Smoking Persuasive Speech

Tobacco

What if a man punched you every time you smoked. Wouldn't want to do it now right? Luckily, no one punches you in the face whenever you smoke. However, smoking increases one's risk of lung cancer and various other diseases. Not only that, but by smoking, one risks the lives of many others with second hand smoke. Therefore, smoking harms our society, and can bring nothing but harm.

Cunningham, Matt. "10 Reasons People Start Smoking."How Stuff Works. N.p.. Web. 11 Mar 2014.

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What is the problem: Tobacco, one of the worlds deadliest killers. 18.1% of all adults are said to smoke, approximately 42.1 million people. Extremely addictive, it contains nicotine. Nicotine is described as and extremely addictive drug found in plants such as tobacco. According to Matt Cunningham, people smoke for many reasons. Some being genetic predisposition and to relieve stress in hard times. Over 400,000 people in the U.S alone die of smoking, and smoke emitted from the cigarette, also known as second-hand smoke, is known to cause cancer. Why is it a problem

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According to the CDC “Each year, an estimated 443,000 people die prematurely from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, and another 8.6 million live with a serious illness caused by smoking.” (Tobacco Use). This means that over 443,000 people die prematurely, meaning that 443,000 people die young and that there are more people who die from smoking. Diseases from smoking include Asthma, Buerger’s disease, various cancers, heart disease and stroke. Relative Risk is defined as the how much more likely one is to catch a disease. This graph states that just smoking 10-19 cigarettes a day, means a 5 times more chance to get lung cancer than someone who