Dangers Of Smoking

Smoking should be illegal. According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, “Each day, more than 3,200 people under 18 years smoke their first cigarette, and approximately 2,100 youth and young adults become daily smokers”. Smoking is a danger to health, highly addictive, dangerous for the environment and unnecessarily expensive. Smoking is dangerous to health for both smokers and nonsmokers. Smoking is harmful to the body as it causes many types of diseases including cancer and asthma to many parts of the body, including the lungs, throat, stomach and, the mouth. A study by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services states “More than 16 million people already have at least one disease from smoking”. Another study shown by U.S.

More or less smoking causes environmental pollution. According to Jacopo Prisco from the CNN network “Commercial tobacco farming is a worldwide industry that involves 124 countries and occupies 10.6255 acres of agricultural land. About 90% of it takes place in low-income developing countries, with China, Brazil, and India as the largest producers.” Another study by Jacopo Prisco states “From crop to pack, tobacco commands an intensive use of resources and forces the release of harmful chemicals in the soil and waterways, as well as significant amounts of greenhouse gases. Its leftovers linger, as tobacco litter is the biggest component of the litter worldwide from crop to pack, tobacco commands an intensive use of resources and forces the release of harmful chemicals in the soil and waterways, as well as significant amounts of greenhouse gases”. Smoking is also expensive. The outcomes of smoking are expensive for the body and the cigarettes being smoked are also costly. According to the better health channel “One packet of 25 cigarettes costs around $30 and the price keeps rising. This money can be used for many useful things other than