Every year thousands of people die because of lung cancer or other tobacco related
illnesses. Everyone in the world comes in contact with smoke from a cigarette at least
once in their lifetime, whether it is at a restaurant or at work. Millions of people are
addicted to smoking, and thousands more become addicted every year. Cigarettes and
other tobacco products are everywhere. Most of the addicted smokers started when they
were young (Roberts 18). The reason why people get addicted to any type of tobacco
product is because all tobacco products have nicotine in them, which is the addictive
ingredient (American Thoracic Society 22). Every time a person smokes a cigarette or
chews tobacco, that person ingests nicotine. I believe that the tobacco companies should
be liable for every tobacco-related death each year.
On the other hand, some people believe that everyone has a right to make their
own judgment about their life. My opponent, Rosalind Marimont argues drugs and
alcohol are more dangerous to society than tobacco (26). Second hand smoking is not a
danger to the health of the community (Marimont 26). There are health benefits for
people that do smoke tobacco (Marimont 27). So many people quit smoking each year, it
is so ridiculous to think that tobacco products are addicting argues Richard DeGrandpre
(39). The facts about tobacco and tobacco products have been shaded by the government
and government agencies to make smoking less acceptable and more inconvenient to
smokers and tobacco users Sullum argues (55). My opponents firmly believe that there
are no risks if a person starts smoking. As you will see, I will show extenuating facts that
disprove my opponents views on tobacco products.
My opponent states that smoking is not dangerous, however, I intend to
prove that smoking is dangerous not just to smokers, but to everyone as well. It is a
proven fact that smoking causes lung cancer and heart disease (American Thoracic Society
19). Every person that breathes the smoke of tobacco products is at risk for
tobacco-related illnesses. Even though smoking is not as publicized by the media as much
as illegal drugs, cigarettes are just as bad. Smoking cigarettes leads to the use of other
drugs that are more harmful to the person than cigarettes (Hall 22). If smoking was not
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...mber of teens that start smoking each year. Study after study has proven that
with smoking comes major health risks. Even people that do not smoke are at risk of
these heath problems. Statistics do not lie, one thousand people die everyday from
tobacco or tobacco related illnesses. Statistical data can not be altered in any way nor can
they be shaded by anyone. Tobacco products are not going to go away for good, however
the Food and Drug Administration should be given the authority to regulate the
advertising of tobacco companies. The only product the Food and Drug Administration
can not regulate is the manufacture, sale, packaging, and distribution of tobacco products
(Douglas 33). If the advertisements can be cut down, then many teenagers will not be
influenced to try them as much as they are now. Given this compromise, the tobacco
companies will still get money from the people that are already addicted, but it will greatly
reduce the amount of money they make each year. Tobacco products are always going to
be around, but I hope that the Food and Drug Administration will be able to regulate them
for the safety of not only adults, but for all of the children as well.
According to the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, it stated that the nicotine in smoking cigarettes can be very dangerous, damaging to the human body. It’s known that smoking can cause chronic lung disease, coronary heart disease and stroke. In addition, smoking also causes cancer of the lungs, larynx, esophagus, mouth, and bladder. Smoking tobacco products is also known to contribute to cancer of cervix, pancreas and kidneys. People that don’t smoke tobacco products can also be harmed by second hand smoke. Women who smoke while pregnant, put their baby at risk of have health problems.
...ut throughout the past two decades, the realization of folly has called for a step in a new direction. For our society to finally rid ourselves of this parasite the change would have to be very slow; it would have to start with putting the entire industry in the hands of the government. In this way the corporation owners would truly be penalized while the product would be safer and the country would benefit from the profits. Marketing to children, testing underage smokers, using money to avoid the law, manipulating nicotine and suppressing research are among many of the immoral practices of the industry. Although they are very numerous and diverse they all share the same motive: to get rich. Money has become more important than compassion in the minds of the industry’s players. The success of the industry is merely a reflection of its immoral practices.
Smoking can cause many lung and heart diseases as well as many forms of cancer.
"Smoking Bans and the Tobacco Industry." Issues & Controversies. Facts On File News Services, 1 July 2013. Web. 4 Dec. 2013. .
Did you know that in 2011 there were more than 6 million tobacco caused deaths worldwide (Henningfield)? Smoking is the act of inhaling and exhaling the fumes of burning plant material. Because there is nicotine in cigarettes, they are highly addictive. Cigarettes are one of the worlds most devastating causes of death and disease (Henningfield). There are many negative effects from secondhand smoking, both immediately and over time. Smoking also affects the environment indoors negatively. Also, when pregnant woman or parents of young children smoke, they could harm their children. People should not smoke with others around because they are exposed to harmful chemicals and they are not the one putting themselves in danger.
Some actions should be taken on tobacco products because the risk of getting cancer is high. People vape everywhere in today’s society, blowing a massive amount of smoke that lingers in the air and could cause people nearby to cough or even children near it to cough. There needs to be a policy to ban cigarettes, it kills the smoker, in addition, it could kill the person exposed to the smoke from cigarettes. “The cigarette is also a defective product, meaning not just dangerous but unreasonably dangerous, killing half its long-term users” (Proctor). Cigarettes are not healthy in any way making it a defective product, it mainly kills the smoker rather than helping them.
Every year cigarette smoking is responsible for 500,000 premature deaths (Nugel), you do not want to be just another statistic, do you? America’s first cash crop was tobacco. That means that tobacco has been around for a really long time. It was not until 1865, though, that cigarettes were sold commercially. They were sold to soldiers at the end of the Civil War (Dowshen). From then, cigarettes spread like wildfire, and it was not until 1964 that anyone made a stand about the negative effects of tobacco and cigarettes. People start smoking for all different reasons, some to fit in and some to “escape”. Regardless, it is a horrible habit. 3900 children will try their first cigarette today. Amongst adults who currently smoke, 68% of them began at age 18 or younger, and 85% at 21 or younger (American Lung Association). And of all those people, 70% say if they were given another chance they would never have picked up that first cigarette (Tobacco Free Maine). Smoking is responsible for 1 and 5 deaths in the united states, and is the number one preventable cause of death (NLH). Smoking burns and there is no doubt about that, but before one picks up that cigarette, understand the negative effects on not only oneself, but others affected by ones poor choices, like second-hand smoke. Because of smoking cigarettes, many types of cancer, decrease of life quality, and negative health effects have become all too common in the world today.
Through public education, most elementary school kids can understand that smoking is bad for them and that cigarettes are additive. Cigarettes are addictive due to nicotine, a drug found in tobacco (“Quitting Smoking”, 2015). According to Schneider (2016), some of the greatest health problems associated with smoking include: lung cancer, other cancers, coronary heart disease, other heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, other vascular disease, diabetes mellitus, pneumonia, influenza, tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), prenatal conditions, and sudden infant death syndrome. As stated by the Authority of the American Lung Association in an article titled “Health
Smoking causes many other types of cancer, including cancers of the throat, mouth, nasal cavity, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, kidney, bladder, and cervix, and even leukemia has been found linked to smoking. Also, people who smoke are up to six times more likely to suffer a heart attack than nonsmokers, and the risk increases with the number of cigarettes smoked. Smoking also causes most cases of chronic obstructive lung disease. Also, approximately 49,400 deaths have been due to exposure to secondhand smoke. 3,000 nonsmoking adults die of diseases caused by exposure to second-hand smoke every year.
Smoking is not only bad for health it is also as bad for the people
Approximately one in two lifetime smokers will die from their habit. Half of these deaths will occur in middle age. The most common of the diseases caused by smoking is cancer, of course. Not only is it a cause of lung cancer, but cancer of the larynx, and the esophagus, and it contributes to the development of cancers of the bladder, pancreas, and kidney. Lung cancer comes from the tar in the cigarettes.
Although it is beneficial for the economy for the production of tobacco products it is extremely risky to use the product. According to researchers second-hand smoke is terrible for everyone in the world who walk by someone who is exhaling. In the article by Robert Proctor “Why ban the sale of cigarettes? The case for abolition” he states that cigarettes are the “most deadl...
The smoker also helps 500-1000 non smokers die each year from lung cancer and cardiovascular disease . Moreover, the person to the children developing asthma and allergies.
Scientists and health officials have been arguing the detrimental effects smoking has on our health for many years. Smoking can lead to serious complications including asthma, pancreas, lung and stomach cancer due to the large number of carcinogens (cancer causing chemicals) and other various substances added to it. It is a health hazard for both smokers and non-smokers and it is especially harmful to unborn babies. Although smokers claim that it helps them to relax and release stress, the negative aspects of the habit take over the positive. As it has been stressed by the scientists and experts, there are some very severe reasons of smoking but its crucial consequences should also be taken into consideration.
“Dangers of Smoking Cigarettes for Smokers” healthliteracy.worlded.org. Copyright 1995 by Marjorie Jacobs revised 1997, n.d web 14 April 2011