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Persuasive Speech On Smoking

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We all know what smoking is, and we all know that smoking cigarettes is dangerous for everyone and reduces your life expectancy. But did you know that tobacco use is the leading cause of avoidable sickness and death in New Zealand? Together, smoking can hurt everyone who is introduced to it, from babies to children, teenagers to adults, and even the elderly. Today I will convince YOU why you shouldn't smoke. I will also make you more aware of the many negative affects it can have on you and the people around you. That is why I will be covering three main ideas which include of: the many health problems that are caused because of smoking and why they can be permanent, smoking cause your appearance to alter and lastly why it is not cost effective. So do you want your appearance, body and wallet to change?

Many health problems are caused because of smoking a can potentially be permanent. As you may know, cancer can be formed from frequent smoking. Getting a cold, cough, wheezing and asthma are just the start of getting lung cancer as there are over 70 complimenting chemicals that cause this. Tar is one of the many chemicals in tobacco. No, not the tar that you find on the road to seal up the stones! The one that contains 15 milligrams or more in one cigarette. This weight is equivalent to having 15 paperclips. I know it doesn't seem like anything, but after smoking multiple packets a week, but you can really notice the change in your health. And no, I DO NOT know this from personal experience. The tar that is used in tobacco, is there to numb the wind pipe in the lungs; so when smoked no coughing is done as it is a natural reflex to cough when inhaling smoke. So basically, tar contributes to lung cancer majorly. Did you know that ONE cigarette contains over 4,000 chemicals? This is without the other 400 added toxins as well as the 70 cancer chemicals. Smoking damages the lining of your arteries, which leads up to a build of fatty material that narrows the artery. Therefore, smoking clearly makes the risk of heart attacks and strokes higher. One puff travels around the body and into the brain within 10 seconds and can quickly damage the health of YOUR body. Tobacco widens the amount of health problems that one

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