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= Banning Smoking =

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Smoking, a bad common habit many people have. From the atmosphere, to even your health, smoking is not a good trait. Have you ever seen someone with a hole in there throat? This would cause from smoking too much. Past bad experiences I have had to do with smoking were my aunt, and uncle both died recently from lung cancer from beginning smoking at a young age. Is smoking really worth your life? “Being smoke free greatly reduces your lifetime risk of: heart disease, heart attacks, high blood pressure, narrow arteries, strokes, blood clots, chest pain, irregular and fast heart beat, smoke free blood delivers oxygen better too” (Don’t). Banning tobacco products is a wise decision.

 Atmosphere There are many bad things to do with smoking. One bad thing about smoking is it harms the atmosphere. “The smoke from cigarettes adds more than 4,700 chemicals to the atmosphere. Some are poisonous. Some are radioactive” (Don’t). Is this fair to everyone in the environment, and to others who don’t like smoke, or even with health problems? Some use the excuse that it relieves there stress. But of course they don’t think of the harm it can do to them. “Cigarette smoking is responsible for an estimated 443,000 deaths in the United States every year, according to centers for Disease Control and Prevention” (Shedden). This horrible addiction needs to be banned!  Health Health is a very important part of life. “In 1986, the Surgeon General reported on the dangers of environmental tobacco smoke, concluding that nonsmokers who are exposed to cigarette smoke run an increased risk of acquiring lung cancer, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema” (Tyler). Many harmful things can happen to you and your body from this acetic acid, acetone, ammonia, and arsenic filled addiction. One of the most known harmful things many people endure from smoking is lung cancer. “In the U.S, lung cancer has surpassed breast cancer to become the leading cause of cancer mortality among woman. Worldwide, lung cancer currently accounts for over ten percent of cancer deaths in woman” (Tobacco).  Addiction Not only is tobacco bad for your health, and atmosphere, it is also a major addiction. “The main job of a cigarette is to give the smoker a shot of nicotine. Nicotine is the addictive drug in cigarettes that keeps people coming back for more. It also makes your heart pump faster and narrows your blood vessels, pushing up blood vessels” (Don’t). After being addicted to cigarettes for awhile your health will begin to look bad, and you are going to need help from a doctor, motivation from a friend, etc. which can lead to spending even more money. So why start to begin with? “Young people typically underestimate the risk of becoming addicted to nicotine, and therefore grossly underestimate future costs from smoking” (Tobacco).  Smokers Side Of The Story The other side would like you to believe that many jobs will be gone if cigarettes get banned, because of no more tobacco cutting. This is false. If tobacco smoking gets banned there are many other things that can be grown, with many other jobs to be provided. For example, more fruits, vegetables, trees, and more. These jobs will also not harm the environment, which is a positive in all ways. With this said, why keep smoking? It can cause bad birth delivery for mothers, addictions, cancer, other sicknesses and health problems. It can even end your life.  Conclusion Smoking tobacco is a horrible addiction with no positive aspects to it. “The smoke from cigarettes adds more than 4,700 chemicals to the atmosphere. Many are poisonous. Some are radioactive” (Don’t). Smoking can lead to cancer, health problems, changes in your appearance, and even harm womans birth to their children. Ask yourself, is smoking worth this? “In the U.S., lung cancer has surpassed breast cancer to become the leading cause of cancer mortality among woman. Worldwide, lung cancer currently accounts for ten percent of cancer deaths in woman” (Tobacco). Banning tobacco products is a wise decision.

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<span style="color: blue; display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in;"> Tyler, Michele L. “Blowing Smoke: Do Smokers Have a Right? Limiting the Privacy Rights of Cigarette Smokers.” Georgetown Law Journal 3 (1998): 783. []

<span style="color: blue; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in;"> Tobacco: A Menace to Women's Health ." Contemporary Women's Issues Database 01-01-1999: n. pag. Web. 1 Mar 2011. <http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/elibweb/elib/do/document?set=search&dictionaryClick=&secondaryNav=&groupid=1&requestid=lib_standard&resultid=4&edition=&ts=FB1C39EB690C30D8C003515418371E8D_1299036981215&start=1&publicationId=&urn=urn%3Abigchalk%3AUS%3BBCLib%3Bdocument%3B125135240>.

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