The cigarette is the deadliest object in the history of human civilization. “Tobacco use causes 6 million deaths per year” (Fast Facts). Despite these many deaths, tobacco is still available all over Canada. Smoking tobacco should be made illegal in Canada. In view of facts that it causes health problems, costs the government millions and is also harmful for the environment.
These problems include cough and phlegm production, an increase in the number and severity of respiratory illnesses, decreased physical fitness, an unfavorable lipid profile and potential retardation in the rate of lung growth and the level of maximum lung function. An estimated 440,000 Americans die each year from diseases caused by smoking. These illnesses include Lung Cancer, bronchitis, heart diseases, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), and emphysema. As well as, of course, second hand smoking that presents the threat of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). Many experts will also tell you second hand smoking is more dangerous than first hand, because of the unfiltered smoke containing 50 more cancerous substances than filtered cigarette smoke.
The number of deaths reported annually for just the United States, that were smoking related, is 440,000(WD 1). With that just being the United States, think about the whole world all together. This advertisement shows people wanting to escape, but not being able to. With the cigarettes showed as being lit, it portrays that people are left addicted to smoking until they die. Because once you get to the filter, there is no tobacco left to smoke, and the people are being shown as the tobacco in this advertisement.
More or less it’s been good and bad. I ask why hasn’t marijuana been legalized across the country only because America has accepted much worse. There are substances sold daily that are far more damaging to the people of United States and its communities. Alcohol and tobacco is a substance that can cause long-term and short-term damage to the body. Alcohol alone can cause “high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, liver disease, digestive problems” as well as depression, anxiety, and more (Alcohol and Public Health, 2014).
One of the most problematic health issues in our country is smoking.. Lung cancer is the leading cause of death in America, due to its harmful contents. Although thousands of people die from it each year, it is one of the single, most preventable deaths. If tobacco production were made illegal, an enormous amount of lives would be saved. Currently in our country one in five deaths are caused by a smoking related disease (Tobacco).
NICOTINE - millions and millions of people smoke cigarettes everyday that contain nicotine .Did you know smoking tobacco causes chemical and structural changes in the brain and is nicotine illegal... NO ! 2 ALCOHOL - The body can become dependent on alcohol when someone drinks regularly or heavily. constant drinking can cause serious liver problems , once again is alcohol illegal NO ! 3. CAFFEINE - it can cause problems if a person drinks several cups of coffee or other caffeine full drinks a day.
A Smoking Gun According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, more deaths are caused each year by tobacco use then by all deaths combined from HIV, alcohol abuse, illegal drug use, car accidents, suicides, and murder. In fact, cigarette smoking causes one of every five deaths in the United States every year. Why then would a person choose to continue an activity that can hurt or even kill them? There are probably numerous reasons for this behavior, but I believe people continue to smoke cigarettes because they are addictive; they cause psychological dependency; and they provide an “emotional high”. Initially, smokers are drawn to the nicotine in tobacco.
People who smoke are up to six times more likely to suffer a heart attack than nonsmokers, and the risk increases with the number of cigarettes smoked. In the United States, approximately thirty eight thousand deaths each year are caused by exposure to second hand smoke. Among current smokers, chronic lung disease accounts for about seventy three percent of smoking-related conditions. Over time, smoking will cause serious health conditions such as: cancer of mouth and gums, tooth loss, and obviously, lung cancer and death. Smoking can result in the loss of medical readiness, which can and will affect your chances to possibly stay in the service.
There currently is no cure for COPD however, treatment and lifestyle changes can help patients to feel better and slow down the advancement of the disease. The leading causes of COPD are smoking, exposure to secondhand smoke, and chemicals. People who suffer from COPD have blocked tubes that carry air back and forth from the lungs. Side effects caused by the disease include coughing that causes large amounts of phlegm, wheezing, shortness of breath, frequent respiratory infections, and chest tightness (National Heart Lung and Blood Institute,
Introduction Attention Material: Are you tired of seeing cigarette smokers at every public place? Thesis/ Overview: Here are three reasons that we need a ban on cigarette smoking Motivation: Cigarette smoke is very harmful to non-smokers. Smoking in front of young people is a bad influence on them. Office buildings have caught on fire from someone smoking inside Transition: First, I'd like to tell you how the cigarette effect to people life Body Problem: Smoking makes your health turn bad First, smoking makes you smell unpleasant to nonsmokers. Never mind the second hand smoke, even the lingering aroma on your clothes and in your hair turn other people off.