Public Smoking Persuasive Essay

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.

Did you know that smoking can cause you to have long term illness and can possibly lead to death? It is a proven fact that it can slowly kill users over time. Did you also know that when cigarettes first came out, they had no warning label on it even though they knew what was in the product. If I were President, I would ban the production and use of all cigarettes and tobacco which would eliminate its use in media and entertainment, would be replaced with vapes, and would create a healthier environment.

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

Every year in the United States every ⅕ deaths is due to the smoking of cigarettes. The smoking epidemic has ensued many negative effects to their users, people around users, and the environment. The environment is also being negatively affected because “.69 billion pounds of butts end up as toxic trash each year, making cigarettes the most littered item on Earth” and littering is know to be terrible for the environment. The government has not intervened in illegalizing cigarette usage, so people must make it their responsibility to not start or, if they have already started, to stop. The smoking of cigarettes is a very addictive habit to have and there it makes it hard to discontinue, but nevertheless this should only motivate people to take

Secondhand smoke, also referred to as environmental tobacco smoke, primarily comes from cigars and cigarettes The effects of breathing in secondhand smoke is equivalent to smoking a cigarette. In addition, the chemicals released by cigarettes and cigars contain many poisons, such as benzene, butane, ammonia, toluene, and hydrogen cyanide (American Lung Association). These poisons from secondhand smoking are prevalent in children’s surroundings, causing them to breathe these toxins in homes, day cares, and cars. Children who are exposed to these toxins are at an increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome, acute respiratory infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia, otitis

“Smoking is hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, and dangerous to the lungs.” (King James I). Some people think the smell of smoking is awful, and it has been proven by doctors that smoking can harm us. Smoking is harmful to the brain, which can make you lose your concentration and smoking also can cause many diseases like cancer. Some non-smokers believes that smoking should not be allowed in the U.S, but smokers believe it should be allowed in the U.S. Smoking should be banned because it's hazardous to one’s health, expensive, and harmful to nonsmokers.

Your actions and decisions today can harm your child’s well being later to come. Young children are being affected around the world more and more every day. Second-hand smoke causes major problems in these children. Exposure to second-hand smoke affects 4 out of 10 children around the world. Secondhand smoke puts children at risk for heart disease, breathing difficulties, and possible cavities. Children that are exposed to secondhand smoke have a higher chance to become sick and have these symptoms:

A smoking license can reduce the number of cigarette packs bought a day or week, which will reduce smoking significantly. You will be required a smoking license to purchase cigarette, which will also restrict underage buyers, the license would also cost a lot of money to get and there would be a limit of how much you're allowed to purchase a day once the smoking license is established.

Around 80,000 to 100,000 children worldwide start smoking every day, and almost half of those children live in Asia. It's estimated that nearly 4.5 million United States youth are smokers, and if this current pattern persists, about 6.4 tobacco-using children will die prematurely from a smoking-related disease. From those 80,000 to 100,000 children about 50% of them will continue smoking for another decade or two. These kids help make up the 90% of smokers that started before age 21. The youth that has and will start smoking will have a harder time quitting, just as long-time smokers.

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.

From a personal perspective, my two sons were both diagnosed with asthma as young children; one outgrew it and the other one, now age 23, still has this health condition. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a fact sheet, “Thirdhand smoke: A Threat to Child Health”. This fact sheet outlines the dangers of THS to children, pregnant women (causes low birth rates), and the elderly and even animals. It contains statistical data, dos and don’ts and preventative courses of action for parents, smokers and nonsmokers, to reduce or eliminate exposure to those most vulnerable to the effects of thirdhand smoke.

It is known the the cigarette is one of the deadliest artifacts of human civilization. Smoking has existed as far back as the 1500’s and commercial cigarettes began to be sold since 1865. The main ingredients in cigarettes are tobacco which is rolled in paper and then smoked. Smokers say it relieves stress and begin smoking because they are influenced to smoke from their surroundings. Although, many smokers do not realise how much harm they are putting their bodies in from smoking, don’t know what diseases they cause and why the United States should ban smoking.

Secondhand smoke has serious negative health consequences. Secondhand smoke causes numerous health problems in infants and children including more frequent and severe asthma attacks, respiratory infections, ear infections, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Not only is a person who smokes putting themselves at risk but they are also putting others at risk. People that are near others that smoke are exposed to secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke can come from the burning end of the cigarette or the person that is smoking when they exhale. Being exposed to secondhand smoke can also lead to lung cancer or heart disease. It can cause multiple health problems in children and adults, including, coughing, reduced