Should Tobacco be Banned in America?
Smoking is the leading cause of multiple cancers, causing over 480,000 deaths per year. So why would America allow the fact the you can buy these “cancer sticks” at any convenience store? A major controversial question that many people wonder, is why is tobacco still legal over the age of 18 if it is the leading cause of cancer? Considering that smoking tobacco causes more cancer than any other drug in the United States, it not only affects the health of the user, but it also affects appearance, emotional, physical, and mental states. With this being said, smoking can affect many users in different ways, but it can also harm the people around them by second hand smoke. Smoking is the most addictive drug that many people cannot seem to quit. Only about 20% of smokers can quite for at least one year but then seem …show more content…
It is very hard for smokers to quit even up to a year after they started smoking regularly. Therefore, it is very hard to keep a stance that tobacco should be banned in America. However, because people have an addiction should not mean that we still don’t try to make smoking less and less common. Tobacco companies see the protests and fights that people are trying to push for law makers and congressmen to make tobacco products illegal. Their action is almost petty. According to Erin Brodwin, the author of the article Tobacco Companies Still Target Youth Despite a Global Treaty, “U.S. tobacco companies continue to add flavors to small cigars, smokeless and other tobacco products. The industry has found that marketing an addictive product to youth translates into customers who are addicted for life.” (Brodwin) Instead of just keeping people’s additions going, they have now targeted our youth by creating different flavors and different products. In this table below, it shows the number of high school students whom use tobacco
Smoking is the leading cause of multiple cancers, causing over 480,000 deaths per year. So why would America allow the fact the you can buy these “cancer sticks” at any convenience store? A major controversial question that many people wonder, is why is tobacco still legal over the age of 18 if it is the leading cause of cancer? Considering that smoking tobacco causes more cancer than any other drug in the United States, it not only affects the health of the user, but it also affects appearance, emotional, physical, and mental states. With this being said, smoking can affect many users in different ways, but it can also harm the people around them by second hand smoke. Smoking is the most addictive drug that many people cannot seem to quit. Only about 20% of smokers can quite for at least one year but then seem …show more content…
It is very hard for smokers to quit even up to a year after they started smoking regularly. Therefore, it is very hard to keep a stance that tobacco should be banned in America. However, because people have an addiction should not mean that we still don’t try to make smoking less and less common. Tobacco companies see the protests and fights that people are trying to push for law makers and congressmen to make tobacco products illegal. Their action is almost petty. According to Erin Brodwin, the author of the article Tobacco Companies Still Target Youth Despite a Global Treaty, “U.S. tobacco companies continue to add flavors to small cigars, smokeless and other tobacco products. The industry has found that marketing an addictive product to youth translates into customers who are addicted for life.” (Brodwin) Instead of just keeping people’s additions going, they have now targeted our youth by creating different flavors and different products. In this table below, it shows the number of high school students whom use tobacco