Either we as a society change the laws that allow smoking cigarettes in America illegal …show more content…
ETS is a mixture of two forms of smoke that come from burning tobacco,also described as secondhand smoke. The two forms created are called mainstream smoke, and sidestream smoke. Mainstream smoke is the smoke exhaled by a smoker. Sidestream smoke is the smoke coming from the lighted end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar. When innocent non-smokers are exposed to secondhand smoke it 's called passive smoking. ETS is a crisis in our country, because when someone lights up in public or in the car, the person not taking part in smoking is breathing in nicotine and toxic chemicals the same way smokers do. Sadly, there 's no safe level of exposure for secondhand smoke. We all been victims of ETS just by casually walking in public around smokers. This is a problem that cannot be ignored any longer. Evidence suggests that secondhand smoke (SHS) is linked to cause cancer in adults and …show more content…
If our society went along with prohibiting the sale of tobacco and cigarette products, we will be able too look forward to a sustainable future; where there are less human casualties related to the effects of smoking also a more educated country as we progress into helping others that currently use cigarettes and tobacco. Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cigarette smoking results in more than 480,000 premature deaths in the United States each year—about 1 in every 5 U.S. deaths—and an additional 16 million people suffer with a serious illness caused by smoking. Smoking causes lung diseases and increases the risk of heart disease. Cigarettes and tobacco products cause cancer in the following; trachea, bronchus, esophagus, oral cavity, lip, nasopharynx, nasal cavity, larynx, stomach, bladder, pancreas, kidney, liver, uterine cervix, colon, rectum and in addition smoking is known to cause leukemia. When an addicted user tries to quit, he or she goes through withdrawal symptoms, that could include sleep disturbances, increased appetite, and powerful cravings for tobacco. Smoking poses additional health risks to people with diabetes. This is because people with diabetes are at greater risk from a number of