Smoking is like turning on a time bomb. Once you try to smoking, it will be so hard to stop it. It has become fashionable in the world today to smoking. The number of smokers is increases day by day. No one can deny the fact that smoking is harmful, yet used widely. I do not know what is in the smoker’s mind to keep smoking even though it was proven that smoking is harmful. I do not smoke and I still do not get the reason to change my mind, because I still think that there is no advantage of it.
There are many reasons why smoking should be banned, at least in all public places. The most obvious is that it is unhealthy for the smoker. It is known to cause some health problem, as written on the cigarette pack, such as cancer, coronary heart disease, pregnancy and fetal disorders, and also some other respiratory problems. Moreover, all smokers think that by smoking they are only damaging their health. They are ignorant about the fact that their smoking is indirectly affecting others health. Undisputed scientific studies emphasize that secondhand smoke is almost as medically hazardous to exposed non-smokers as it is to the smoker. There is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke. As tobacco contains more than 400 toxic substances and 400 chemical compounds, it is considered a major killer all over the world.
Smoking is also one of the biggest polluter. Smokers should be aware that they not only endanger they health and other people’s health, they are also one of the direct contributors to the environmental pollution. Cigarettes contain over 4000 chemicals which are exhaled and released into the air and the atmosphere, then polluting it. Furthermore, pollution caused due to smoking is not confined only to the air but to some extent it is also responsible in polluting the land and the water. Every day millions of cigarette butts are left on the ground. Maximum of the cigarette butts finally end up in lakes and rivers. By mistake fishes and other water animals eat these butts resulting in death of these water bodies. The remaining butts left on the ground will approximately take 25-26 years to decompose. The various additives and chemicals are leached into the soil, polluting the soil as well as plants. During dry seasons cigarette butts can even cause major fire, which is even harmful for the environment.
Some smokers stated that smoking undoubtedly helps many people to relax. However, I do not think that we should smoking while there is some other ways to relax. Listening to the music or go to someplace that not too crowded may really help. Non smokers can do some other ways to relax in their own way. It is proven that we can be relaxed without smoking.
In conclusion, I think the world would be a better place without cigarettes. Smokers should be aware that smoking is bad for many reasons. Smoking is more than a habit. It is an addiction. For those who addicted, they need to force themselves to stop, or get into a program that helps them quit. Wake up, Smokers!
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