Smoking Is Bad for You!
Essay by Maxi • August 23, 2011 • Essay • 513 Words (3 Pages) • 1,877 Views
Smoking is a huge epidemic, and is an abysmal part of life for many. Smokers have developed over the years, and have played a major part in ruining many people's lives. Smoking is an unhealthy decision of lifestyle that can drive people to an early grave, and people have been making the wrong decision for over 140 years. Cigarettes can induce lung cancer, people become addicted and dependant on cigarettes, and with people around them, children start to smoke at an earlier age.
Smoking cigarettes can increase the chance of lung cancer and furthermore, death. Lung cancer is a disease which causes your lungs to rot and decay. Breathing becomes difficult and so will life. Lung cancer is a malignant tumour in the tissue of one or both of the lungs. Some people start off with the cancer in the lungs, which are primary cancer. There is also secondary cancer where the cancer starts off somewhere else in the body and eventually makes its way to the lungs. Seriously, do you want to run the risk of getting lung cancer? Lung cancer can stop you from living a full life and having fun with your children. You won't be able to run and jump and skip with your children and they won't have a very good childhood. Lung cancer is not a great thing to live with and smoking can cause this ghastly ordeal.
People become addicted to cigarettes and can't go a day without them. If people are addicted to something they usually cannot go a day without them. Cigarettes are a pessimistic drug which many people have become addicted to. If cigarettes were illegal, many people now would be either in jail or in hiding. Addictions are hard to break, although there are some if not many that do break them, and overcome their addiction. With those that do break their addictions, there are those who don't. When trying to quit, people may be become subdue to crankiness, anxiety, and irritability. People have become addicted to cigarettes and this is not a great thing.
With over thousands of people smoking every day, on the streets, at home, in public places, children are more likely to start smoking at an early age, too early. This is horrific since children are still growing and have smaller body parts and organs. It's more likely for a child to become prone to illnesses such as lung cancer later in life if they continue to smoke throughout their lives. Do you want your child to smoke early? Would you want them to become involved into a filthy habit? These choices are up to you. Smoking in and around children can cause them to start smoking at an earlier age then recommended, although a person shouldn't smoke anyway.
Smoking is a terrible way to be living your lives and can be an obsession that can possibly affect those around you. Smoking cigarettes damages lives, families and friendships and is an addiction that needs to be broken. Smoking is disgusting. Quit now while you're still
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