Smoking About 8.6 million people in United States smoke. We all know that smoking causes lung disease, heart disease and cancer. It is written on cigarette packs that “smoking is injurious to health”. But millions of people in United States and around the world still smoke. Why do people still smoke? A lot of people smoke because their friends also smoke. Some people smoke to relieve stress, while others smoke just to fit in, but all they are fitting into is cancer. Almost seventy percent of adults began smoking before they turned eighteen, according to cdc.gov. Smoking reduces the average life span. For males it is reduces 13.2 years, and females lose 14.5 years. Smoking can slow the flow of blood in blood vessels; it can prevent
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Nicotine patches release a steady stream of nicotine into the bloodstream through the skin, and nicotine gum delivers nicotine through the lining in your mouth. Another alternative to smoking is the electronic cigarette. It is not as harmful as the regular cigarette. Once someone stops smoking they will save money by not buying cigarettes and spend less money by not going to the hospital to take care of diseases caused by smoking, says kidshealth.gov. So in conclusion, cigarette smoke has toxins and it is harmful to health. The next time someone asks you if you want to smoke a cigarette, just say …show more content…
Secondhand smoke is associated with disease and premature deaths in non-smoking adults and children. Exposure to secondhand smoke irritates the airways and has an immediate harmful effect on person’s heart and blood vessels. People next to a smoker can get harmful chemicals in their body too. When you breathe in smoke which comes from the end of lit cigarette, or that is exhaled by a smoker, you are inhaling almost the same amount of chemicals as the smoker breathes in. One example of secondhand smoke is when one person in a house smokes, and everybody else including children inhale the smoke. If one person in a car full of people smokes, then the others inhale the smoke too, according to
Nicotine patches release a steady stream of nicotine into the bloodstream through the skin, and nicotine gum delivers nicotine through the lining in your mouth. Another alternative to smoking is the electronic cigarette. It is not as harmful as the regular cigarette. Once someone stops smoking they will save money by not buying cigarettes and spend less money by not going to the hospital to take care of diseases caused by smoking, says kidshealth.gov. So in conclusion, cigarette smoke has toxins and it is harmful to health. The next time someone asks you if you want to smoke a cigarette, just say …show more content…
Secondhand smoke is associated with disease and premature deaths in non-smoking adults and children. Exposure to secondhand smoke irritates the airways and has an immediate harmful effect on person’s heart and blood vessels. People next to a smoker can get harmful chemicals in their body too. When you breathe in smoke which comes from the end of lit cigarette, or that is exhaled by a smoker, you are inhaling almost the same amount of chemicals as the smoker breathes in. One example of secondhand smoke is when one person in a house smokes, and everybody else including children inhale the smoke. If one person in a car full of people smokes, then the others inhale the smoke too, according to