Persuasive Speech: The Dangers Of Cigarette Smoking

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Good Morning to all of our viewers. This is a very important public service announcement regarding the risks and dangers of smoking. Almost everyone knows that smoking is a very dangerous behavior and a hazard to many aspects of our health, but what most people do not know is that smoking has many more risk factors than what meets the eye. The dangers of smoking affect people of all ages, but it is especially popular among younger adults. Not only does smoking harm almost every organ in the human body, but it is also the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Cigarette smoking kills an average of 480,000 Americans each year, making it more deadly than the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, also known as HIV, motor vehicle injuries,

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