Should Cigarettes and other tobacco products be banned?
Smoking is one of the most common forms of recreational drug use today. About 1.1 billion people smoke every day. They may feel that smoking brings them a sense of pleasure, helps them relax or relieve anxiety. However it is widely known that smoking causes harmful effect to the human body and increases the risk of countless health problems.
Smoking is a classy way to commit suicide. In my opinion tobacco products should be prohibited by government.
First of all, the adverse effect of cigarette smoking accounts for many health risks as the ingredients of tobacco are chemically active, such as nicotine, tar, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, arsenic, DDT and they can start dramatic and fatal changes in the human body which contribute to diseases like Lung cancer, Stomach cancer, respiratory or cardiovascular disease. Furthermore, smoking harms not just the smoker, but also family members, coworkers and others who inhale unintentionally from cigarette smokers, called secondhand smoke. For instance, if a pregnant woman smokes, it doubles the chance that her baby will be born too early or weigh less.There is even the risk of stillbirth. According to a recent research at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, nicotine addiction caused by smoking produces long-lasting chemical changes in the brain similar to changes that take place when someone uses drugs like heroin or cocaine with more evidence of the addictive, destructive