Persuasive Essay Smoking

Smoking should be banned in Australia. Smoking is a disgusting habit that many Australians use every single day. The impact of banning smoking altogether in Australia would be a massive favour for everyone. Australian adults who smoke everyday and Australian Secondary Students from the age 12 to 17 smoke over 22 billion cigarettes per year and effecting other people to start smoking because they think it’s a cool way to get attention. But I think that banning it in almost all public places is a great idea but I raise this question to you, “Why not just Ban Smoking?” This question was raised in a ‘The Age’ article in 2013. The main point of the article is, smoking is banned in pretty much all public places and there are often neighbours writing to the council complaining about a smoking neighbour, so why not just ban it altogether?

I am contacting you today in regards to life-threatening concerns that are apparent in my mind as I prevalently witness these actions taking place every day by citizens of our state. Extremely toxic chemicals are consumed during the smoking of cigarettes by people under and of legal age. When one single cigarette is lit, and smoked, more than 6,000 different chemicals are taken into the lungs and released into the environment, which in turn, create a higher risk of lung cancer as well as a range of other diseases, and the smoke is polluting the environment. I am aware of the multiple approaches previously taken to decrease smoking, such as, increased taxation on cigarettes, smoke-free zones, and creating other resorts in place of a cigarette. However, according to John R. Polito, author of the book Freedom from Nicotine, smoking cigarettes is extremely addictive and breaking a cigarette addiction is

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 that smoke are the people that get all the unhealthy stuff in a body like cancer and many diseases that can be caused.“If smoking persists at the current rate among young adults in this country, 5.6 million of today’s Americans younger than 18 years of age are projected to die prematurely from a smoking-related illness. Another 100,000 were babies who died of sudden infant death syndrome (often referred to as SIDS) or complications from prematurity, low birth weight, or other conditions caused by parental smoking, particularly smoking by the mother. “Smoking has been around for a long time. The problem with smoking became worse when “production climbed markedly when another cigarette-making machine was developed in the 1880s by James Albert Bonsack, which vastly increased the productivity of cigarette companies, which went from making about 40,000 hand-rolled cigarettes daily to around 4 million.” Smoking is a problem around the world because it causes lung cancer, many other cancers, and some horrible diseases. This problem should be solved because “More than 10 times as many U.S. citizens have died prematurely from cigarette smoking than have died in all the wars fought by the United States during its history.”

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.

I don’t show the smoke for market doors because however you enter site you will not be seen by doors (Unless you enter from van area, which the smoke could allow you to pick them off) You can push multiple angles watching doors not directly allowing you to catch anyone pushing out. I would suggest throwing a Molotov down there though anyway.

What is secondhand smoke? Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the smoke from an actively burning cigarette and can also be the smoke exhaled from a smoker. There are two different types of secondhand smoke: Side stream smoke which comes directly from burning tobacco and also Mainstream smoke which is the smoke that the person smoking inhales. Although the smoke that the smoker inhales is very dangerous and harmful to the body, the smoke off of a burning cigarette actually contains more harmful substances due to the smoke not being filtered when coming off of the end of the cigarette. The people being harmed the most by secondhand smoke happens to be children. Children have no choice but to endure the secondhand smoke coming off of their

Smoking laws in Queensland are extensive and most have been in effect since 1 July 2006. Smoking is not allowed in all enclosed public places . It is permitted in residential spaces, along with specific outdoor public spaces such as beaches, children's playgrounds , sport stadiums and at outdoor eating and drinking venues. It is also allowable within 4 metres of public (i.e. non-residential) building entrances. In 2010 it became illegal to smoke in a car when a child under the age of 16 is present. In 2011 Brisbane City Council banned smoking in the CBD shopping strip Queen Street Mall.

Vaping is often seen as a safe or safer route to smoking. It is also relatively new to the market, only hitting the mainstream over the past decade. Due to the fact that it hasn’t been a part of the public consciousness for as long as cigarette smoking, there is a lot of people that still do not fully understand about it. Smoking is an evil habit that millions of people around the world have adapted. However, luckily vaporizers have become a huge trend in the smoking world. “About 3.7% of adults currently use e-cigarettes every day or some days, with use differing by age and race and Hispanic or Latino origin.” (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db217.pdf) The progression of vaporizers slowly and surely has declined the popularity of

    Tobacco consumption is known for the numerous diseases and cancer it brings. “It is scientifically proven for being six out of eight leading causes of death around the globe” (“Smoking and Heart Disease”).  People who ingest the product on a regular basis are said to run the risk of developing oral cancer, lung cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, and birth defects to children from women smoking during pregnancy. People seem to think that cigarette smoke and tobacco consumption only affects those who personally consume it, but little do they know it can give those closest around them the same dangers and risks just by secondhand consumption. It can cause a huge range of serious health effects. “Secondhand smoke causes approximately 7,330 deaths from lung cancer and 33,950 deaths from heart disease each year and between 1964 and 2014, 2.5 million people died from exposure to secondhand smoke” ( Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke”). Not only does smoking tobacco from cigarettes cause personal danger, but also danger to the surrounding community. The burning of the cigarette or the lit bud fallen off the cigarette can cause fires around the house, or any surrounding areas. Cigarettes are known for causing more house fires, and forest fires than anything else. People seem to be ignorant when thinking cigarettes are only affecting themselves, when in reality it is doing just as much harm to those loved ones closest to them, or just people around them at the time, and even their community and own home.

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.

Do you know anyone that has/does suffer from a smoking related issue, that has never even touched a cigarette in their life? The problems that develop from smoking a cigarette are widely known and many people think it is harmful to smoke, but people never think about the harmful effects from inhaling second-hand smoke. Many smokers smoke in public areas every day. Not only are they inhaling all of the deadly chemicals, but so is everyone else around them. Being around a smoker too often and inhaling all of the chemicals and tobacco from them, can cause you to get many types of cancers and possibly even cause death. For these reasons, smoking in public places should be one hundred percent prohibited (Smoking).

There are several opportunities in life for obtaining the experiences of trying something new. For example, someone buying their first car, travelling to another country, or eating at a new restaurant. However, there are other events where some people are pressured into doing a certain activity, such as smoking. People smoke for numerous reasons. These reasons include: socializing, coping with emotions, parental influences, advertising, and for the thrill of risk taking behaviors. In consequence, many people are unaware of the negative aspects to smoking. Smoking not only affects the individual but has negative impacts on others that are around the smoker and the environment as well. In result of these harmful aspects of smoking, smoking