The Negative Effects Of Smoking On The Environment

Cigarettes aren't just bad for our health their bad for the environment to. According to the Bolton Stop Smoking Service it takes five to ten years for a cigarette to biograde, unless someone would clean them up. Cigarettes pollute the air and can cause animals and people to get sick. Also about fifteen billion cigarettes are being smoked everyday, that means 1,643,836 trees are being cut down everyday. This information is stating that a cigarette will take five to ten years to decompose. Also showing that cigarettes affect the environment around us. In addition to that lots of cigarettes are being smoked leading to several trees being cut down. So as a result cigarettes are bad for the environment and should be illegal.

One of the largest and most problematic health issues in our society is smoking. Smoking is currently the leading cause of death in our country, due to its harmful and addicting contents, such as nicotine and tobacco. Although millions die from it each year, smoking is

Tobacco use is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, killing more Americans than HIV, drug and alcohol abuse, suicides, murders and car accidents combined. There are numerous campaigns such as D.A.R.E. and “Swipe Left” to help persuade us out of using tobacco products. Sayings like “Not even once” have even become cliché. However, studies have shown that one cigarette is all it takes to get addicted. Despite popular belief, smokeless tobacco is addictive as well. Big tobacco companies are famous for telling lies. In 1996, the tobacco industry said it was riskier to drink two cups of milk a day than one cigarette. They also said cigarettes were just as addictive as salt, sugar and internet usage. Neither of these are true, as it is the most addictive of all legal drugs. That being said, cigarettes are only the tip of the iceberg to the major problems that tobacco causes. Tobacco products have an astonishing amount of cons, to accompany very few, petty pros like “it makes me feel better for a few minutes.” Not only do cigarettes hurt the smoker, but they hurt the ones closely surrounding the smoker, especially small children. There are also a great deal of unexpected environmental issues that come with tobacco products and its industry, such as deforestation, greenhouse gasses, and fires. Because of these destructive reasons, we propose that all tobacco products should be illegal.

Kadey Welch Assignment #7 SPH-B 316 11/5/2015 Psychoactive Substance Problem in the U.S. Involving Tobacco 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).

Scientist say Tobacco is the leading cause of death in the united states and causes of many types of cancers like lung , mouth , oral , throat , larynx and esophagus about 80% of cancer deaths are due to tobacco there are 440,000 deaths which leads to $193 billion dollars in health-related losses each year. Adults have slowed down but still some are smoking most people start smoking at the age of 26 and 90% start at 18 from 1997 to 2011 smoking has increased but slowly decreased in 2003. The products of tobacco like cigarettes , snus , spit Tobacco , dissolvable tobacco are increasing many of the tobacco products have not been tested which could lead to health consequences like cancer, evidence show that there`s cancer from smoking tobacco

The three major issues with smoking is death, disease, and expensive medical expenses. “Smoking is the smoking is the single most preventable cause of death (Root Cause Analysis: America’s Smoking Epidemic, 2011).” The nation’s safety goal and objective consist of having a healthy and well population. Smoking causes 440, 000 premature deaths every year and at this time 8.6 million individuals suffer from smoking-associated illnesses. These consequences of smoking effects the nation’s safety objectives. In addition, smoking discharges more than 250 toxic chemicals and this impacts the environmental objectives. Annual reports reveal that productivity losses are caused by smoking is projected to be at $97.6 billion and this impacts the production objectives. After all, the medical care expenses of smoking, which total up to

Tobacco products are very bad for a human to inhale or ingest. They can also can have very hazardous effects on your health. Tobacco products harm nearly every organ in the body (Health Effects

Should Cigarette Smoking be Made Illegal? Name Institution Date A cigarette is a small cylinder like filled with cut tobacco leaves and rolled in a paper and ignited for smoking. In most countries, tobacco smoking is legal due to the businesses motives and also the people who are addicted. They cannot do without it. It has immense consequences, and it should, therefore, be illegal from the effects to the smokers, passive smokers and all the human beings due to the pollution of the environment. The following are some of the consequences from smoking tobacco:

Although it remains a large portion of the U.S’ economy, tobacco smoking can lead to a variety of diseases and disorders that affect the user. The effects of smoking tobacco not only affect the user but surrounding people as well: permanently destroying their lungs and children, increasing the chances of diseases and of cancer.

Smoking affects the population. People die everyday from smoking. One out of five deaths is caused by smoking. The U.S. is full of addicts. When you start smoking, it is nearly impossible to stop. Thousand of people start smoking in their teen years. People say they will stop. Most people never stop smoking and they smoke for the rest of their life. They eventually die of a smoke disease caused by smoking. There are only a few people from each generation that start smoking, say they will stop, and do stop. Those people are lucky they didn't get addicted. “Also, second hand smoke affects others, and pollutes the environment.” according to http://www.livestrong.com/article/207919-three-reasons-why-smoking-should-be-banned/. This smoking habit

There is a very little stick about 3 inches long and its having a huge impact on Earth. This little stick is called a tobacco cigarette. It is lit on one end of it and the other end is put inside the consumer’s mouth. People think that it helps them in a variety of ways but, it will shorten their lives dramatically and harm others around them without anyone even knowing about it until it’s too late. Cigarettes harm everyone, not just the primary smoker but, everyone who is inside the smoker vicinity. The smoke has so many chemicals that people should not want inside of themselves but, many people do it anyway. Tobacco absolutely does poison and kill.

“Tobacco is an agricultural crop, most commonly used to make cigarettes. It is grown all over the world and supports a billion-dollar industry.” Tobacco is one of the huge issues that include people in our society. Many people are using sources that will bring up tobacco. Even though TVs, radios or cigarettes packs have warnings on them, people still continue to do it. The government should take more actions to this problem; actions that will make people want to realize the cause that is given to them. Tobacco may not seem to be dangerous but it has causes to humans. People may feel good when they smoke, do shisha or other tobacco related sources that include the same chemicals, but they do not realize the risks that tobacco brings. Therefore, tobacco use should be decreased.

because of such cheap prices and many tobacco farmers lack alternatives to tobacco because the equipment is made especially for tobacco. ( Fred Gale ) Tobacco has played a major role in

    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

First, you should make cigarettes illegal to lessen pollution. When people smoke the cigarettes release carcinogens and other toxins. The toxins they contain can leach into the soil and sometimes they can even get into our water supply. Studies have shown that the cigarette butts are the number one item littering U.S. roads. The act of manufacturing cigarettes creates tons of chemical wastes each year. All of these facts are why cigarettes pollute the air