All my life I’ve heard of the effects and problems that come from smoking, yet the government still allows people to do it. Smoking causes about 480,000 deaths in just the U.S each year. Smoking is a major problem in the world and it should be made illegal. There are countless reasons to make smoking illegal. Cigarettes greatly affect the people using them, effect more than just the people smoking them, and create lots of litter and pollution. Smoking greatly affects people and our environment and they should be illegal. As stated above cigarettes greatly damages the life of the people that use them. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the world. If you smoke five or more cigarettes a day the chances of you getting lung cancer
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Cigarettes cause litter and air pollution, which greatly damage our environment. The Earth is already damaged and people are trying to help it, but cigarettes aren’t helping. Cigarette butts are a major source of the worlds litter. In an article by truthinitvated.org it states that nearly 1/3 of the worlds litter is cigarette butts. How can there be so many cigarettes laying around? Well, 75% of smokers admit to improperly disposing their used cigarettes sometimes. After many years they start to build up because they are not biodegradable. The atmosphere is also greatly effected because cigarettes carry thousands of toxins which pollute the air. Banning cigarettes could help the earth recover and stop any further damage. Despite my evidence some people will still argue that smoking should be legal. Some common arguments are that it violates people’s rights and some can’t stop their addiction. However reports show that it doesn’t violate any rights at all. The government bans items every day so why would cigarettes be any exception. Also many people are addicted to cigarettes, but there are many institutions to get help from. However many people don’t receive help because they are too embarrassed or don’t think they need it. Despite the counter argument there is too much evidence to support banning
Cigarettes cause litter and air pollution, which greatly damage our environment. The Earth is already damaged and people are trying to help it, but cigarettes aren’t helping. Cigarette butts are a major source of the worlds litter. In an article by truthinitvated.org it states that nearly 1/3 of the worlds litter is cigarette butts. How can there be so many cigarettes laying around? Well, 75% of smokers admit to improperly disposing their used cigarettes sometimes. After many years they start to build up because they are not biodegradable. The atmosphere is also greatly effected because cigarettes carry thousands of toxins which pollute the air. Banning cigarettes could help the earth recover and stop any further damage. Despite my evidence some people will still argue that smoking should be legal. Some common arguments are that it violates people’s rights and some can’t stop their addiction. However reports show that it doesn’t violate any rights at all. The government bans items every day so why would cigarettes be any exception. Also many people are addicted to cigarettes, but there are many institutions to get help from. However many people don’t receive help because they are too embarrassed or don’t think they need it. Despite the counter argument there is too much evidence to support banning