therefore they were accessible. He and his siblings said that learning how to smoke was

Hank, you know that you are my boss, a father figure in my life, a mentor, and one of my best friends. I couldn’t ask for anyone better than you and I cannot thank you enough for all the things you have done for me over the last two years. One think that I have noticed though is that you love your smokeless tobacco. Don’t get me wrong, where I come from almost everyone uses tobacco in some type of way, especially in the military, but you mean a lot to me Hank and I want you to be aware of the risk you’re really taking when you use the snus and chewing tobacco.

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

On August 15th, 2015 Southern Connecticut State University became a Tobacco-free campus. By being tobacco-free, Southern promised that all forms of smoking and tobacco use were “prohibited in all facilities and outdoor areas of campus, without exception.” This should be a major triumph, and great leap forward, for the university’s on-going goal to become as eco-friendly as possible. However, there has not been any noticeable enforcement of this policy, even though it was made very clear that “those who violate the policy may be subject to disciplinary action or may be in violation of state law.” Therefore, although this policy is respectable, it is undoubtedly failing due to it not being enforced on campus.

Within the year 2017 the human race has developed complex, life saving, and miraculous technological (including medical) advances with the use of technology such as developing robots to assist with surgery (developing successful robots in general), developing a procedure to potentially reverse paralysis, virtual reality, the amazing wonders that everyone has at their disposal with smartphones, as well as many other remarkable advances, that within just a short amount of time, have become a reality most of us couldn’t even have imagined. Yet, here we are as a species choosing to consume tobacco products that are responsible for 1 out of every 5 deaths in the United States. Heart Disease (the number one killer in America) lung cancers, damaged

Would you rather commit a murder or save a life? Seems like an easy question, but let's see if you would have the same answer if I rephrase it: Would you rather smoke a cigarette or not? First of all, You might think “Tobacco is legal, so it’s okay to smoke, right?” The quick and easy, one-word answer is no! It is a form of destruction for your body. It ultimately disables you and kills you, all the while stripping you away of your hard-earned money and forcing you to live with the struggles of fighting nicotine for life.

Has someone ever asked you to smoke a cigarette? As a senior in high school, I can honestly say that I've been asked quite a few times. Surrounding yourself with people who smoke or use tobacco products, can lead to peer pressure when asked to try one. The legal age to buy any tobacco product is at the age of 18. Most people are attending their last year in high school at that age. This makes it easier for people to sell tobacco products to a minor. Although smoking is very common nowadays, many people believe that there are a few benefits towards smoking tobacco. Some of these benefits include, decrease in metabolism which will help you achieve weight loss and smoking is shown to help handle your emotions in a stronger way. Once the persons

Did you know that the smoking industry makes millions of dollars each year? The tobacco industry makes $6000 dollars for every death caused by it. It’s unsafe to use either, and they both lead you down a long, hard path. One that’s hard to escape from. Don’t start by not using. People might peer pressure you into it. Saying that it makes you cool. Staying healthy is cool too. Stick to your life decisions and don’t let people try and talk you into it. It does nothing but harm you.

Cigarette companies use over $9,000,000,000 on advertising their product trying to lure in teens and young adults. They say things like, “It’ll feel great!” and “Everyone is doing it.” These companies use anything possible to get one person to buy one pack of cigarettes. Smoking companies will get people captivate and take over people.

We all consist of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Although this statement definitely falls short if we illegalize tobacco. If we all can pursue happiness, then tobacco users should be capable of living their life by the way they choose.

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?

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.

If your life line was reduced with each puff of a cigarette you smoke, would you take another? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cigarette smoking causes about one of every five deaths in the United States. The CDC goes on to state cigarette smoking is estimated to cause more than 480,000 deaths annually (including deaths from secondhand smoke). Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death (CDC Web). 1 The anti-smoking advertisement appeals to pre-teen and adults of both genders by causing fear and awareness, which may have its audience reconsider beginning cigarette smoking or quitting.

Although many claim the opposite smoking tobacco has been proved scientifically to be addictive. Addiction is when a person is physically and mentally dependent on a particular substance and is unable to stop taking it without incurring unpleasant effects. Once the body tastes nicotine the addictive chemical found in cigarettes it craves for more. Nicotine creates a pleasurable feeling that appeals to the smoker. However, since nicotine is the only addictive drug in tobacco if extracted from tobacco then tobacco won't be addictive.